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Areva mothballs Namibia uranium mine

Frik Els | October 12, 2012 | 7:58 pm Energy Africa Uranium 

France's Areva will put its Trekkopje project in Namibia on care and maintenance until such time as market conditions for uranium improves. Areva has been struggling financially since the March Japanese Fukushima nuclear disaster led to a drop in uranium...

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