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Get PriceUranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground The worldwide production of uranium in 2024 amounted to 53 656 tonnes Kazakhstan Canada and Australia were the top three uranium producers respectively and together account for 68% of world production Other countries producing more than 1 000 tonnes per year included Namibia Niger Russia Uzbekistan the United
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Get PriceUranium mining and processing are associated with a wide range of potential adverse human health risks Some of these risks arise out of aspects of uranium mining and processing specific to that enterprise whereas other risks apply to the mining sector generally and still others are linked more broadly to large scale industrial or construction activities
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