Uranium production in Kazakhstan as a potential source for covering the world uranium shortage
| Table 1: Forecast of Uranium Production at the Mines | |||||
|
2004 |
2007 |
2010 |
2015 |
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|
Australia |
Ranger-Jabiluka |
4308 |
3846 |
3846 |
3846 |
|
Olympic Dam |
3000 |
6923 |
6923 |
6923 |
|
|
Beverley |
615 |
615 |
615 |
615 |
|
|
Canada |
Cigar Lake |
0 |
3077 |
6923 |
6923 |
|
McArthur River |
5808 |
6923 |
7192 |
7192 |
|
|
McClean Lake |
2308 |
2308 |
2308 |
2308 |
|
|
Rabbit Lake |
2269 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Other |
France |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Spain |
38 |
19 |
19 |
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|
Others |
769 |
385 |
538 |
500 |
|
|
Africa |
Gabon |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Niger |
3154 |
3154 |
3154 |
3154 |
|
|
Namibia |
2038 |
0 |
0 |
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|
South Africa |
769 |
577 |
385 |
300 |
|
|
USA |
Crow Butte |
317 |
154 |
0 |
|
|
Cotter |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
IUC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
IMC-Agrico |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Rio Algom |
18 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Highland |
462 |
700 |
950 |
1,950 |
|
|
URI |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Malapai |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Total for West: |
25 873 |
28 681 |
32 854 |
33 661 |
|
China |
769 |
769 |
769 |
769 |
|
India |
500 |
500 |
700 |
1200 |
|
Czech Republic |
431 |
180 |
0 |
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Hungary |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
|
Kazakhstan |
3300 |
6465 |
8300 |
9300 |
|
Romania |
81 |
81 |
81 |
81 |
|
Russian Federation |
2800 |
2800 |
2500 |
2500 |
|
Uzbekistan |
2000 |
2300 |
2300 |
2300 |
|
Ukraine |
500 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
|
|
Total for East: |
10 391 |
13 605 |
15 160 |
16 660 |
|
|
TOTAL: |
36 263 |
42 286 |
48 014 |
50 321 |
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