Does Europe need Niger’s uranium?
Niger’s greatest treasure lies underground: Uranium is the most important commodity in the Sahel state. But coup plotters have been in charge for just over...
Tag : uranium
Sweden Announces Plans to Lift Uranium Mining Ban to Support Clean Energy Transition
In a move that could signal a shift in Sweden’s energy landscape, Climate Minister Romina Pourmokhtari announced plans to lift the country’s longstanding ban on...
African sources of graphite, uranium tainted by conflict
Country risk is one of the most important factors to consider in deciding whether to invest in a mining property. This is where the political...
Uzbek-French JV conducts feasibility study on uranium production
Nurlikum Mining LLC, an Uzbek-French joint venture, has launched an industrial pilot and a feasibility study with the objective to confirm the economic and environmental...
Deficit of trust in Rio Tinto’s social and environment program
Rights to information, to safe drinking water and a healthy environment underpin Rio Tinto’s social licence to operate. Indeed, the company goes to great lengths...
Toxic uranium legacy of Central Asia and its clean-up
Industrial-scale uranium mining began in Mailuu-Suu during the Soviet era in 1946 and lasted until 1968. Uranium ore from Europe and China was also processed...
Uranium production cut to be extended in Kazakhstan
In early April, Kazakhstan’s national operator for the import and export of uranium, Kazatomprom announced that its facilities across Kazakhstan would be working at reduced...
Terraframe company mines uranium in Sotkamo, Finland
The Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment announced that the Finnish government granted a permit for state-owned Terraframe company to extract and refine uranium...
Ban on uranium and thorium exploration and mining decreed in Kyrgyzstan
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...
