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McARTHUR RIVER

Summary

  • world's largest, high-grade uranium deposit with proven and probable reserves of 332.6 million pounds U3O8 (Cameco's share – 232.2 million pounds)
  • average ore grade of 20.7% U3O8
  • operated by Cameco
  • ore milled at the Key Lake operation, 80-kilometres southwest by road
  • the McArthur River and Key Lake operations together employ approximately 750 people
  • production capacity of 18.7 million pounds U3O8 annually - ore from McArthur is blended for processing with low-grade ore in stockpile at Key Lake
  • achieved International Standards Organization (ISO 14001) Certification in 2003
  • Cameco's share of 2008 production was 11.6 m lbs U3O8

DOWNLOADS

McArthur River Technical Report
(PDF, 9 MB )
Corrected Economic Analysis
(PDF, 28 KB )
McArthur River Operation Update 2009
(PDF, 439 KB )

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MCARTHUR RIVER OPERATION

McArthur River operation

McArthur River miner Ken Pederson...

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Last Reviewed: February 19, 2009