Niger puts Somaïr uranium mining in state hands

NIGER has granted a large-scale uranium-mining permit – previously held by French nuclear company Orano SA – to state-controlled Tsumco SA, Bloomberg reported. Tsumco is the company Niger created after nationalising Somaïr, according to minutes from a cabinet meeting on Friday. Orano previously held a 63% stake in Somaïr and operated the mine in partnership […] The post Niger puts Somaïr uranium…