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(last updated 15 Mar 2010)
> for old mines, see Decommissioning Data - Africa
> See also: Database Index: Uranium Mining in Sub-Saharan Africa
(African Development Information Services)
BOTSWANA ![]() |

| Nov. 27, 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 19,308 t U | 25,192 t U | |||
| Ore grade: | 0.013% U | 0.013% U | |||
> Calculate Mine Feasibility
[ISSUES]

| Nov. 27, 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 16,192 t U | ||||
| Ore grade: | 0.014% U | ||||
CAMEROON ![]() |

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC ![]() |

CONGO, Democratic Republic of the ![]() |
GABON ![]() |

COMUF - Compagnie des Mines d'Uranium de Franceville

GUINEA ![]() |
| July 1, 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 4,462 t U | ||||
| Ore grade: | 0.025% U | ||||
MALAWI ![]() |

| Jan. 5, 2009 | Reserves *) | Resources (300 ppm cutoff) | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 3,343 t U | 7,922 t U | 3,512 t U | 9,230 t U | 1,825 t U |
| Ore grade: | 0.11% U | 0.085% U | 0.10% U | 0.061% U | 0.047% U |
Aerial view: Google Maps
> Calculate Mine Feasibility
[ISSUES] · [OLD ISSUES]

| Sep. 2, 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 1119 t U | 2858 t U | |||
| Ore grade: | 0.0085% U | 0.0068% U | |||
MALI ![]() |
| May 15, 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 333 t U | 6,888 t U | |||
| Ore grade: | 0.064% U | 0.080% U | |||
> Download Technical Report June 26, 2009 (6.1M PDF)
(SEDAR)
MOZAMBIQUE ![]() |

NAMIBIA ![]() |
(for old mines, see Decommissioning Data - Namibia)
> See also: Spatial Development Initiative: Potential Mining Projects
(Ministry of Trade and Industry)
> Download: Mineral Resources of Namibia: Nuclear and Fossil Fuels - Uranium
(2.4M PDF - Geological Survey of Namibia 1999)

| End 2007 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 8,310 t U | 38,761 t U | 481 t U | 25,333 t U | 12,499 t U |
| Ore grade: | 0.042% U | 0.030% U | 0.018% U | 0.022% U | 0.017% U |

| Sep. 24, 2008 | Reserves *) | Resources | |||
| proved | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 15,192 t U | 10,131 t U | 16,600 t U | 11,254 t U | 35,227 t U |
| Ore grade: | 0.051% U | 0.051% U | 0.051% U | 0.051% U | 0.051% U |
> Calculate Mine Feasibility
[ISSUES] · [OLD ISSUES]
Langer Heinrich Uranium (Pty) Ltd

Aerial view: Google Maps
> Calculate Mine Feasibility
[ISSUES]
| Apr. 2007 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 3,103 t U | 1,937 t U | |||
| Ore grade: | 0.011% U | 0.011% U | |||
| 6 Oct. 2007 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 887 t U | 41,503 t U | 974 t U | ||
| Ore grade: | 0.012% U | 0.011% U | 0.0076% U | ||
> Download Technical Report Nov. 28, 2006 (3.8M PDF)
(SEDAR)
> Download Bankable Feasibility Study, Interim Progress Update Report, Feb. 2007 (300k PDF)
(SEDAR)
> Download Preliminary Assessment April 26, 2007 (2.6M PDF)
(SEDAR)

| Nov. 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 2,769 t U | 20,500 t U | 3,115 t U | 25,923 t U | 3,231 t U |
| Ore grade: | 0.014% U | 0.013% U | 0.013% U | 0.011% U | 0.011% U |
> Download Addendum to June 2009 Technical Report, Jan. 2010: Forsys · SEDAR (1.7M PDF) ![]()
> Download Technical Report June 23, 2009 (1.9M PDF)
(SEDAR)
> Download Technical Report May 2009: Forsys (2.6M PDF) ![]()
> Download Technical Report Jan. 2009 (2.2M PDF)
(SEDAR)
> Download Technical Report March 2008
> Download Technical Report June 2007: Forsys (6.4M PDF)
· SEDAR (1.8M PDF) ![]()
> Download: Technical Report Oct. 24, 2005 (1.9M PDF)
(SEDAR)
Aerial view: Google Maps
> Calculate Mine Feasibility
[ISSUES]

| July 20, 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 769 t U | 40,654 t U | 20,154 t U | ||
| Ore grade: | 0.018% U | 0.018% U | 0.017% U | ||
> Download Technical Report Aug. 31/Sep. 25, 2009 (7.1MB PDF)
(SEDAR)
> Download Technical Report Feb. 2009 (11.8MB PDF)
(SEDAR)
> Download Technical Report Sep. 2008 (4.7MB PDF): Bannerman
· SEDAR ![]()
> Download Technical Report Feb. 2008 (6.1MB PDF)
(SEDAR)
> Download Technical Report Oct. 2007 (5.5MB PDF)
(SEDAR)
> Calculate Mine Feasibility
[ISSUES]

