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Langer Heinrich mine construction completed |
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Written by Staff Reporters
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The construction and commissioning of the Langer Heinrich Uranium Project has been successfully completed, Paladin Resources has announced.
The Australian-based Paladin said in a statement that the project manager has since demobilised the primary construction work force keeping a select team of 50 construction people on site to complete any priority construction rectification work. Worldwide, this is the first complete new conventional uranium mining operation to come into production in a decade, the statement said.
“This historic and extremely significant milestone was achieved within the original schedule and within the specified capital budget,” said the statement. The mining operation is well advanced, supplying ore to the crusher, said the statement.
Paladin said the process of plant optimisation and construction rectification work will now continue as the LHU operational team proceed with the ramp up phase to achieve the production rate for of 2.6 million pounds of yellowcake per annum.
“The production that will result from Langer Heinrich represents an important step forward in the challenge to meet the rapidly growing demand for uranium in a rejuvenated nuclear industry. With continued positive price outlook expected for a decade or more, timing of Paladin's production is optimal in consolidating the company as the pre-eminent new producer,” the statement said.
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