Finnish mining company Terrafame plans to start recovering natural uranium as a by-product of zinc and nickel production at its Talvivaara mine in Sotkamo in the northeast of the country by the summer of 2024 with the aim of using it for nuclear power plants.
The state-owned company said it has completed a feasibility study related to uranium recovery and has decided to start preparing operations for uranium recovery.
Terrafame said its production process enables the low concentration of natural uranium found in the ore to be used as a by-product.
The company has a uranium recovery plant which is being prepared for operational use.
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