First Uranium considers generating own power

First Uranium announced on 13 February that it has concluded a preliminary review of the feasibility of generating its own power due to on-going power shortages in South Africa. First Uranium described its need to shut down operations during the recent power crisis as having to "impose voluntary shut-downs of mine development and [ore] hoisting activity" at the Ezulwini gold and uranium mine. The first module of the uranium processing plant at Ezulwini remains on schedule for commissioning in June 2008.

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