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Apr
CHAMWE KAIRA The Langer Heinrich Mine produced 745 484 pounds of uranium oxide during the quarter ending 31 March, a 17% increase on the previous quarter’s production, totalling over two million pounds’ production for the financial year to date. The mine is owned by Paladin Energy. Paladin Energy CEO Ian Purdy said the one-in-fifty-year rainfall event at the mine and surrounding areas in March caused the suspension of operations, saturation of the stockpiles and impacts on the processing plant chemistry. Additionally, flooding in the pit identified for early commencement of mining, along with delays in the delivery and mobilisation of…