Kintyre (uranium deposit)
| Kintyre uranium deposit | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Operating company |
Cameco (70%) Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (30%) |
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| Start of operation | 2008 (purchase) | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | Uranium ore | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 22 ° 20 '16.8 " S , 122 ° 4' 19.2" E | ||
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| Location | Rudall River National Park | ||
| State | Western Australia | ||
| Country | Australia | ||
The Kintyre uranium deposit is located 90 km south of Telfer and 260 km northeast of Newman on the western edge of the Great Sand Desert in the East Pilbara Region of Western Australia .
history
Uranium was discovered in the Kintyre region in 1985 by CRA Exploration Pty Ltd , now Rio Tinto .
Due to the low uranium prices, the exploration of the deposits was stopped and started again four years later in 2002. Originally the uranium deposit was located within the Rudall River National Park , but this area was separated from the protected area in 1994.
Deposit
The entire area includes the planned mine area with 3 km² and a processing plant on 6 hectares. The capital cost of the project is estimated at AUD $ 120 million with an annual production of 1800 of 2000 tons of uranium oxide.
Owner and mine operator
In 2008 was Cameco Corporation announced that it has 70% stake in the joint venture with Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd hold. Today, the exploration is operated by Cameco Australia Pty Ltd , a wholly owned subsidiary of Cameco. On October 5th, the Australian federal government approved the controlled development of a uranium mine through the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities . In September 2010, Cameo announced that the mine would be built by 2013 and that the production of 2,700 to 3,600 t of uranium oxide (measured as uranium (V, VI) oxide U 3 O 8 ) could start in 2015. This yield can be continued for the next 15 years.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ McKay, AD and Meiitis, Y .: Australia's uranium resources, geology and development of deposits. ( PDF ; 6.0 MB) AGSO-Geoscience Australia, Mineral Resources Report 1. 2001. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ^ Kintyre - History . Cameco Corporation. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ^ Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities of October 5, 2011 (PDF; 33 kB). Retrieved February 12, 2011