| Zone 1 July 2, 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 9,231 t U | 46,538 t U | |||
| Ore grade: | 0.045% U | 0.037% U | |||
> Download Technical Report Feb. 25, 2009 (8.4M PDF)
(SEDAR)
| Zone 2 July 22, 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 46,923 t U | ||||
| Ore grade: | 0.046% U | ||||
> Download Technical Report Aug. 24, 2009 (4.9M PDF)
(SEDAR)
> Calculate Rössing South Mine Feasibility
[ISSUES]
| Aug. 6, 2008 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 119 t U | 9,538 t U | |||
| Ore grade: | 0.021% U | 0.018% U | |||
> Download Technical Report Sep. 23, 2008 (4.7M PDF)
> Calculate Ida Dome Mine Feasibility
[ISSUES]
| Mar. 1, 2010 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 4,615 t U | 28,077 t U | |||
| Ore grade: | 0.015% U | 0.014% U | |||
NIGER ![]() |
(for old mines, see Decommissioning Data - Niger)
[CURRENT ISSUES]

| End 2005 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 16,716 t U | 6,397 t U | 10,115 t U | ||
| Ore grade: | 0.3% U | 0.16% U | 0.3% U | ||
Aerial view: Google Maps
SOMAÏR - Société des Mines de l'Aïr

| End 2005 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 7,909 t U | 15,737 t U | 2,544 t U | 5,725 t U | 18,718 t U |
| Ore grade: | 0.46% U | 0.43% U | 0.33% U | 0.31% U | 0.25% U |
Aerial view: Google Maps
COMINAK - Compagnie Minière d'Akouta

| End 2005 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 118,100 t U | 25,500 t U | |||
| Ore grade: | 0.11% U | 0.1% U | |||



| Nov. 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 19,423 t U | ||||
| Ore grade: | 0.070% U | ||||

| Nov. 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 202 t U | 1913 t U | 1350 t U | ||
| Ore grade: | 0.050% U | 0.015% U | 0.014% U | ||

| 28 Jan. 2010 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 4,231 t U | ||||
| Ore grade: | 0.018% U | ||||
NIGERIA ![]() |
SENEGAL ![]() |
SOMALIA ![]() |
SOUTH AFRICA ![]() |
(for old mines, see Decommissioning Data - South Africa)
In South Africa, uranium is a by-product of gold mining.
Historical uranium production to 1996
(395k PDF - Chamber of Mines)
| 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 1031 t U | 3086 t U | |||
| Ore grade: | 0.088% U | 0.081% U | |||
| Driefontein (underground) June 30, 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 4,056 t U | ||||
| Ore grade: | 0.0081% U | ||||
| Driefontein (in tailings) June 30, 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 8,248 t U | 312 t U | |||
| "Ore" grade: | 0.0054% U | 0.0023% U | |||
> Aerial view Driefontein: Google Maps
[ISSUES]
| Kloof (underground) June 30, 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 1,367 t U | ||||
| Ore grade: | 0.0038% U | ||||
| Kloof (in tailings) June 30, 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 7,865 t U | ||||
| "Ore" grade: | 0.0033% U | ||||
> Aerial view Kloof: Google Maps
[ISSUES]
| South Deep (underground) June 30, 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 4,455 t U | ||||
| Ore grade: | 0.0062% U | ||||
| South Deep (in tailings) June 30, 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 3,356 t U | ||||
| "Ore" grade: | 0.0063% U | ||||
> Aerial view South Deep: Google Maps
[ISSUES]

| Buffelsfontein underground 2005 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 3,178 t U | 1,901 t U | |||
| Ore grade: | 0.018% U | 0.016% U | |||
| Buffelsfontein and Hartebeestfontein tailings dams, Dec. 2007 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 7,038 t U | 14,058 t U | 7,038 t U | 14,442 t U | 1,781 t U |
| "Ore" grade: | 0.0070% U | 0.0062% U | 0.0070% U | 0.0061% U | 0.0084% U |
> Download Technical Report on the Mine Waste Solutions Tailings Recovery Project March 31, 2008: First Uranium (5.7M PDF)
· SEDAR (5.7M PDF) ![]()
> Download Buffelsfontein Technical Report Nov. 1, 2007 (Pre-Feasibility of the
Buffelsfontein Tailings Recovery Project): First Uranium (8.2M PDF)
· SEDAR (8.2M PDF) ![]()
> Download Buffelsfontein Technical Report Nov. 8, 2006 (2.7M PDF)
· revised Dec. 5, 2006 (2.7M PDF)
· revised Jan. 31, 2007 (1.1M PDF)
· revised May 22, 2007 (4.6M PDF)
(SEDAR)
> Download Buffelsfontein - Independent Audit Report, Jan. 18, 2006
(4.5MB PDF)
> Aerial view Hartebeestfontein / Buffelsfontein tailings dams: Google Maps
(uranium recovery shut down)
(mining halted after March 9, 2005, earthquake and restarted Nov. 2005)
[ISSUES] · [MORE ISSUES]

