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* [[Nufcor]], subsidiary of [[Constellation Energy]], which is owned by [[Goldman Sachs]]<ref>http://www.nufcor.co.uk/</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/11/us-goldman-uranium-insight-idUSBREA1A0RX20140211|title = Goldman puts 'for sale' sign on Iran's old uranium supplier|date = Feb 11, 2014 <!-- 8:19am EST --> |accessdate = 2014-12-01|website = Reuters|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> |
* [[Nufcor]], subsidiary of [[Constellation Energy]], which is owned by [[Goldman Sachs]]<ref>http://www.nufcor.co.uk/</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/11/us-goldman-uranium-insight-idUSBREA1A0RX20140211|title = Goldman puts 'for sale' sign on Iran's old uranium supplier|date = Feb 11, 2014 <!-- 8:19am EST --> |accessdate = 2014-12-01|website = Reuters|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> |
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* [[Brakpan]], [[Gauteng]] - [[Mintails]] project - [[AngloGold Ashanti]]'s East Rand Gold and Uranium operation (ERGO) gold and uranium [[joint venture]] with [[DRDGold]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mintails.com/resources/uranium/|title=Welcome to mintails.com|website=mintails.com|access-date=2017-09-18}}</ref><ref>http://mintails.com/operations/ergo/</ref> |
* [[Brakpan]], [[Gauteng]] - [[Mintails]] project - [[AngloGold Ashanti]]'s East Rand Gold and Uranium operation (ERGO) gold and uranium [[joint venture]] with [[DRDGold]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mintails.com/resources/uranium/|title=Welcome to mintails.com|website=mintails.com|access-date=2017-09-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mintails.com/operations/ergo/|title=Welcome to mintails.com|website=mintails.com|access-date=2017-09-18}}</ref> |
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* [[First Uranium]], listed on the [[Johannesburg Securities Exchange]] symbol FIU<ref>http://www.firsturanium.com</ref> |
* [[First Uranium]], listed on the [[Johannesburg Securities Exchange]] symbol FIU<ref>http://www.firsturanium.com</ref> |
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* [[Simmer and Jack Mines]], listed on [[Johannesburg Securities Exchange]]<ref>http://www.simmers.co.za</ref> |
* [[Simmer and Jack Mines]], listed on [[Johannesburg Securities Exchange]]<ref>http://www.simmers.co.za</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:58, 18 September 2017
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]
List
Several closed uranium mines exist in Gabon.
- Franceville - Mounana - closed
- Franceville - Oklo - closed
- Rössing Namib Desert 65 km from Swakopmund - Rio Tinto
- Langer Heinrich Namib Desert 80 km from Swakopmund - Paladin Energy
- Trekkopje - Areva SA[6]
- see Valerie Plame affair
- Areva NC currently operates two large mines in the Aïr Mountains of Agadez Region.
- Imouraren - Areva SA[7]
- Niger-Uranium ltd[8]
- 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[11][12]
- First Uranium, listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange symbol FIU[13]
- Simmer and Jack Mines, listed on Johannesburg Securities Exchange[14]
- sxrUraniumOne (formerly the JSE-listed Aflease Gold) - Dominion project - gold and uranium[15]
- Eastern Equatoria State of Africa - exploration, Brinkley Mining, listed on London's Alternative Investment Market[16]
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
- ^ http://www.bgs.ac.uk/downloads/start.cfm?id=1409 | Uranium Commodity Profile
- ^ 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". www.afrol.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ^ Benza, Brian (2008-01-09). "Botswana: Twenty Million Pounds of Uranium Discovered At Mokobaesi". Mmegi/The Reporter (Gaborone). Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ^ http://www.acap.com.au/companyprofile.htm
- ^ http://beta.miningreview.com/node/12757
- ^ http://beta.miningreview.com/node/12757
- ^ "グランのメールレディは安全？口コミはどう？". www.niger-uranium.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ^ http://www.nufcor.co.uk/
- ^ "Goldman puts 'for sale' sign on Iran's old uranium supplier". Reuters. Feb 11, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
- ^ "Welcome to mintails.com". mintails.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ^ "Welcome to mintails.com". mintails.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ^ http://www.firsturanium.com
- ^ http://www.simmers.co.za
- ^ http://www.miningreview.com/archive/mra_6_2005/pdf/38-39.pdf
- ^ http://beta.miningreview.com/node/13044
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. [1]
- AllAfrica News
- WISE Uranium Project - New Uranium Projects - Africa
- Ministry of Energy and Mines, Algeria
- Ministério da Geologia e Minas, of Angola Template:Pt icon
- Ministry of Mines and Energy, Namibia
- Department of Minerals and Energy, South Africa