Uranium in Africa

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.^{[citation needed][1]}

List

Algeria

• Tamanrasset^[2]

Angola

• Cabinda Province^[3]

Botswana

• Mokobaesi - Letlhakane Project - A-Cap Resources^[4][5]

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Shinkolobwe (closed 2004)

Gabon

• Franceville - Mounana - closed
• Franceville - Oklo - closed

Namibia

• Rössing Namib Desert 65 km from Swakopmund - Rio Tinto
• Langer Heinrich Namib Desert 80 km from Swakopmund - Paladin Energy
• Trekkopje - Areva SA^[6]

Niger

• Areva NC currently operates two large mines in the Aïr Mountains of Agadez Region.
  • Arlit, Areva NC
  • Iferouane, Areva NC
• Imouraren - Areva SA^[7]
• Niger-Uranium ltd^[8]

Nigeria

Main article: Mining in Nigeria § Uranium

South Africa

• Nufcor, subsidiary of Constellation Energy, which is owned by Goldman Sachs^[9][10]
• Brakpan, Gauteng - Mintails project - AngloGold Ashanti's East Rand Gold and Uranium operation (ERGO) gold and uranium joint venture with DRDGold
• First Uranium, listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange symbol FIU^[11]
• Simmer and Jack Mines, listed on Johannesburg Securities Exchange^[12]
• sxrUraniumOne (formerly the JSE-listed Aflease Gold) - Dominion project - gold and uranium^[13]

See also

• Aluminium in Africa
• Cement in Africa
• Copper in Africa
• Iron ore in Africa
• Platinum in Africa
• Titanium in Africa
• Economy of Africa
• List of uranium mines
• Uranium market

References

1. Uranium Commodity Profile
2. "Algeria dreams of nuclear energy (Magharebia.com)". www.magharebia.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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. "ACAP Resources". www.acap.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
6. "Uranium production to double". beta.miningreview.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
7. "French nuclear giant to explore potential of uranium deposit in Niger". Africanews. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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. "Forced Action Mixer - History, Types & Manufacturers of Mixers". www.forcedactionmixer.co.uk. February 6, 2020.
10. "Goldman puts 'for sale' sign on Iran's old uranium supplier". Reuters. Feb 11, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
11. "Home". firsturanium.com.
12. "SIMMER & JACK (PTY) LTD | HOME". www.simmers.co.za.
13. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-05-08. Retrieved 2008-12-30.

External links

• Gabrielle Hecht. An elemental force: Uranium in Africa, and what it means to be nuclear. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. March/April 2012. An elemental force: Uranium production in Africa, and what it means to be nuclear
• AllAfrica News
• WISE Uranium Project - New Uranium Projects - Africa
• Ministry of Energy and Mines, Algeria
• Ministério da Geologia e Minas, of Angola (in Portuguese)
• Ministry of Mines and Energy, Namibia
• Department of Minerals and Energy, South Africa