Evaluation of Radiological Impact of Abandoned …

The Nigerian Uranium Mining Company (NUMCO), with the intention of exploring and utilizing all accessible uranium ore resources, started uranium exploration in the 1970s. In northeastern Nigeria, close to the Cameroonian border, exploration activities ranging from reconnaissance to semi-detailed ...

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Radiological environmental impact analysis of the uranium mining …

Uranium exploration in Nigeria started in the 1970s with the establishment of the Nigerian Uranium Mining Company, known as NUMCO. The primary goal of NUMCO was to embark on a quest to discover and make use of any uranium ore deposits that could be found within Nigeria's borders. Their exploration efforts encompassed a …

Niger revokes French operating licence at major uranium …

Niger has revoked the operating licence of French nuclear fuel producer Orano at one of the world's biggest uranium mines, the company said Thursday, in a …

French nuclear giant to explore potential of uranium deposit …

French nuclear giant, Orano, and the Niger government, are exploring the potential of a uranium site in Imouraren in the northern Arlit region. One of the world's less advanced countries, Niger is ...

Perfect Storm: Niger's Uranium Amidst Sahelian Chaos

Niger's Uranium and Terrorism History. Niger's uranium mines, particularly the Somaïr mine, have historically been targeted by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). In 2010, five French and two African mine employees were kidnapped in the nearby town of Arlit. In 2013, AQIM exploded a car in the mine, killing one employee.

A guide: Uranium in Niger : Uranium & Fuel

How much uranium does Niger produce? Niger produced 2020 tU in 2022, just over 4% of world uranium output. Current production is from the open-pit operations of SOMAÏR (Société des Mines de l'Aïr), …

How Important is Niger's Uranium For France?

Mine workers stand by the residual dump at the Cominak mine near Arlit on March 8, 2023. ... (15%), Namibia (11%), and Australia (8%). Nonetheless, Niger's uranium is of strategic importance to ...

French nuclear giant to explore potential of …

French nuclear giant, Orano, and the Niger government, are exploring the potential of a uranium site in Imouraren in the northern Arlit region.

URANIUM OCCURRENCES AND EXPLORATION POTENTIAL OF NIGERIA

Nigerian Uranium Mining Company (NUMCO) in the . 80s at Mika, Ghumchi and Kanawa (Funtua et al, 1992). Other vein occurrences were subsequently . found at Gubrunde and Mokin-Maza in T araba State

Le contrôle de l'uranium du Niger suscite de plus en plus d …

Reporting from Lagos, Nigeria; 12 août 2023. ... a récemment vendu à la Russie une part de 50 % dans l'une de ses plus grandes mines d'uranium. La Chine a également investi massivement dans ce ...

Niger revokes French company's operating permit at major …

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    Africa File, June 27, 2024: Niger Reallocates Uranium Mine; IS

    WEBNiger is the seventh-largest uranium producer in the world and has one active major uranium mine. [6] The mine provided about 2,020 tons of uranium in 2022, …

  • Navajos strengthen regulations on uranium ore transportation

    WASHINGTON – The first shipment of uranium ore from the new Pinyon Plain Mine near the Grand Canyon began rumbling through Navajo land on July 30 – outraging tribal leaders. They knew the shipments were coming, but had expected a heads-up from Energy Fuels Inc., especially given the tribe's painful history of radiation …

    HARNESSING URANIUM POTENTIALS FOR PEACEFUL …

    The Nigeria Uranium Exploration, Mining and Processing Regulation 2021, recently signed into law by the Government, establishes the basic technical and administrative requirements to be complied ...

    Uranium Niger

    Discovered in the late 1950s by the CEA exploration teams, the uranium-bearing zone has enabled an entire uranium mining industry to develop, led by the SOMAÏR and COMINAK mining companies. COMINAK will …

    Arlit, the forgotten uranium-rich Nigerien town that lights …

    However, a report by Reuters revealed that: "Areva's mines pay no export duties on uranium, no taxes on materials and equipment used in mining operations, and a royalty of just 5.5 per cent on ...

    Will Niger Troubles Squeeze Uranium Supply?

    According to an article by the Huffington Post, in the lead up to the military takeover, mining corporations had been building up their operations.Niger was once the 4 th largest uranium producer ...

    The Uranium Prospects in Mika Region, Northeastern …

    H. Tsang et al. (ACE Mines, Ltd) of the first author was among the few uranium mining companies approved in the list of Nigerian Geological Survey agency of Abuja

    New Uranium Mining Projects

    Nigeria's first uranium mining license issued for Mika project: The Federal Ministry of Environment has granted a license to Clarisver Solution to commence exploration and mining of Uranium in Mika village of Yorro Local Government Area of Taraba State. (New Telegraph Aug. 11, 2023) ...

    Niger Revokes French Company's Operating …

    NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Nigerien military authorities have withdrawn the operating permit for a large uranium mine from the French company Orano, the company said, significantly escalating tensions...

    URANIUM ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHEASTERN NIGERIA: GEOLOGY AND PROSPECT

    Three uranium prospects were discovered and explored by the Nigerian Uranium Mining Company (NUMCO) in the 80s at Mika, Ghumchi and Kanawa (Funtua et al, 1992).

    Benefits of Nigeria's uranium resources

    Nigerian uranium development programme began in 1976 but started collapsing by 1989 when Total pulled out of its 40 per cent part-ownership of the Nigerian Uranium Mining Company.

    Niger is among the world's biggest uranium producers

    Niger, which has Africa's highest-grade uranium ores, produced 2,020 metric tons of uranium in 2022, about 5% of world mining output, according to the WNA. This was down from 2,991 tons in 2020.

    DRAFT NIGERIAN RADIATION SAFETY IN URANIUM …

    REGULATIONS FOR URANIUM MINING AND MILLING IN NIGERIA FEBRUARY, 2010. 2 . 3 NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION ACT (1995 9) NIGERIAN URANIUM EXPLORATION, MINING AND PROCESSING REGULATIONS Commencement: In exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 47 of the Nuclear …

    Uranium Occurrences and Exploration Potential of Nigeria

    the Nigeria Uranium Mining Company (NUMCO) was created in 1979 (out of NMC). NUMCO was established as a public/private partnership with the French company Total Compagnie Miniere (TOTAL) which owned 40% of the shares as a technical partner, with the mandate to prospect, explore and develop uranium deposits in Nigeria.

    Niger coup: France's Orano confirms nuclear uranium …

    The general supply of uranium to France, a key raw material in nuclear fission, is not at risk, nuclear conglomerate Orano said, after Nigerien authorities announced they would freeze French exports.

    Major Niger uranium mine back in public control: govt

    Niger on Monday confirmed one of the world's biggest uranium mines had returned to public control after revoking the operating licence of French nuclear fuel …

    The coup in Niger puts spotlight on nation's uranium

    Orano, a French state-backed nuclear energy company, has major stakes in three uranium mines in Niger, though only one is in operation. Located far to the north of Niamey, closer to the dusty ...

    Coup in Niger leads to misleading claims about …

    Backers of Niger's coup in July 2023 quickly stepped into the fray on social media and used the upheaval to take potshots at Western powerhouses. Some claimed the new regime leaders and their …

    Uranium in the Niger-Nigeria Younger Granite Province

    Enriched concentrations of uranium have been discovered in the exposed granitic roof zones of the Nigerian subvolcanic centres, with Th/U ratios approaching unity. Thus local vein deposits of uraninite, as well as dispersed uranium in recent sedimentary horizons, could be discovered particularly in the drainage systems entering the Chad Basin.