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Spotlight | Niger
Uranium: Rosatom full steam ahead while Orano rubber stamps cutbacks

Although the French nuclear group Orano (formerly Areva) has decided to make drastic cuts to its activities in Niger, the Niamey authorities have found a new potential ally to develop the country's uranium resources: Russian industrial Rosatom. Summit sessions - [...]

Published on 12/11/2019 at 04:30 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Areva
Compagnie minière d'Akouta
Dmitry Shornikov
Enusa Industrias Avanzadas
Mahamadou Issoufou
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Overseas Uranium Resources Development Co
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Somair
Sopamin
Vladimir Putin

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Niger fears Orano's plans to end uranium production could deal fatal blow to economy

The plans of France's Orano (ex-Areva) group to end uranium production at its Cominak mine in early 2021 look likely to cause massive unemployment, a pollution risk and a drastic reduction in state revenues, as well as major financial problems for state-controlled coal and electricity producer Sonichar.

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Ore storekeeper in the Cominak uranium mine (Niger).

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Research chair funded by Orano, Eramet and Imerys to focus on bauxite

Mining colleges in Paris, Nancy and Alès are soon to establish an academic chair funded by three French mining giants. Initial research will examine the impact bauxite mining in Boké has on the environment and local populations.

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Niamey still sees itself as the home of uranium

Although Niger's mining opportunities are not rousing much interest from [...]

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Niger
Sopamin sticks with Imouraren and adds on more projects

Despite having put the Nigerien uranium project Imouraren on shelf in 2015, before production had got underway (AMI 399), the [...]

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Niger
Niamey seeks alternative to Orano to shore up Arlit economy

To make sure the scheduled end of Cominak's activities in [...]

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Niger
CNNC encouraged to supply plant with Dasa uranium

The Niger government is understood to have suggested that China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) supply its Azelik power plant with [...]

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Namibia
Rosatom locks in more uranium assets

While it has been taking part in Moscow's African offensive by securing deals in areas where it has not previously [...]

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Despite shrinking activities, Orano still filling state coffers

In 2017, the state of Niger received 7 billion CFAF [...]

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Uganda
Rosatom amps up seduction of Museveni for uranium

Ugandan uranium is in increasingly hot demand from foreign operators. While high inventory levels and subsequent low prices had seen [...]

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Niger
Somair stumbles over bonus

After dealing with the suspension of the Imouraren mine and the modification of its mining agreements (AMI 326, AMI 321, [...]

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Spotlight | Niger
Issoufou to make the call on privatization of Samira Hill goldmine

While the future of Areva’s new uranium mine at Imouraren remains increasingly uncertain, Niger’s mines ministry is in a hurry to complete the sell-off of the Samira Hill gold mine, the lone industrial-scale gold operation in the country.

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Niamey still sees itself as the home of uranium

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Sopamin sticks with Imouraren and adds on more projects

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Niamey seeks alternative to Orano to shore up Arlit economy

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CNNC encouraged to supply plant with Dasa uranium

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Rosatom locks in more uranium assets

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Despite shrinking activities, Orano still filling state coffers

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Somair stumbles over bonus

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Issoufou to make the call on privatization of Samira Hill goldmine

Orano still hoping for contracts as Beijing seeks nuclear self-sufficiency

France boosts Beijing's nuclear export ambitions

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Spotlight | Niger Uranium: Rosatom full steam ahead while Orano rubber stamps cutbacks

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Niger Niger fears Orano's plans to end uranium production could deal fatal blow to economy

Guinea Research chair funded by Orano, Eramet and Imerys to focus on bauxite

Niger Niamey still sees itself as the home of uranium

Niger Sopamin sticks with Imouraren and adds on more projects

Niger Niamey seeks alternative to Orano to shore up Arlit economy

Niger CNNC encouraged to supply plant with Dasa uranium

Namibia Rosatom locks in more uranium assets

Niger Despite shrinking activities, Orano still filling state coffers

Uganda Rosatom amps up seduction of Museveni for uranium

Niger Somair stumbles over bonus

Spotlight | Niger Issoufou to make the call on privatization of Samira Hill goldmine

Orano still hoping for contracts as Beijing seeks nuclear self-sufficiency

France boosts Beijing's nuclear export ambitions

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Spotlight | Niger
Uranium: Rosatom full steam ahead while Orano rubber stamps cutbacks

Niger
Niger fears Orano's plans to end uranium production could deal fatal blow to economy

Guinea
Research chair funded by Orano, Eramet and Imerys to focus on bauxite

Niger
Niamey still sees itself as the home of uranium

Niger
Sopamin sticks with Imouraren and adds on more projects

Niger
Niamey seeks alternative to Orano to shore up Arlit economy

Niger
CNNC encouraged to supply plant with Dasa uranium

Namibia
Rosatom locks in more uranium assets

Niger
Despite shrinking activities, Orano still filling state coffers

Uganda
Rosatom amps up seduction of Museveni for uranium

Niger
Somair stumbles over bonus

Spotlight | Niger
Issoufou to make the call on privatization of Samira Hill goldmine