Complications of babesiosis can include: 1  a low and unstable blood pressure; 2  severe hemolytic anemia (hemolysis); 3  a very low platelet count (thrombocytopenia); 4  disseminated intravascular coagulation (also known as âDICâ or consumptive coagulopathy), which can lead to blood clots and bleeding;
Uranium Mining in Utah. Uranium, a radioactive element, was first mined in the western United States in 1871 by Dr. Richard Pierce, who shipped 200 pounds of pitchblende to London from the Central City Mining District near Denver, Colorado.ranium, a radioactive element, was first mined in the western United States in 1871 by Dr. Richard Pierce, who shipped 200 pounds of pitchblende to London from the Central City Mining District near Denver, Colorado.
The Rossing uranium mine in Namibia.. Image Â© Rio Tinto. Started in 1976, the Rossing mine in Namibia's Namib Desert is the world's longest running open-pit uranium mine. Rio Tinto owns 69% of the mine, which extracted 3077tU in 2010.