Rio Tinto's uranium mining interests
Rio Tinto, one of the world's largest mining companies, has major interests in uranium mining in Australia and in Namibia. It is the world's second largest producer of uranium. [1]
The company has major shareholdings in two operating uranium mines:
- Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA) in Australia, in which Rio Tinto has a 68 per cent interest; and
- Rossing Uranium in Namibia, in which Rio Tinto has a 69 per cent interest.
Rio Tinto also has majority interests in two undeveloped uranium ore bodies. These are:
- the Jabiluka lease in the Northern Territory held by ERA;
- the Kintyre lease in Western Australia is owned by Canning Resources Pty Ltd, which is wholly owned by Rio Tinto. [1]
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References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Rio Tinto, "Rio Tinto Submission to the Review of Uranium Mining, Processing and Nuclear Energy in Australia", August 2006. (210kb Pdf)
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