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Patrick Wales is project manager for Virginia Uranium Inc., which wants to mine uranium at Coles Hill in Pittsylvania County. Wales was born in Charlottesville and raised in Danville, and he now lives in Danville with his wife, an elementary school teacher, and 3-year-old son. He holds a bachelor’s degree in geology from Radford University and a master’s in geology from the University of Mississippi. He has been with Virginia Uranium since 2007.
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