Cameco
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Cameco Corporation | |
Type | Public (TSX: CCO) (NYSE: CCJ) |
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Founded | |
Headquarters | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
Key people | Victor Zaleschuk - Chairman |
Industry | Uranium |
Products | Engineering firm |
Revenue | $1.3 billion USD |
Website | http://www.cameco.com/ |
Cameco Corp. TSX: CCO NYSE: CCJ is the world's largest publicly traded uranium company, based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It was formed in 1988 by the merger and privatization of two crown corporations: the federal owned Eldorado Mining and Refining Limited (known better as Eldorado Nuclear later on) and Saskatchewan-based Saskatchewan Mining Development Corp (SMDC).
Cameco operates, either alone or jointly, several Uranium mines in Saskatchewan, a Uranium Refinery, and a Uranium Conversion Facility, both located in Ontario.
[edit] Corporate governance
Current members of the board of directors of Cameco Corporation are: John Auston, Joe Colvin, Harry Cook, James R. Curtiss, George Dembroski, Gerald Grandey, Nancy E. Hopkins, Oyvind Hushovd, George Ivany, Neil McMillan, Robert Peterson, and Victor Zaleschuk.
[edit] External links
- Cameco's official site
- Cameco Uranium StocksThe Nuclear Option and the Uranium Bull: by Dr. Mark Skousen, Investment Advisory Panelist, Investment U.