Kazakhstan: Fast Track boosts AREVA’s uranium production

KATCO, a joint venture between AREVA and the Kazakh national mining company, has been operating the Muyunkum and Tortkuduk mining sites since 1997. With the Fast Track project to increase production capacity, this concession becomes the Group’s largest source of natural uranium. AREVA thus consolidates its position as the world’s leading uranium producer and reinforces its long-term partnership with Kazakhstan, the top uranium-producing country since 2009.
An industrial partnership in line with AREVA’s values
The Muyunkum and Tortkuduk uranium deposits are being mined in accordance with the AREVA Values Charter, notably in terms of respect for the environment and local community involvement.
"Fast Track": meeting the challenge of producing 4,000 tons in 2012
KATCO has been authorized to raise its uranium production to 4,000 tons a year starting in 2012. This increase is made possible by the implementation of an ambitious action plan.

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