In Tanzania, a strategic environmental assessment of the Mkuju River project has begun

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AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 08.11.2024

The Government of Tanzania has initiated a process to assess the environmental impacts of the Mkuju River project.

This was stated by Deputy Minister for Minerals Stephen Kiruswa, speaking on November 8, 2024 in the country's parliament.

It means the implementation of a strategic environmental assessment. It is performed at earlier stages of the project compared to the EIA.

The relevant work started on November 3, 2024 and will last six months.

The official also answered a question from deputies about the reasons for the delay in the implementation of the Mkuju River project. According to him, it was caused by low prices for natural uranium.

"With uranium prices now stabilized, the company is ready to move forward," the deputy minister added.

According to information from the website of the Uranium One company:

The Mkuju River Project is a world-class uranium development project located in southern Tanzania, about 470 kilometers southwest of Dar es Salaam.

Mantra Tanzania Limited is the owner of the Mkuju River and is a part of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom. Mantra Tanzania Limited has a special mining license issued by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Tanzania.

The Mkuju River project with the Nyota deposit is one of the world's largest uranium projects with a resource reserve of 152 million tons of ore.

Topics: Uranium, Africa, Tanzania

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