Representatives of the China Nuclear Uranium Corporation (CNUC) met with the general director of state company Navoiuran, Jamal Faizullaev, to discuss the possibility of mining black shale uranium at the Jantuar and Ma’danli deposits in the Navoi region of Uzbekistan Samples have already been taken from the deposits to complete geological studies
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Uzbekistan ranks seventh in the world in terms of uranium reserves, and fifth in terms of uranium production Until 1991, all uranium mined and processed in Uzbekistan was shipped to Russia, but since 1992, virtually all Uzbek uranium has been exported to the U