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Table
1:Modern Uranium Project Timelines
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Milestone |
McArthur River |
Cigar Lake |
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Initial Discovery |
1988 |
1981 |
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Test Mining Environmental Assessment |
1992 |
1987 |
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Start Test Mining |
1993 |
1988 |
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Main Project Environmental Assessment |
1995 |
1995 |
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Government Approval to Proceed |
1997 |
1998 |
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Waste Rock Environment Assessment |
N/A |
2002 |
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Construction Licence Environmental Assessment |
N/A |
2003 |
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Construction Licence Issuance |
1997/1998 |
2004* |
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Operating Licence Issuance |
1999 |
2006/2007* |
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* Forecast |
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