The mountains on this moon are replete with high grade uranium, unlike the sparse deposits on Earth, and were the primary source for the planet in the background. At first for energy and the good of alienkind, warring factions began using it for weapons of mass destruction, eventually destroying the planet through nuclear proliferation.

Wikipedia: Uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground. As uranium ore is mostly present at relatively low concentrations, most uranium mining is very volume-intensive, and thus tends to be undertaken as open-pit mining. It is also undertaken in only a small number of countries of the world, as the resource is relatively rarely found.

The worldwide production of uranium in 2003 amounted to 41,429 tonnes, of which 25% was mined in Canada. Other important uranium mining countries are Australia, Russia, Niger, Namibia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, South Africa, and the USA.

A prominent use of uranium from mining is as fuel for nuclear power plants. As of 2008, known uranium ore resources which can be mined at about current costs are estimated to be sufficient to produce fuel for about a century, based on current consumption rates.

The mountains are Bryce, finished in photo shop elements 5.0 with Flaming Pear glitterato and lunarcell.