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==List==
==List==


==={{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Algeria]]===
===[[Algeria]]===
*[[Tamanrasset]]<ref>http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2005/10/03/feature-01</ref>
*[[Tamanrasset]]<ref>http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2005/10/03/feature-01</ref>


==={{flagicon|Angola}} [[Angola]]===
===[[Angola]]===
*[[Cabinda Province]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afrol.com/articles/18320|title=afrol News - Angola seeks to increase investments in mining|website=www.afrol.com|access-date=2017-09-18}}</ref>
*[[Cabinda Province]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afrol.com/articles/18320|title=afrol News - Angola seeks to increase investments in mining|website=www.afrol.com|access-date=2017-09-18}}</ref>


==={{flagicon|Botswana}} [[Botswana]]===
===[[Botswana]]===
* [[Mokobaesi]] - Letlhakane Project - A-Cap Resources<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200801090850.html|title=Botswana: Twenty Million Pounds of Uranium Discovered At Mokobaesi|last=Benza|first=Brian|date=2008-01-09|work=Mmegi/The Reporter (Gaborone)|access-date=2017-09-18}}</ref><ref>http://www.acap.com.au/companyprofile.htm</ref>
* [[Mokobaesi]] - Letlhakane Project - A-Cap Resources<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200801090850.html|title=Botswana: Twenty Million Pounds of Uranium Discovered At Mokobaesi|last=Benza|first=Brian|date=2008-01-09|work=Mmegi/The Reporter (Gaborone)|access-date=2017-09-18}}</ref><ref>http://www.acap.com.au/companyprofile.htm</ref>


==={{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]===
===[[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]===
* [[Kolwezi]]
* [[Kolwezi]]
* [[Shinkolobwe|Shinkolobwe - mine closed 2004]]
* [[Shinkolobwe|Shinkolobwe - mine closed 2004]]


==={{flagicon|Gabon}} [[Gabon]]===
===[[Gabon]]===
Several [[List of uranium mines#Closed uranium mines|closed uranium mines]] exist in Gabon.
Several [[List of uranium mines#Closed uranium mines|closed uranium mines]] exist in Gabon.
* [[Franceville]] - [[Mounana]] - closed
* [[Franceville]] - [[Mounana]] - closed
* [[Franceville]] - [[Oklo]] - closed
* [[Franceville]] - [[Oklo]] - closed


==={{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Namibia]]===
===[[Namibia]]===
* [[Rössing]] Namib Desert 65&nbsp;km from [[Swakopmund]] - [[Rio Tinto Group|Rio Tinto]]
* [[Rössing]] Namib Desert 65&nbsp;km from [[Swakopmund]] - [[Rio Tinto Group|Rio Tinto]]
* [[Langer Heinrich]] Namib Desert 80&nbsp;km from Swakopmund - [[Paladin Energy]]
* [[Langer Heinrich]] Namib Desert 80&nbsp;km from Swakopmund - [[Paladin Energy]]
* [[Trekkopje]] - [[Areva SA]]<ref>http://beta.miningreview.com/node/12757</ref>
* [[Trekkopje]] - [[Areva SA]]<ref>http://beta.miningreview.com/node/12757</ref>


==={{flagicon|Niger}} [[Niger]]===
===[[Niger]]===
*''see'' [[Valerie Plame affair]]
*''see'' [[Valerie Plame affair]]
*[[Areva NC]] currently operates two large mines in the [[Aïr Mountains]] of [[Agadez Region]].
*[[Areva NC]] currently operates two large mines in the [[Aïr Mountains]] of [[Agadez Region]].
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* Niger-Uranium ltd<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.niger-uranium.com/|title=グランのメールレディは安全？口コミはどう？|website=www.niger-uranium.com|language=ja|access-date=2017-09-18}}</ref>
* Niger-Uranium ltd<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.niger-uranium.com/|title=グランのメールレディは安全？口コミはどう？|website=www.niger-uranium.com|language=ja|access-date=2017-09-18}}</ref>


==={{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria]]===
===[[Nigeria]]===
*[[Mining in Nigeria#Uranium]]
*[[Mining in Nigeria#Uranium]]


==={{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]]===
===[[South Africa]]===
* [[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>
* [[Brakpan]], [[Gauteng]] - [[Mintails]] project - [[AngloGold Ashanti]]'s East Rand Gold and Uranium operation (ERGO) gold and uranium [[joint venture]] with [[DRDGold]]
* [[Brakpan]], [[Gauteng]] - [[Mintails]] project - [[AngloGold Ashanti]]'s East Rand Gold and Uranium operation (ERGO) gold and uranium [[joint venture]] with [[DRDGold]]

Revision as of 00:40, 11 November 2018

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

Algeria

Angola

Botswana

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gabon

Several closed uranium mines exist in Gabon.

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

South Africa

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.bgs.ac.uk/downloads/start.cfm?id=1409 | Uranium Commodity Profile
  2. ^ 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". www.afrol.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  4. ^ Benza, Brian (2008-01-09). "Botswana: Twenty Million Pounds of Uranium Discovered At Mokobaesi". Mmegi/The Reporter (Gaborone). Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  5. ^ http://www.acap.com.au/companyprofile.htm
  6. ^ http://beta.miningreview.com/node/12757
  7. ^ http://beta.miningreview.com/node/12757
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ http://www.nufcor.co.uk/
  10. ^ "Goldman puts 'for sale' sign on Iran's old uranium supplier". Reuters. Feb 11, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
  11. ^ http://www.firsturanium.com
  12. ^ http://www.simmers.co.za
  13. ^ http://www.miningreview.com/archive/mra_6_2005/pdf/38-39.pdf
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