Ukraine has shipped its first batch of uranium to Canada under an agreement signed between Energoatom and Cameco. The agreement presupposes the supply of all uranium extracted by Vostochniy Mining and Processing Works to Canada and its further conversion into natural uranium hexafluoride (UF6). Such a process is necessary to prepare uranium for its further…
Kazakhstan sold a total of 16,358 tons of uranium concentrate in 2022. “In 2022, the sales volume of uranium concentrate reached 16,358 tons. The revenue stood at 1 trillion 1.2 billion tenge,” said Chairman of the Board of Kazatomprom Yerzhan Mukanov. The speaker went on to add that there had been a steady growth in…
Uzbekistan intends to triple manufacture of uranium, to 10 thousand tons, until 2030. “All the conditions will be made to increase copper output 3.5-fold, to 500 thousand tons, gold – 1.5-fold, to 155 tons, and silver – 3-fold, to 500 tons,” president Shavkat Mirziyoev has said. Uranium reserves will be increased from 67 thousand tons…
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…