Inkai Uranium Mine

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A Uranium Mine in Kazakhstan owned by Cameco and Kazatomprom. Inkai is a significant uranium deposit located in the Republic of Kazakhstan. There are two production areas (blocks 1 and 2) and an exploration area (block 3).

Commercial mine production began in 2009, using in situ recovery (ISR) technology. This was followed the commissioning of the main processing plant in 2010, allowing uranium yellowcake (U3O8) to be milled and drummed on site. Cameco is currently seeking the necessary approval to produce at the plant's nameplate capacity of 5.2 million pounds per year (Cameco share 3.1 million pounds)

operated by Joint Venture Inkai (JVI) which is owned by Cameco (60%) and KazAtomProm (40%)
business office located in Almaty, Kazakhstan
majority of employees are Kazakh nationals
employed up to 200 workers during construction and will require nearly 500 employees as it moves to full production
reserves of 121.6 million pounds U3O8 (Cameco's share 72.9 million)
Cameco's share of 2010 production was 2.6 million pounds
current licensed capacity (approved in principle) of mine and mill: 3.9 million pounds (Cameco share 2.3 million)