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The Langer Heinrich Mine (LHM) is a large open pit mine located in the western part of Namibia in the Erongo Region. Langer Heinrich represents one of the largest uranium reserves in Namibia having estimated reserves of 57,000 tonnes of ore grading 0.055% uranium. [1] The Langer Heinrich Mine is currently owned by Paladin Energy Ltd with a 75% ...
When it opened in 2006, the Langer Heinrich mine was the first conventional uranium mine to be opened in the world in two decades. [17] [18] Langer Heinrich is now considered to have the greatest potential in the country, [19] and saw a 59% increase to 1225 tons of uranium oxide in 2009, compared with 771 tons in 2008. [16]
In late 2006, Paladin Resources Ltd. commissioned the Langer Heinrich uranium (LHU) mine and oxide (U3O8, or yellowcake) plant. [7] LHU produced 1 170 tonnes of processed uranium called yellow cake in 2009. [22] This mine is under care and maintenance since 2018, awaiting higher uranium prices. [24]
Paladin Energy Ltd is a Western Australian based uranium production company. It currently has one operating mine in Africa; the Langer Heinrich Mine (LHM) in Namibia. Paladin was listed on the Australian, OTC and Namibian Stock Exchanges, as well as the Munich, Berlin, Stuttgart and Frankfurt Exchanges. It also owns deposits in Western Australia.
Uranium was discovered in the Namib Desert in 1928 but explorations began only at the end of the 1950. Rössing is the largest of three mines exploiting Uranium in the Namib, the others are Langer Heinrich operated by Paladin, and Husab, under Chinese ownership. The open pit mine's production capacity is 4,500 tons. [5]
Uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground. Over 50,000 tons of uranium were produced in 2019. ... the Langer Heinrich Mine at 60,830 ...
The Langer Heinrich calcrete uranium deposit was discovered in 1973 and an open pit mine officially opened in 2007, producing until 2018, when the Paladin Energy-China National Nuclear Corporation joint venture was placed on care and maintenance, due to a sustained low uranium price.
This contains lists of countries by uranium production. The first two lists are compiled by the World Nuclear Association , and measures uranium production by tonnes mined. The last list is compiled by TradeTech, a consulting company which specializes in the nuclear fuel market.