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Mongolia reaches deal for $1.6bn uranium mine with France's Orano

27th December 2024

By: Mariaan Webb

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

     

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Mongolia said on Friday it had reached a preliminary agreement with France's Orano Mining Group to develop a long-expected uranium mining project worth $1.6-billion.

A draft agreement for the deal was submitted to the Mongolian parliament for preliminary discussion, the Mongolian government said.

The project, with an initial investment of $500-million and a total investment of $1.6-billion, will start its preparatory phase from 2024 to 2027, with first production expected in 2028, the government said.

Peak production will hit 2 600 metric tons in 2044, it added.

"This agreement is a significant step forward in boosting inward investment and employment opportunities for the Mongolian people," the statement cited Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai as saying.

An earlier press release saying that the government had reached a final agreement with Orano had been issued in error. A corrected press release later clarified that a preliminary deal had been agreed.

Orano, a major uranium producer with mines in Canada, Kazakhstan and Niger, has been in Mongolia for more than 25 years carrying out exploration activities, it said on its website.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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