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PALADIN URANIUM PROJECT SUMMARY |
| Criteria |
Langer Heinrich Mine* |
Kayelekera Mine* |
Manyingee Project** |
Oobagooma Project |
Valhalla Deposit* |
Skal Deposit* |
Bigrlyi Deposit* |
Angela Deposit |
Paladin Attribution |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
91.03% |
91.03% |
41.71% |
50% |
| Location |
Namibia, Southern Africa |
Malawi, Southern Africa |
West Pilbara, Western Australia |
West Kimberley, Western Australia |
Queensland, Australia |
Queensland, Australia |
Northern Territory, Australia |
Northern Territory, Australia |
Deposit Type |
Calcrete |
Sandstone |
Sandstone |
Sandstone |
Metasomatic |
Metasomatic |
Sandstone |
Sandstone |
Measured & Indicated Resources |
56.4Mt @ 0.06% U3O8 (32,858t U3O8) 72.4Mlb |
20.7Mt @ 0.08% U3O8 (17,599t U3O8) 38.8Mlb |
7.9Mt @ 0.1% U3O8 (8,080t U3O8) 17.8Mlb |
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31.2Mt @ 0.09% U3O8 (27,229t U3O8) 60.0Mlb |
4.3Mt @ 0.06% U3O8 (2,458t U3O8) 5.4Mlb |
4.7Mt @ 0.13% U3O8 (6,100t U3O8) 13.5Mlb |
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Inferred Resources |
70.7Mt @ 0.06% U3O8 (41,557t U3O8) 91.6Mlb |
5.5Mt @ 0.06%U3O8 (3,433t U3O8) 7.6Mlb |
5.5Mt @ 0.05% U3O8 (2,810t U3O8) 6.2Mlb |
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5.2Mt @ 0.09% U3O8 (4,494t U3O8) 9.9Mlb |
8.4Mt @ 0.05% U3O8 (4,129t U3O8) 9.1Mlb |
3.4Mt @ 0.12% U3O8 (4,000t U3O8) 8.9Mlb |
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Historic Resources (non-JORC compliant) |
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8.3Mt @ 0.12%-0.14% U3O8 (9,950t U3O8) 21.9Mlb |
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11Mt @ 0.1%-0.13%U3O8 (12,000 - 13,000t U3O8) 26-28Mlb |
Mining Method |
Conventional open pit |
Conventional open pit |
In-Situ Leach |
In-Situ Leach |
Open pit/ Underground |
Open pit/ Underground |
Open pit/ Underground |
Open pit/ Underground |
Previous Owners |
Gencor Limited (South African Mining Company) and Acclaim |
Central Electricity Generating Board (UK utility) |
Cogema (French utility) |
Cogema (French utility) |
Queensland Mines Ltd |
Queensland Mines Ltd |
AGIP Australia Pty Ltd |
Uranerz Australia Pty Ltd |
Activity Periods |
1973 - 1980, 1999 to present |
1982 - 1990 1998 to present |
1979 - 1988, Acquired 1998 |
1982 - 1985, Acquired 1998 |
1968 - 1972, 1997 to present |
1970 - 1980, 2005 to present |
1974 - 1983, 2005 to present |
1972 - 1983, 2009 to present |
Project Status |
Stage 3 planning underway. |
Ramp-up commenced. |
Resource definition planning commenced. |
Re-assessment underway. Resource definition drilling required. |
Resource definition drilling in progress. |
Resource definition drilling in progress. |
Resource definition drilling in progress. |
Resource definition and confirmation drilling underway. |
Project Significance |
Globally first new uranium mine and mill in a decade. |
Significant contributor to Malawi economy. Approx. 10% GDP. |
One of only three Australian advanced ISL projects. |
Large resource potential. |
Large uranium resource. |
Large uranium resource. |
High uranium grades. |
Large uranium resource. |
| Timeframe |
Production commenced in 2007. 27 year project life. Ramp-up to 3.7Mlb/pa September quarter 2009. Expansion to 5.2Mlb/pa 2010. |
Commissioning commenced in early 2009. 11 year project life. Ramp-up to 3.3Mlb/pa underway. |
3 year staged feasibility study required. |
2 year reserve / resource drilling required. |
Development dependent on Queensland Government U Policy changes. |
Development dependent on Queensland Government U Policy changes. |
Prefeasibility Study if sufficient resources. |
Prefeasibility Study to follow resource validation. |