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To: LoneClone who wrote (30841)	1/5/2009 7:10:27 PM
From: LoneClone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 194042

Areva to operate Imouraren mine in Niger Areva sais it has been awarded a licence to operate the Imouraren mine in Niger. Posted: Monday , 05 Jan 2009 mineweb.com PARIS (Reuters) - French nuclear energy group Areva said on Monday it had been awarded a licence to operate the Imouraren mine in Niger which it called the most important uranium mine in Africa and the second in the world. Areva will have a 66.65 percent stake and Niger 33.35 percent. The mine will take an initial investment of 1.2 billion euros and will have an annual production of 5,000 tonnes for a period of 35 years. It will employ 1,400 and start in 2010. Areva will finance two-thirds of the amount. It will make Niger the world's second biggest uranium producer after Canada.