Tag : thorium

Kyrgyzstan considers uranium mining: Economic gain vs. environmental concerns

David Lazarevic03/04/2024

03/04/2024

Kyrgyzstan is contemplating lifting the moratorium on uranium and thorium mining, imposed in 2019 following the Kyzyl-Ompol field scandal. The Ministry of Natural Resources, backing...

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Ban on uranium and thorium exploration and mining decreed in Kyrgyzstan

VM25/12/2019

25/12/2019

Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov has signed a decree banning the exploration and mining of uranium and thorium deposits in Kyrgyzstan, his press service reported on...