Drainage at the mine is expected to be complete between April and October next year, allowing workers to determine what additional fixes are needed and update the project’s mining plan
So if things were to go smoothly after Oct, 2010, then one would expect the mine to be operating in about 2012-2013.
The Cigar Lake project contains proven and probable reserves of more than 226,3-million pounds of uranium oxide and is the world’s largest undeveloped high-grade uranium deposit, according to Cameco.
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