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2010 a slump year for Australia’s uranium

Poor year for Australian uranium, World Nuclear News, 25 January 2011 Australia’s uranium production took a hit during 2010, with the lowest volumes since 1998.

Total production was 6957 tonnes of uranium oxide (5899 tonnes of uranium, tU), compared to a high of 10,277 tonnes (8715 tU) in 2008, after problems including high rainfall at Energy Resources of Australia’s Ranger mine and the mid-year haulage system accident at BHP-Billiton’s Olympic Dam……Poor year for Australian uranium

January 26, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, business, uranium