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Uranium Boom Brings Lawyers and Stores to California
Bakersfield sits at the center of a uranium rush with lawyers handling claim-jumping litigation and stores selling rad detectors and maps. The state reports 55 tons shipped to the Atomic Energy Commission and more than 1,500 mining claims filed as heavy prospecting spikes activity near Kern County, Plumas and Imperial counties. Local prospectors use geiger counters, planes aid reconnaissance, and claims require corner descriptions and postings to retain rights amid high stakes excitement.
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Fornia
Eldorado State
Atomic Energy Commiision
Oysville
Miracle
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State Division of
Yusu Aves
AEC
Kero County
Los Angeles
Palm Springs
Mom
Kiddles
Werd Mining
William Bowes
County Recorder