Inkai Uranium Project
Location | |
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Country | Kazakhstan |
Coordinates | 45°16′56″N 067°32′12″E / 45.28222°N 67.53667°E |
Production | |
Products | Uranium |
History | |
Opened | 2009 |
Owner | |
Company | Cameco (40%) and KazAtomProm (60%) |
Website | www.cameco.com |
Inkai is a uranium mine located in Kazakhstan. Commercial production commenced in 2009, with the main processing plant being commissioned in 2010.[2]
Inkai is a roll-front uranium deposit discovered in 1976. Uranium will be recovered using In-Situ Recovery (ISR) mining methods.
Reserves
As of December 31, 2013, proven and probable reserves are 59,689,700 tonnes at an average grade of 0.07% U3O8.[3] (87.6 Million pounds)
Ownership
Inkai is owned and operated by Joint Venture Inkai (JVI), which is owned by Cameco Corporation(40%) and KazAtomProm(60%)
See also
References
- ^ https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets-us-west-2/quarterly/Cameco-Investor-Presentation.pdf.
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(help) - ^ "Inkai - Summary". Cameco Corporation. Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "Annual Report 2011- Mineral Reserves". Cameco Corporation. Retrieved 2012-06-11.