| From mineweb.com: The structure for managing and -run capitalizing the mining of uranium in Russia, and Russian uranium mining ventures abroad, is now clear. And also large, as Russia has recently moved into the number-3 spot in the world ranking of uranium reserves -- number-2 if Russia's equity stake in Kazakhstan reserves is counted.
After a confusing spell, in which it was preceded for a year by the Uranium Mining Company (UMC), Atomredmetzoloto (ARMZ) has been authorized to take equity and operational control of Russia's three operating uranium mines; five planned new mines; and joint ventures in Kazakhstan, Namibia, and Canada.
Atomredmetzoloto -- literally, "atomic, rare metal and gold" -- is a venerable name from the Soviet era of the nuclear industry administration, when it was an enterprise of the atomic energy ministry. In those days, it not only supervised uranium mining, but also gold at the well-known Muruntau deposit in Uzbekistan.......Full Article Source |