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Kazakhstan outpaces Canada for uranium output
By resourceINTEL · December 30, 2009 · 11:32 pm · Leave a Comment
Kazakhstan became the world’s biggest uranium producer in 2009, overtaking Canada, after it boosted output 63%, according to the Central Asian nation’s state-run mining company.
Kazakhstan mined 13,500 metric tons of uranium as of Dec. 21 and will mine at least another 400 tons before the end of the year, Almaty-based, Kazatomprom said in a statement e-mailed on Dec. 30.
The country will boost uranium production 29% next year to 18,000 tons, the company added.
Canada is forecast to produce 9,934 tons of uranium and Australia may mine 8,022 tons, Kazatomprom said, citing forecasts by Ux Consulting Co. Kazakhstan has 15% of the world’s uranium reserves…read more at the Financial Post
