Country Kazakhstan Website www.cameco.com Companies Cameco, Kazatomprom | Products Uranium Opened 2009 | |
Company Cameco (60%) and KazAtomProm (40%) | ||
Inkai is a uranium mine located in Kazakhstan. Commercial production commenced in 2009, with the main processing plant being commissioned in 2010.
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Inkai is a roll-front uranium deposit discovered in 1976. Uranium will be recovered using In-Situ Recovery (ISR) mining methods.
Reserves
As of December 31, 2013, proven and probable reserves are 59,689,700 tonnes at an average grade of 0.07% U3O8. (87.6 Million pounds)
Ownership
Inkai is owned and operated by Joint Venture Inkai (JVI), which is owned by Cameco Corporation(60%) and KazAtomProm(40%)
References
Inkai Uranium Project Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA