Resources Minister Andrew Cripps called for a discussion on Friday after the Queensland Resources Council said it was time to lift the decades-long ban.

Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) spokesman Dave Sweeney said during the state election campaign, the Liberal National Party (LNP) committed itself to upholding the ban.

“We remind the Queensland government and the LNP they went with a clear commitment to the people they had no intention to expand or facilitate the uranium industry in Queensland,” he told AAP.

Mr Sweeney said the uranium industry is one of “headlines and heartaches”.

“We will actively take part in this debate highlighting the costs and consequences both here and overseas,” he said.

“Don’t forget Australian uranium was inside Fukushima (nuclear reactors in Japan) when it melted down.

“Rocks from Kakadu are now causing radioactive fallout.”