Kazakhstan uranium output unaffected by unrest

mining.com ^ | January 6, 2022 | | Henry Lazenby |

[BenLurkin]

The world’s largest uranium producer, Kazatomprom, remains unaffected by the ongoing turmoil in the Central Asian state of Kazakhstan.

“Uranium mining is going according to plan, there have been no stoppages,” a Kazatomprom spokesperson said. “The company is fulfilling its export contracts.”

Kazakh uranium accounts for about 40% of global uranium production. Kazatomprom’s attributable production represented about 23% of global primary uranium output in 2020, according to the company’s website.

Uranium mines are placed in remote regions of Turkestan oblast, largely unaffected by ongoing protests and clashes within the country. As of January 6, there were no reports of the uranium workers joining the disruptions.

CRU Group’s EMEA consultant, Toktar Turbay, said that while there might be some logistical hurdles with delivering products to the borders, since significant routes pass through the Almaty region where all the significant clashes are ongoing, the read-through for uranium producers might cause “some logistical discomfort, rather than anything else.”

[gundog]

To say nothing of their potassium....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ww1dME7yuyk

[sauropod]

bkmk

[Paul R.]

I would think their natural gas exports would be a considerable concern, if the riots spread.

Note: The largest landlocked country in the world, Kazakhstan is ~ 4 times bigger than Texas, but has ~ 6.1 million fewer people.