Uranium production is an important part of the African economy, with Niger, Namibia and South Africa creating up to 18% of the world's annual production. Many African countries produce uranium or have untapped uranium ore deposits.
List
Algeria
- Tamanrasset
Angola
- Cabinda Province
Botswana
- Mokobaesi - Letlhakane Project - A-Cap Resources
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Shinkolobwe (closed 2004)
Gabon
- Franceville - Mounana - closed
- Franceville - Oklo - closed
Namibia
- Rössing Namib Desert 65 km from Swakopmund - Rio Tinto
- Langer Heinrich Namib Desert 80 km from Swakopmund - Paladin Energy
- Trekkopje - Areva SA
Niger
- Areva NC currently operates two large mines in the Aïr Mountains of Agadez Region.
- Arlit, Areva NC
- Iferouane, Areva NC
- Imouraren - Areva SA
- Niger-Uranium ltd
Nigeria
South Africa
- Nufcor, subsidiary of Constellation Energy, which is owned by Goldman Sachs
- Brakpan, Gauteng - Mintails project - AngloGold Ashanti's East Rand Gold and Uranium operation (ERGO) gold and uranium joint venture with DRDGold
- First Uranium, listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange symbol FIU
- Simmer and Jack Mines, listed on Johannesburg Securities Exchange
- sxrUraniumOne (formerly the JSE-listed Aflease Gold) - Dominion project - gold and uranium
See also
- Aluminium in Africa
- Cement in Africa
- Copper in Africa
- Iron ore in Africa
- Platinum in Africa
- Titanium in Africa
- Economy of Africa
- List of uranium mines
- Uranium market
References
External links
- Gabrielle Hecht. An elemental force: Uranium in Africa, and what it means to be nuclear. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. March/April 2012. An elemental force: Uranium production in Africa, and what it means to be nuclear
- AllAfrica News
- WISE Uranium Project - New Uranium Projects - Africa
- Ministry of Energy and Mines, Algeria
- Ministério da Geologia e Minas, of Angola (in Portuguese)
- Ministry of Mines and Energy, Namibia
- Department of Minerals and Energy, South Africa
