Uranium mining by country
Uranium is being mined in the DRC. The uranium for the nuclear bombs which were used to bomb Japan at the end of the Second World War came from this region, known then as the Belgian Congo. The mining occurs in the mineral rich province of Katanga, for example in Shinkolobwe, Mindigi, Kalongwe, Kasompi, Samboa and the Emmanuel Depot in Kolwezi. Major player is Gécamines, the state mining company. The French conglomerate Areva has an undisclosed contract with Gecamines which is reportedly allows the company to mine unlimited amounts of uranium in the region
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Uranium mining by country
Uranium is being mined in the DRC. The uranium for the nuclear bombs which were used to bomb Japan at the end of the Second World War came from this region, known then as the Belgian Congo. The mining occurs in the mineral rich province of Katanga, for example in Shinkolobwe, Mindigi, Kalongwe, Kasompi, Samboa and the Emmanuel Depot in Kolwezi. Major player is Gécamines, the state mining company. The French conglomerate Areva has an undisclosed contract with Gecamines which is reportedly allows the company to mine unlimited amounts of uranium in the region
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