| 2007 |
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Cameco forms three new strategic alliances with junior uranium companies to maximize opportunities to participate in development of new deposits. (Ex: Cue Capital and Western Uranium Corporation) |
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Cameco signs a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Kazatomprom to co-operate on the development of uranium conversion capacity and to pursue additional uranium production. |
| 2006 |
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Cameco acquires a 100% interest in Zircatec Precision Industries, Inc. Zircatec's primary business is manufacturing nuclear fuel bundles and other components for Candu reactors. |
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Cameco's Crow Butte Resources and Smith Ranch-Highland operations both receive ISO 14001:2004 certification. |
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Cameco announces a two-for-one share split. |
| 2005 |
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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 |
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Cameco creates Centerra Gold and consolidates gold assets. |
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Cameco announces development of uranium mine at Inkai, Kazakhstan. |
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Cameco decides to proceed with construction of a new mine at Cigar Lake in northern Saskatchewan. |
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Cameco announces a three-for-one share split and increases its annual cash dividend. |
| 2003 |
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Cameco receives ISO 14001 Certification for McArthur River
and Cigar Lake. |
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Gerald Grandey is appointed chief executive officer of Cameco. |
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Cameco appoints Victor Zaleschuk as the new board chair. |
| 2002 |
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All of Cameco's common shares are publicly traded after the government of Saskatchewan sells its remaining 10% ownership in February. |
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Cameco increases its stake in Bruce Power to 31.6%. |
| 2001 |
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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. |
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Cameco announces that reserves at McArthur River increased by more than 50%. |
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The McArthur River/Key Lake uranium operations achieve full
production of 18 million pounds. |
| 2000 |
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The McArthur River mine achieves commercial production in November 2000 and becomes the world's largest high-grade uranium mine. |
| 1999 |
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Cameco signs an agreement for the purchase of natural uranium
derived from highly
enriched uranium (HEU) contained in dismantled Russian nuclear
weapons. |
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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 |
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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 |
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Kumtor gold operation in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, owned one-third
by Cameco, achieves commercial production. |
| 1996 |
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Cameco shares begin trading on the New
York Stock Exchange. |
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Cameco Gold is formed
as a subsidiary of Cameco to conduct the company's gold business. |
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Cameco purchases Power
Resources, Inc., the largest uranium producer in the United
States, increasing its reserves and resources by 10%. |
| 1991 |
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Cameco completes its initial public offering and shares begin trading on the Toronto and Montreal stock
exchanges. |
| 1990 |
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Cameco sells a one-third interest in the Rabbit
Lake operation to Uranerz Exploration and Mining Limited
in order to reduce debt. |
| 1988 |
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Cameco is created by the merger of two Crown corporations—Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation and Eldorado Nuclear Limited. |
