France-based Orano Mining, Uzbekistan’s State Committee for Geology and Mineral Resources (GosComGeology) and the Uzbek state-owned enterprise Navoiuranium have signed a tripartite agreement that lays the foundations of an “exclusive alliance” for the development of new uranium mines in Uzbekistan.
Orano said the agreement was signed on the sidelines of Uzbekistan president Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s visit to France earlier this month.
Orano has been present in Uzbekistan since 2019, when the group initiated a partnership with GosComGeology, to develop uranium exploration and mining activities in the Djengeldi area. This partnership led in 2019 to the creation of a joint venture called Nurlikum Mining, which has today around 50 employees.
Orano said the agreement was signed on the sidelines of Uzbekistan president Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s visit to France earlier this month.
Orano has been present in Uzbekistan since 2019, when the group initiated a partnership with GosComGeology, to develop uranium exploration and mining activities in the Djengeldi area. This partnership led in 2019 to the creation of a joint venture called Nurlikum Mining, which has today around 50 employees.
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