Joint Venture Inkai, owned by Cameco Corporation and KazAtomProm, is located in Kazakhstan and represents one of the world's richest uranium deposits that would be suitable for extraction by in-situ recovery methods using a strong acid leach. This property has undergone the transition from exploration to development to fully operational as of late 2009, with the completions of surface processing facilities with a capacity of 2000 tU per year, and the further development of wellfields. This presentation will highlight the history of the test leach results at Inkai. the early experiences of wellfield development and performance improvement, and the design, construction, commissioning and operations of the processing facilities.
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