PROSPECTS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF URANIUM IN RUSSIA
Corp. #39;fuel elements#39; - the only company that produces natural uranium in Russia. According to its vice-president Stanislav Golovin, uranium mining deal with three subsidiaries of the corporation: Priargunskoe himichskoe mining association in the Chita region, mining method which produces 3 tonnes of uranium per year, ZAO Dalur #39;in the Kurgan region and JSC#39; Khiagda #39; in Buryatia.
Now the last two years to give the company 200 tons in five years on each of them is set to produce natural ISL up to 1 million tonnes after 2010 is planned construction of new uranium mines. Construction of large enterprises on uranium mining is possible on the basis of deposits in South Yakutia, where in the 70s were discovered and explored, but then put in a reserve powerful reserves of natural uranium. Preliminary estimates for the project will end by the end of 2006 production will be mine way, the main construction will begin after 2008, and the first uranium from mines is planned for 2015 Stocks of these deposits will last for 50 years.
Prospects for new discoveries of uranium is in Karelia and Eastern Siberia.
