In January, Kazakhstan exported 1.8 thousand tons of uranium valued at $228.6 million to Russia. In January-May 2022, exports totaled 1.9 thousand tons at $216.5 million. Thus, the January volume is comparable with the volume over 5 months of 2022. (Ukrainian metal)
From March, the state enterprise Navoiuran will export natural uranium to India. An agreement was signed by the state enterprise and the Department of Nuclear Energy of India in 2019. Previously, Navoiuran exported its products to Canada, USA, South Korea and Japan. (Ukrainian metal)
Due to the ban on uranium mining, a lawsuit was filed against Kyrgyzstan to international arbitration, the Ministry of Justice reported. The process of appointing the composition of the arbitration tribunal by the parties in the framework of arbitration proceedings with International Mining Company Invest Inc. is being completed at the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes in Washington (USA). A petition to initiate arbitration proceedings was registered in September. The company’s…
The president Shavkat Mirziyeev has signed an order to increase uranium output and processing at Navoyiuran in 2022-2030. According to the document, the resource base will have to increase to 100 thousand tons of uranium. Output is expected to double. (Ukrainian metal)
Kazatomprom chairman Mazhit Sharipov has visited uranium-extracting enterprises in Kyzylorda and Turkestan regions. Following his visit, Sharipov ordered to improve working condition and meet manufacturing targets. Kazatomprom is the largest uranium manufacturer in the world with the share of 24% in 2021. The group develops 26 deposits united under 14 enterprises. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-September, Kazakhstan decreased uranium export by 36.9% YoY, to $0.8 billion. The drop is due to the decrease of exports to China by $443 million, India by $74 million, France by $11 million and Canada by $6 million. Thus, Russia became the main customer, having increased purchases by $23.8 million and its share from…
The State Service of Geology and Subsoil has denied the provision of a special license to extract uranium ore at the Safonosvskiy site in Nikolayev region to Nuclear Energy Systems of Ukraine LLC. The decision was based on the company providing untrue data. Moreover, recommendations of a working group on subsoil use were taken into…
Ranked fifth, Uzbekistan retained its position among the world’s top five uranium producers in 2020, according to a report by the World Nuclear Association (WNA). The country extracted 3,500 tons of uranium last year, the same as in 2019. Uzbekistan currently does not use uranium within the country, but exports it abroad. Kazakhstan was a…
Kazatomprom and CGN Mining have announced the sale by the former of 49% in the Ortalyk Mining Enterprise. Ortalyk controls the development of the Mynkuduk and Zhalpak uranium deposits. The capacity of Mynkuduk is 2 thousand tons of uranium per year and the enterprise has already reached its design capacity. The capacity of Zhalpak is…
A ceremony to launch the work on elimination of consequences of a Soviet-era uranium mining took place in Shekaftar, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development reported. The organization noted that, despite the global turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic, preparations for the project had continued in recent months to ensure the timely start of…
The Ministry of Energy and Environment Protection has announced the start of development of two new uranium ore deposits in Dniepropetrovsk region. The ore will be mined on the territory of Surskoye and Novogurovskoye deposits. Average output at the Surskoye deposit will amount to 100-300 tons per year. The deposit will be in development for…
First President of Kazakhstan-Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev has held a meeting with Chairman of the Board of Kazatomprom JSC Galymzhan Pirmatov. Galymzhan Pirmatov briefed Elbasy on the results of the company’s work in 2019 and revealed its plan for the current year during the meeting. The Chairman of the Board highlighted the fact that Kazatomprom remained…
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree on the export of uranium worth over $1.14 billion to Japan in the period of 2023-2030. Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine (NGMK) will oversee the export of the uranium to Japan. The head of the Department of Foreign Economic Relations and Sales of the Navoi Mining and…