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. [1]

## Contents

* 1 List
* 1.1 Algeria
* 1.2 Angola
* 1.3 Botswana
* 1.4 Democratic Republic of the Congo
* 1.5 Gabon
* 1.6 Namibia
* 1.7 Niger
* 1.8 Nigeria
* 1.9 South Africa
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## 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]

## See also

* Aluminium in Africa
* Cement in Africa
* Copper in Africa
* Iron ore in Africa
* Platinum in Africa
* Titanium in Africa
* Economy of Africa
* List of uranium mines
* Uranium market

## References

1. ↑ Uranium Commodity Profile
2. ↑ "Algeria dreams of nuclear energy (Magharebia.com)". http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2005/10/03/feature-01.
3. ↑ "afrol News - Angola seeks to increase investments in mining". http://www.afrol.com/articles/18320.
4. ↑ Benza, Brian (2008-01-09). "Botswana: Twenty Million Pounds of Uranium Discovered At Mokobaesi". Mmegi/The Reporter (Gaborone). http://allafrica.com/stories/200801090850.html.
5. ↑ "ACAP Resources". http://www.acap.com.au/companyprofile.htm.
6. ↑ "Uranium production to double". http://beta.miningreview.com/node/12757.
7. ↑ "French nuclear giant to explore potential of uranium deposit in Niger". 19 March 2023. https://www.africanews.com/2023/03/19/french-nuclear-giant-to-explore-potential-of-uranium-deposit-in-niger//.
8. ↑ "Error: no `|title=` specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ja). http://www.niger-uranium.com/.Error:+no+`|title=`+specified when+using+{{[[Template:Cite+web|Cite+web]]}}&rft.atitle=&rft_id=http://www.niger-uranium.com/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikibooks.org:Chemistry:Uranium_in_Africa">
9. ↑ "Forced Action Mixer - History, Types & Manufacturers of Mixers". February 6, 2020. https://www.forcedactionmixer.co.uk/.
10. ↑ "Goldman puts 'for sale' sign on Iran's old uranium supplier". Feb 11, 2014. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-goldman-uranium-insight-idUSBREA1A0RX20140211.
11. ↑ "Home". http://www.firsturanium.com/.
12. ↑ "SIMMER & JACK (PTY) LTD | HOME". http://www.simmers.co.za/.
13. ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.miningreview.com/archive/mra_6_2005/pdf/38-39.pdf.

## 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 Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
* Ministry of Mines and Energy, Namibia
* Department of Minerals and Energy, South Africa

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Sovereign states|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde (Cabo Verde)
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini (Swaziland)
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* The Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

States with limited
recognition

* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
* Somaliland

Dependencies and
other territories

* Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
* Madeira (Portugal)
* Mayotte / Réunion (France)
* Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

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