Phantse amabini kwisithathu kuwo wonke uranium ichithwe kwelinye ilizwe ezintathu: i-Australia, Canada kunye neKazakhstan. I-Kazakhstan, ngokude, umvelisi omkhulu kwi-uranium, ibalwa malunga ne-40 ekhulwini yemveliso yehlabathi. Ngoko akufanele kusimangalise ukuba ke, ukuba ezintlanu zeemayini ezinkulu ze-uranium zifumaneka kwilizwe laseMpuma Asia.
I-shishini eligxininise kakhulu, ngo-2014, iinkampani ezilishumi elinanye zathengisa malunga neepesenti ezingama-90 ze-uranium yemveliso yomhlaba.
Ngokutsho kweMhlaba yeNyukliya, ngaloo nyaka, i-uranium engaphezu kwama-56 000 i-uranium yachithwa kwihlabathi jikelele. Iingingqi ezilishumi ezinkulu zeemigodi ze-uranium zinegalelo ezingaphezu kweetoni ezingama-36 000 okanye malunga neepesenti ezingama-65 zesi sixeko.
Uludwe olungezantsi luqulunqwe kwiiNombolo zeNyukliya zeMhlaba. Igama ngalinye lezandi lilandelwa kwiibakaki yilizwe elikuyo ngaphakathi, kwakunye nenkampani (okanye iinkampani) ezisebenzayo kwimigodi kunye nemigodi ye-2014 ye-uranium (tU).
01 McArthur River (Canada) - Cameco (7,356 tU)
Ukuvelisa iipesenti ezingama-13 zazo zonke i-uranium ezichithwe ngo-2014, umgodi waseMcArthur River usekuhlaleni lwe-Athabasca elisenyakatho yeSaskatchewan, eCanada.
Umgodi weMcArthur River ngowama-70 ekhulwini anecala likaCameco - osebenza nemigodi-kunye neepesenti ezingama-30 ezinezibonelelo ze-Areva Resources zaseFransi.
Ukuveliswa kuMcArthur River kwaqala ngo-1999 kwaye i-mine ine-grade ore yesilinganiso se-11 ekhulwini (U 3 O 8 ) - ngaphezu kwama-100 ngamazwe aphakathi. Imayini yaseMcArthur River isebenzisa abantu abangaphezu kwe-1,300 kwaye ilayisenisi de kube ngu-2023.
02 Tortkuduk & Myunkum (Kazakhstan) - Katco JV (4,322 tU)
I-Tortkuduk kunye neMigodi yaseMyunkum eningizimu yeKazakhstan ziphantsi kwaye ziqhutywe yi-Katco. Le ntsebenziswano edibeneyo yenziwe nge-Areva yaseFransi-based ye-Areva (i-51 yepesenti yobunikazi) kunye neKazompomprom (ubunini beepesenti ezingama-49), inkampani ye-uranium yaseKazakhstan.
I-Tortkuduk & i-Myunkum yimizi emikhulu ye-uranium ehlabathini ukuze isebenzise usebenzisa iindlela zokubuyisela kwi-situ. Le nkqubo ibandakanya ukujoba i-ore kunye nezixazululo zamakhemikhali ezivumela i-uranium ore ukuba iqhutywe emhlabathini ukuze iqhutywe. Ngenxa yoko, akukho majelo okanye i-rock rock.
Idama yeOlimpiki ye-03 (e-Australia) - iBHP Billiton (3,351 tU)
Inqwelo yam i-Olimpiki yimizi ye-poly-metallic e-South Australia kwaye iqhutywe yiBHP Billiton. Kanye nokuba ngowomnye wemigodi yobhedu enkulu kwihlabathi, iDampiki Dam nayo yimbangela enkulu ye-uranium, igolide kunye nesiliva .
Ukuveliswa kwimihlaba yangasemhlabeni kwaqala ngowe-1988, ngelixa ukugqithisa okukhulu kugqityiwe ngo-1997 nangama-1999. Ukuveliswa kwemigodi evulekileyo, eyayinokuphindwa kathathu kwe-uranium, yahlehliswa ngo-2012 ngenxa yeemeko zemarike ezikhoyo.
04 SOMAIR (Niger) - Areva (2,331 tU)
Yadalwa ngowama-1968, i-SOMAIR (i-Société des Mines de l'Air) yintsebenziswano phakathi kwe-Areva (63.6 ekhulwini) kunye ne-ager ejensi yombuso ekulawuleni imigodi (36.4 ekhulwini).
