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Decommissioning Data - Uzbekistan

(last updated 22 Oct 2021)

Contents:

Mines
Waste Rock
Heap Leaching Waste
Mill Tailings
In Situ Leach Facilities

Mines

Uranium mines - Uzbekistan
Location	Type	Total Production [t U]	Status
Bukantausky district (Uchkuduk)
Uchkuduk	OP, UG, HL		closed
Meylisai	OP, UG, HL		closed
Kandykijube	OP, UG, HL		closed
Bakhaly	OP, UG, HL		closed
Altyntau	OP, UG, HL		closed
Auminza-Beltausky district (Zarafshan)
Sugraly	UG		idle
?

TOTAL		55,968

Type: UG = underground, OP = open pit, HL = heap leaching
Source: Uranium 1997, OECD 1998; EUR16885 (1996)

Uranium waste rock deposits - Uzbekistan
Location	Area ha	Volume 10⁶ m³
Uchkuduk	34.72	1.448
Sugraly	106.02	0.9566
Sabyrsaj	50	0.2534
Ketmenchi	50	0.2534
Chauli	20	0.770
Alatanga, Kattasai, Dzhekindek	19.5	0.50
Charkesar-I/II [ISSUES]	16.2	0.47

TOTAL	246.44	4.328

Sources: NEA 2002

Uranium heap leaching waste deposits - Uzbekistan
Location	Area ha	Contents 10⁶ t	Status
?	?	?	?
TOTAL

Sources:

Uranium Mill Tailings Deposits - Uzbekistan
Location	Area ha	Contents 10⁶ t	Status
Navoi	590	60	at present processing ISL preconcentrates
?	?	?	?
TOTAL	?	?

Sources: IAEA-TECDOC-961 p. 107 (1997)

Uranium In Situ Leach Facilities - Uzbekistan
Location	Surface Area ha	Total Production [t U]	Status
Bukantausky district (Uchkuduk)
Uchkuduk	178.4		operating
Kendykijube			operating
Meylisai			operating
Bakhaly			operating
Altyntau			operating
West-Nuratinsky district (Zafarabad)
Sabyrsaj	130		operating
Ketmenchi	130		operating
Zirabulak-Ziaetdinsky district (Nurabad)
North Bukinai	174		operating
South Bukinai			operating
Beshkak			operating
Auminza-Beltausky district (Zarafshan)
Sugraly	6.1		idle

TOTAL	1300	35,603*

* as of end 1998
Sources: Uranium 1999, OECD 2000; EUR16885 (1996); IAEA-TECDOC-961 p. 107 (1997); OECD 1999; NEA 2002