ARNHEM LAND
Cameco holds or has applied for exploration tenements on more than 386,094 hectares (more than 12,500 square km) of prospective land in the western part of Arnhem Land, about 300 km east of Darwin in the Northern Territory outside of Kakadu National Park.
Cameco's Arnhem Land tenements stretch from the difficult to access sandstone plateau in the south to the hills and plains below the escarpment in the north and abutting the Arafura Sea. The area is near the Alligator Rivers Uranium Field which produced the world-class unconformity-type uranium deposits of Jabiluka, Ranger, Koongarra and Nabarlek, a former uranium mine.
Except for one joint venture with Uranium Equities Ltd. (UEL), Cameco is 100% owner of its Arnhem Land projects.
Exploration Objectives
Arnhem Land projects range in scope from early-stage reconnaissance to mid-stage projects that have shown significant mineralization
History
| 2008 | Cameco enters JV with newly formed Uranium Equities Ltd. (UEL) which purchased all shares of QML, including rights to Alligator River project surrounding former Nabarlek mine. Cameco holds 60% of this JV |
| Mid-1990s onward | Cameco enters joint venture with PNC Exploration Pty Ltd at King River and AFMEX at Tin Camp Creek. PNC and AFMEX withdraw and Cameco acquires full management |
| 1989 | Nabarlek minesite rehabilitated |
| 1979 | Nabarlek mine commences operation |
| Late 1960s to 1970s | Nabarlek and other significant uranium mineralization discovered |