Honeymoon Uranium Mine

Honeymoon Uranium Mine
Location
Honeymoon Uranium Mine
Location in Australia
State South Australia
Country Australia
Coordinates 31°44′27″S 140°39′44″E / 31.74095°S 140.66236°E / -31.74095; 140.66236Coordinates: 31°44′27″S 140°39′44″E / 31.74095°S 140.66236°E / -31.74095; 140.66236
Production
Products Uranium
Owner
Company JSC Atomenergoprom
Website http://www.atomenergoprom.ru/en/
Year of acquisition 2013

The Honeymoon Mine is Australia's fourth uranium mine and Australia's second operating in-situ recovery mine and began production in 2011.[1] The Honeymoon mine is owned by JSC Atomenergoprom, a subsidiary of Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation. The uranium deposit belongs to the palaeochannel type. Operations at Honeymoon were suspended in November 2013, following difficulties in reaching production targets, high costs and a falling uranium price. The project has now been placed in care and maintenance.[2]

See also

References

  1. Chris Russel (2011-11-09). "First ore for new uranium mine". The Advertiser. Retrieved 20092013-11-12. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. "Honeymoon on Hold". World Nuclear News. 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
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