Inkai Uranium Project

Coordinates: 45°16′56″N 067°32′12″E / 45.28222°N 67.53667°E / 45.28222; 67.53667
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Inkai Project
Location
Inkai Project is located in Kazakhstan
Inkai Project
Inkai Project
Location in Kazakhstan
CountryKazakhstan
Coordinates45°16′56″N 067°32′12″E / 45.28222°N 67.53667°E / 45.28222; 67.53667
Production
ProductsUranium
History
Opened2009
Owner
CompanyCameco (40%) and KazAtomProm (60%)
Websitewww.cameco.com

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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(60%) and KazAtomProm(40%)

See also

References

  1. ^ https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets-us-west-2/quarterly/Cameco-Investor-Presentation.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Inkai - Summary". Cameco Corporation. Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  3. ^ "Annual Report 2011- Mineral Reserves". Cameco Corporation. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
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