Chemistry:Uranium in Africa
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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
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
- ↑ Uranium Commodity Profile
- ↑ "Algeria dreams of nuclear energy (Magharebia.com)". http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2005/10/03/feature-01.
- ↑ "afrol News - Angola seeks to increase investments in mining". http://www.afrol.com/articles/18320.
- ↑ Benza, Brian (2008-01-09). "Botswana: Twenty Million Pounds of Uranium Discovered At Mokobaesi". Mmegi/The Reporter (Gaborone). http://allafrica.com/stories/200801090850.html.
- ↑ "ACAP Resources". http://www.acap.com.au/companyprofile.htm.
- ↑ "Uranium production to double". http://beta.miningreview.com/node/12757.
- ↑ "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//.
- ↑ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ja). http://www.niger-uranium.com/. - ↑ "Forced Action Mixer - History, Types & Manufacturers of Mixers". February 6, 2020. https://www.forcedactionmixer.co.uk/.
- ↑ "Goldman puts 'for sale' sign on Iran's old uranium supplier". Feb 11, 2014. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-goldman-uranium-insight-idUSBREA1A0RX20140211.
- ↑ "Home". http://www.firsturanium.com/.
- ↑ "SIMMER & JACK (PTY) LTD | HOME". http://www.simmers.co.za/.
- ↑ "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 (in Portuguese)
- Ministry of Mines and Energy, Namibia
- Department of Minerals and Energy, South Africa
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