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Mantra and Uranex get govt nod to mine uranium in Tanzania
A uranium mine site in northern Saskatchewan. The Tanzanian government has given Mantra and Uranex rights to mine uranium in the country. Photo/FILE
Posted Monday, September 14 2009 at 00:00
While Mantra is involved in the exploration at Namtumbo, Uranex is working on the Bahi project in Dodoma with an estimated 6.7 million pounds.
The two companies are among 20 licensed to explore for uranium in the country.
The development in Tanzania comes at a time when activists in neighbouring Malawi were up in arms against the location of a uranium mining project.
It has been reported that the activists were against the mining company for failing to adhere to environmental concerns around the operation involving water contamination of the rivers that flow into Lake Malawi.
The lake is a major source of potable water and fish in Malawi, Tanzania and Mozambique.
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