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ABOUT CAMECO

History

2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
  • Cameco negotiates a toll-processing agreement with British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL) to secure 5 million kgU of additional conversion services from BNFL's Springfields plant in the United Kingdom.
2004
  • Cameco creates Centerra Gold and consolidates gold assets.
  • Cameco announces development of uranium mine at Inkai, Kazakhstan.
  • Cameco decides to proceed with construction of a new mine at Cigar Lake in northern Saskatchewan.
  • Cameco announces a three-for-one share split and increases its annual cash dividend.
2003
  • Cameco receives ISO 14001 Certification for McArthur River and Cigar Lake.
  • Gerald Grandey is appointed chief executive officer of Cameco.
  • Cameco appoints Victor Zaleschuk as the new board chair.
2002
  • All of Cameco's common shares are publicly traded after the government of Saskatchewan sells its remaining 10% ownership in February.
  • Cameco increases its stake in Bruce Power to 31.6%.
2001
  • Cameco expands its interest in the nuclear industry by acquiring 15% of Bruce Power, the limited partnership formed to lease the Bruce reactors in Ontario.
  • Cameco announces that reserves at McArthur River increased by more than 50%.
  • The McArthur River/Key Lake uranium operations achieve full production of 18 million pounds.
2000
  • The McArthur River mine achieves commercial production in November 2000 and becomes the world's largest high-grade uranium mine.
1999
  • Cameco signs an agreement for the purchase of natural uranium derived from highly enriched uranium (HEU) contained in dismantled Russian nuclear weapons.
  • Cameco sells a 14% interest in McArthur River and 17% in Key Lake to Cogema Resources Inc. Cameco begins mining at McArthur River, the world's largest high-grade uranium mine.
1998
  • Cameco acquires Canadian-based Uranerz Exploration and Mining Limited and Uranerz U.S.A., Inc., increasing its reserves and resources and production levels by about 30%.
1997
  • Kumtor gold operation in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, owned one-third by Cameco, achieves commercial production.
1996
  • Cameco shares begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • Cameco Gold is formed as a subsidiary of Cameco to conduct the company's gold business.
  • Cameco purchases Power Resources, Inc., the largest uranium producer in the United States, increasing its reserves and resources by 10%.
1991
  • Cameco completes its initial public offering and shares begin trading on the Toronto and Montreal stock exchanges.
1990
  • Cameco sells a one-third interest in the Rabbit Lake operation to Uranerz Exploration and Mining Limited in order to reduce debt.
1988
  • Cameco is created by the merger of two Crown corporations—Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation and Eldorado Nuclear Limited.
Last Reviewed: January 8, 2010