First uranium mine in Turkey receives operation licence
The Temrezli project is estimated to hold 6.8 Mt of uranium ore at an average grade of 1170 part-per-million (ppm) for 17.4 million pounds U3O8 (6697 tU). Total production of 9.125 million pounds U3O8 (350 tU) is envisaged over a ten-year mine life at a rate of 1 million pounds U3O8 (385 tU) per year. Production could start in early 2016.
Source: www.enerdata.net 10 October 213