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Finnish company Talvivaara Mining is investigating modifying the metals extraction process at its Talvivaara nickel and zinc mine in Sotkamo, eastern Finland, in order to recover uranium as a by-product.

France's Areva and Korea Electric Power Company (Kepco) have signed an agreement under which the South Korean company takes a stake in the Imouraren uranium mine under development in Niger.

White Canyon Uranium's Daneros mine in Utah has produced its first uranium ore. The ore is to be delivered to Denison for milling this month, after White Canyon agreed to sell all material produced during the development stage of the mine into Denison's ore buying program. Daneros, the first...

BHP Billiton reported that "repair work to damaged equipment is well advanced" at the Clark shaft of its Olympic Dam underground copper and uranium mine in South Australia. The ore haulage system in the main shaft of the mine was damaged in an incident in early October. BHP Billiton said that...

Cameco has resumed pumping out water from its partially-flooded Cigar Lake uranium mine in Saskatchewan, Canada, but says that it may take up to a year to fully dewater and secure the mine.

BHP Billiton has announced significantly increased uranium ore reserves for its Olympic Dam mine in Australia due to additional mineralisation being reclassified as a result of ongoing drilling. Economic reserves are now put at 347,500 tonnes U 3 O 8 .

Canada's Fronteer Development Group has announced a positive preliminary economic assessment for its Michelin uranium project located in the central mineral belt of Labrador.

Australia's Extract Resources has issued a preliminary capital and operating cost estimate for developing the Rössing South uranium project in Namibia. The estimate shows that Rössing South could support a long-life, low-cost mine.

Australian Environment Minister Peter Garrett has formally approved the new Four Mile uranium mine in South Australia, saying it poses no environmental risks. As a former anti-uranium protestor, the minister did not take the decision lightly.

Australia's Extract Resources has upgraded the uranium resource estimate at Zone 1 of its Rössing South deposit in Namibia by 34% from its previous estimate. An initial resource estimate for Zone 2 is expected next month.

Paladin Energy is to go ahead with the third stage of an expansion at its Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia. The expansion should be completed by September 2010.

The Beverley Four Mile uranium project in South Australia has nearly doubled its known resources as it approaches start up in seven months.

President Mamadou Tandja of Niger has laid the foundation stone for Areva's Imouraren uranium mining complex. The mine is the most recent major uranium project to hit the headlines following developments in Malawi, Kazakhstan and Australia.

The draft environmental report on the expansion of the Olympic Dam mine has been made public. The project could boost the mine's uranium output to 19,000 tonnes per year.

Kazakhstan has held an opening ceremony for the first uranium mine to come into operation within the framework of a cooperation agreement on nuclear power between Kazakhstan and China.

A ceremony has been held to mark the official launch of the Kayelekera uranium mine in Malawi. Developer Paladin said the mine had been commissioned in line with its full capability.