Ezulwini project (formerly Randfontein Four Shaft)
| Jan. 2007 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 1,495 t U | 1,108 t U | 83,969 t U | ||
| Ore grade: | 0.061% U | 0.081% U | 0.064% U | ||
> Download Technical Report (Preliminary Assessment) Jan. 6, 2009 (5.8M PDF)
(SEDAR)
> Download Technical Report (Preliminary Assessment) Jun. 5, 2008 (2.7M PDF)
(SEDAR)
> Download Technical Report Nov. 8, 2006 (1.9M PDF)
· revised Dec. 5, 2006 (1.9M PDF)
· revised May 9, 2007 (2.7M PDF)
(SEDAR)



| End 2007 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proved | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 4,653 t U | 11,874 t U | 916 t U | 48,798 t U | 7,411 t U |
| Ore grade: | 0.029% U | 0.031% U | 0.067% U | 0.020% U | 0.033% U |


| Dec. 31, 2007 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Dominion Upper | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size: | 10,028 t U | 15,508 t U | |||
| Ore grade: | 0.053% U | 0.026% U | |||
| Dominion Lower | |||||
| Size: | 8,832 t U | 7,127 t U | |||
| Ore grade: | 0.075% U | 0.020% U | |||
| Dominion Surface Tailings | |||||
| Size: | 346 t U | ||||
| "Ore" grade: | 0.012% U | ||||

| Dec. 31, 2007 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Rietkuil Upper | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size: | 18,863 t U | 15,574 t U | |||
| Ore grade: | 0.050% U | 0.042% U | |||
| Rietkuil Lower | |||||
| Size: | 5,515 t U | 15,004 t U | |||
| Ore grade: | 0.045% U | 0.036% U | |||

| Nov. 30, 2007 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| surface dumps | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size: | 15,172 t U *) | 25,983 t U | 42 t U | ||
| "Ore" grade: | 0.018% U *) | 0.0083% U | 0.0047% U | ||
| underground | |||||
| Size: | 2,553 t U | 1,577 t U | 11,526 t U | ||
| Ore grade: | 0.034% U | 0.046% U | 0.042% U | ||
| Mar. 15, 2010 (in tailings) | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 1700 t U | 1985 t U | 1812 t U | ||
| "Ore" grade: | 0.0050% U | 0.0067% U | 0.0046% U | ||
| Mar. 15, 2010 (in tailings) | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 1954 t U | 2222 t U | |||
| "Ore" grade: | 0.0037% U | 0.0029% U | |||
> Aerial view West Rand tailings dams: Google Maps
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> Aerial view West Wits pit: Google Maps
| Oct. 8, 2008 (in tailings) | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 5,725 t U | ||||
| "Ore" grade: | 0.0033% U | ||||
> Download Technical Report Aug. 11, 2008 (3.2M PDF)
(Mintails)
> Aerial view Elsburg Tailings Dam: Google Maps
Ergo Mines Joint Venture
| Oct. 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 62,808 t U | ||||
| Ore grade: | 0.025% U | ||||
| May 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 21,808 t U | ||||
| Ore grade: | 0.012% U | ||||
| July 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 18,400 t U | ||||
| Ore grade: | 0.066% U | ||||
[ISSUES]
| Feb. 2008 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 157 t U | 120 t U | |||
| Ore grade: | 0.030% U | 0.030% U | |||
| June 30, 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 350 t U | 792 t U | 588 t U | ||
| Ore grade: | 0.052% U | 0.039% U | 0.025% U | ||
[ISSUES]
TANZANIA ![]() |

| Reserves | Resources | ||||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 5,885 t U | ||||
| Ore grade: | 0.013% U | ||||
[ISSUES]

| 26 Jan. 2010 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 10,961 t U | 21,461 t U | |||
| Ore grade: | 0.044% U | 0.037% U | |||
> Download
Technical Report Dec. 7, 2009 (5.4M PDF)
·
Technical Report Sep. 18, 2009 (7.1M PDF)
(SEDAR)
> Calculate Nyota Prospect mine feasibility
[ISSUES]
ZAMBIA ![]() |
(for old mines, see Decommissioning Data - South Africa)

| June 2008 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Malundwe | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size: | 3,464 t U | 3,815 t U | 1,542 t U | ||
| Ore grade: | 0.10% U | 0.081% U | 0.040% U | ||
| Chimiwungo | |||||
| Size: | 1,023 t U | ||||
| Ore grade: | 0.047% U | ||||


| Nov. 18, 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 801 t U | 791 t U | 1304 t U | ||
| Ore grade: | 0.030% U | 0.021% U | 0.020% U | ||
[ISSUES]
Chirundu Joint Venture

| March 20, 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 269 t U | 962 t U | 115 t U | ||
| Ore grade: | 0.020% U | 0.027% U | 0.015% U | ||
Chirundu Joint Venture

| March 12, 2009 | Reserves | Resources | |||
| proven | probable | measured | indicated | inferred | |
| Size: | 765 t U | 2,238 t U | 5,077 t U | ||
| Ore grade: | 0.041% U | 0.027% U | 0.020% U | ||
[ISSUES]
> Calculate Mine Feasibilty
ZIMBABWE ![]() |

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