Uranium One Inc. Announces Record Production and Sales for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010
10.01.2011 | CNW
VANCOUVER, BC, AND JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, Jan. 10 /CNW/ - Uranium One Inc. today announced record production and sales for the fourth quarter and for the full year 2010.Production
Attributable production for 2010 increased by 106% to 7.4 million pounds of U3O8, compared to 3.6 million pounds produced in 2009. During the fourth quarter of 2010, attributable production was 2.1 million pounds U3O8, a 75% increase compared to 1.2 million pounds produced during the fourth quarter of 2009 and a 24% increase compared to 1.7 million pounds produced in the third quarter of 2010.
A breakdown of Uranium One's attributable production for the fourth quarter and for the full year 2010 is shown below.
Table 1 - Uranium One Attributable Production (million pounds U3O8)
Mine Q4 2010 Fiscal Year 2010
Akdala 0.5 1.9
South Inkai 0.8 3.1
Karatau 0.7 2.2
Kharasan 0.1 0.2
Total Attributable Production 2.1 7.4
In addition, attributable production from the newly acquired Akbastau and Zarechnoye mines from December 27, 2010 to the end of the year was approximately 34,000 pounds of U3O8.
Sales
Attributable sales for the full year 2010 were 6.9 million pounds of U3O8, representing a 116% increase compared to 2009 attributable sales of 3.2 million pounds U3O8.
During the fourth quarter of 2010, the attributable sales volume was 2.9 million pounds U3O8, representing a 93% increase in sales compared to 1.5 million pounds during the fourth quarter of 2009 and a 71% increase compared to 1.7 million pounds sold during the third quarter of 2010.
About Uranium One
Uranium One is one of the world's largest publicly traded uranium producers with a globally diversified portfolio of assets located in Kazakhstan, the United States, and Australia.
Cautionary Statement
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