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The article reports on the plan of Canada-based Cameco Corporation to produce 21.5 million pounds of U3O8 (triuranium octoxide) in 2010. The increase is prompted by the plan of the company to double production at the Inkai mine in Kazakhstan. It is anticipated by the company that it will sell between 31 million and 33 million pounds of triuranium octoxide in 2010.

The article reports on the plan Cameco Corp. to increase its uranium production at its Inkai in situ recovery mine and processing plant in central Kazakhstan.

This section offers news briefs related to the mining industry. An opening ceremony was held on April 28, 2009 for the Irkol U mine in Kazakhstan which targets a production capacity of 750 tons of uranium annually. Paladin Energy claims a ceremony was held to mark the opening of Malawi's Kayelekera uranium mine on April 20, 2009. There has been progress in the remediation of Cameco's flooded Cigar Lake uranium mine, the company claims.

This article reveals the plan of Cameco Corporation and Kazatomprom to establish a new company called Ulba Conversion LLP. The new company will develop a uranium hexafluoride conversion facility at the Ulba Metallurgical plant in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan. Particular focus is given to the ownership structure of Ulba Conversion LLP. The objectives of the memorandum of understanding signed between Cameco and Kazatomprom in 2007 are given. Meanwhile, Cameco has taken several steps to prevent further contamination at its plant in Ontario.

This article reports on the decision of Cameco Corp. and Kazatomprom, the national atomic company in Kazakhstan, to sign a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on the development of uranium conversion capacity in Kazakhstan. According to Cameo president and chief executive officer Jerry Grandey, the MoU provides significant growth opportunities for both companies. Terms of the MoU are discussed.

Reports on the attainment of British Standards Institute and ISO certifications by the Inkai uranium test mine of Cameco Corp. in Kazakhstan. Overview of certifications received by Inkai; Portion of the joint venture owned by Cameco and the National Atomic Co. of Kazakhstan.

Reports on the plan of Cameco Corp. and the National Atomic Co. of Kazakhstan to develop the Inkai uranium deposit in Kazakhstan through their Inkai Joint Venture. Share of Cameco in Inkai; Cost of the project; Remarks from Jerry Grandey of Cameco on the Inkai deposit.

The article reports that the uranium mining project of the Inaki joint venture of Cameco continues despite the arrest of the former head and seven senior executives of the state uranium firm KazAtomProm in Kazakhstan in 2009. The executives were accused of illegally selling the uranium resources of the country to foreign companies, including Canadian-based Uranium One. According to Cameco president and chief executive officer (CEO) Jerry Grandey, about two billion pounds of uranium will be consumed by nuclear reactors worldwide during the next 10 years.