The Imouraren mine is a large mine located in the northern part of
Niger in
Agadez Region. Imouraren represents one of the largest
uranium reserves in
Niger having estimated reserves of 109.1 million tonnes of ore grading 0.06%
uranium.
It is the site of a uranium mining project involving French company
Areva
Areva S.A. is a French multinational group specializing in nuclear power headquartered in Courbevoie, France. Before its 2016 corporate restructuring, Areva was majority-owned by the French state through the French Alternative Energies and Atom ...
and SOPaMin (Société du Patrimoine des Mines du Niger on behalf of the
government of Niger). The
U3O8 ore grade at nearby
SOMAIR is 14,000 tons at 0.3%,
COMINAK is 29,000 t at 0.4% and Imouraren 120,000t at 0.15%.
References
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Uranium mines in Niger