Uranium in Africa

Short description: Overview of the ore deposits and extraction

Uranium production is an important part of the African economy, with Niger, Namibia and South Africa creating up to 18% of the world's annual production. Many African countries produce uranium or have untapped uranium ore deposits.^{[citation needed]}^[1]

List

Algeria

Tamanrasset^[2]

Angola

Cabinda Province^[3]

Botswana

Mokobaesi - Letlhakane Project - A-Cap Resources^[4]^[5]

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Shinkolobwe (closed 2004)

Gabon

Franceville - Mounana - closed
Franceville - Oklo - closed

Namibia

Rössing Namib Desert 65 km from Swakopmund - Rio Tinto
Langer Heinrich Namib Desert 80 km from Swakopmund - Paladin Energy
Trekkopje - Areva SA^[6]

Niger

Areva NC currently operates two large mines in the Aïr Mountains of Agadez Region.
- Arlit, Areva NC
- Iferouane, Areva NC
Imouraren - Areva SA^[7]
Niger-Uranium ltd^[8]

Nigeria

South Africa

Nufcor, subsidiary of Constellation Energy, which is owned by Goldman Sachs^[9]^[10]
Brakpan, Gauteng - Mintails project - AngloGold Ashanti's East Rand Gold and Uranium operation (ERGO) gold and uranium joint venture with DRDGold
First Uranium, listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange symbol FIU^[11]
Simmer and Jack Mines, listed on Johannesburg Securities Exchange^[12]
sxrUraniumOne (formerly the JSE-listed Aflease Gold) - Dominion project - gold and uranium^[13]

References

External links

Gabrielle Hecht. An elemental force: Uranium in Africa, and what it means to be nuclear. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. March/April 2012. An elemental force: Uranium production in Africa, and what it means to be nuclear
AllAfrica News
WISE Uranium Project - New Uranium Projects - Africa
Ministry of Energy and Mines, Algeria
Ministério da Geologia e Minas, of Angola (in Portuguese)
Ministry of Mines and Energy, Namibia
Department of Minerals and Energy, South Africa

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