I-uranium igxothwe yi-SOMAIR kwiindawo eziliqela ezivulekileyo ezisezantsi enyakatho-ntshona yeNiger, kufuphi nesixeko saseArlit. Ibanga eliqhelekileyo le-ore elicwangcisiweyo li-2.8 ye-uranium yeepesenti. Inkampani inabasebenzi ababalelwa ku-950.
05 Budenovskoye 2 (Kazakhstan) - Karatau JV / Kazatomprom / Uranium One (2,084 tU)
I-Budenovskoye 2 yi-Kazakhstan yesibini yeyona mininzi yokusebenza kwemigodi ye-uranium, kubalwa kwiiyuni ezingama-2,000 ze-uranium ngo-2014. Iqhutywe ngumbutho ohlangeneyo phakathi kweKazompomprom kunye ne-Canada-based Uranium One - zombini enee-50 zepesenti kwi-JV kumzantsi we-Kazakhstan.
NjengaTortkuduk & Myunkum, uBudenovskoye 2 isebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bokubuyisela in situ. Imveliso ye-uranium kwimizi yaqala ngo-2009.
06 South Inkai (Kazakhstan) - Betpak Dala JV / Uranium One (2,002 tU)
Enye intsebenziswano phakathi kwe-Uranium One (iipesenti ezingama-70) kunye neKazompomprom (iipesenti ezingama-30), iSouth Inkai nayo yaqala ukuveliswa ngo-2009 kwingingqi esezantsi yeKazakhstan.
Umthamo wokuvelisa eMzantsi Inkai ulinganiselwe kwiiyunithi ezingama-2 000 ze-uranium ngonyaka kwaye, njengakwamanye amashishini ase-Kazakh uranium, iindlela zokubuyiswa kwe-situ zisetyenziswa.
07 Priargunsky (iRashiya) - i-ARMZ (1,970 tU)
Eyasungulwa ngo-1968, i-Priargunsky Industrial Mining kunye neCommunity Union (i-PIMCU) yinkampani enkulu ye-uranium ye-uranium eRussia. Isebenza emigodini engaphantsi komhlaba kunye nesityalo se-hydrometallurgy kwiTrans-Baikal Territory yelizwe.
Zonke i-uranium eziveliswa yi-Priargunsky zityhulwa yinkampani yaseKurdish yasekliya. I-shareholder enkulu yenkampani i-JSC ARMZ, eyathengisa iipesenti ezili-100 ze-Uranium enye ngo-2013.
08 Langer Heinrich (Namibia) - Paladin (1,947 tU)
ILanger i-Heinrich yam isekweni seLanger Heinrich Intaba eNamibia yeNtshonalanga yeNamib Desert.
Kuze kube ngo-2013, umgodi waseRio Tinto waseRossing ngowona mveliso omkhulu welizwe uranium. Nangona kunjalo, ngelixa i-uranium ephuma eLanger Heinrich iye yazinza kwii-2 000 ngeetoni ngonyaka ukususela ngo-2012, ukuveliswa kweRosssing kuye kwehla ngaphezu kweetoni ezingama-3 000 ngo-2008 ukuya kuma-toni angama-1,300 ngo-2014.
Abanikazi beLanger i-Heinrich yam, iPaladin Energy yazuza ngo-2002. Imveliso yaqalisa iminyaka emihlanu kamva. Ngo-2014, i-25 yepesenti yathengiswa kwi-China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).
09 Inkai (Kazakhstan) - Inkai JV / Cameco (1,922 tU)
Iprojekthi ye-Inkai Uranium yintsebenziswano phakathi kweCanada yaseCececo (iipesenti ezingama-60) kunye ne-Kazakhstan yenkampani ye-uranium yaseKazzatstan (iipesenti ezingama-40).
Imveliso yezoqoqosho kwiziko le-in-situ yaqala ngo-2009, ngelixa i-plant main processing plant yathunyelwa ngo-2010. Ngomveliso opheleleyo, imisebenzi yase-Inkai isebenzisa abantu abangama-500.
10 Central Mynkuduk (Kazakhstan) - uKen Dala JSC / Kazatomprom (1,790 tU)
Kutholakala kumntla we-Chu-Sarysu esifundeni saseKazakhstan, i-mine ye-Mynkuduk yaseMntla isebenza ngokusebenzisana kwe-Ken Dala, isivumelwano phakathi kweKazompomprom kunye ne-Stepnogorsk iMining-Chemical Complex.
Imayini yaqala ukuveliswa ngo-2007 kwaye yaza yabetha i-toni engama-2 000 ngo-2010.