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Uranium mining is the mining of uranium ore from the respective ore deposits. The first uranium mines were already opened during the 19th century, as some uranium ores were used, for example, to color the enamel in glass smelters. However, the real boom in uranium mining occurred only after the Second World War due to the increased consumption of radioactive material for the production of the atomic bomb and later also for the production of electricity in nuclear power plants. In the history of many mining enterprises, uranium mining is closely connected with insufficient health care for civilian miners, or with the problematic use of unfree labor.