Nunavut’s Kiggavik uranium mine still part of our plans: Areva – Nunatsiaq News
March 16, 2015
“Our intent is to be a good corporate citizen”
Areva Resources Canada addressed the doubters March 13 by insisting that despite the lack of a firm start date, the Kiggavik uranium mine is still a part of the company’s future.
But because it’s Nunavut’s first uranium mine, it will still require several years of permitting and planning before development can begin.
“Since about 2013, we’ve been calling this a project for the (2020s) and 30s,” said Barry McCallum, Areva’s manager of Nunavut affairs. “Even from now, there are three to five years of permitting required still.”
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