Uranium in Saskatchewan

The federal and provincial governments granted environmental assessment approvals for the project in 1998 based on underground jet boring techniques. The new project description, to develop the orebody as an open pit mine, requires an additional environmental assessment, which is under way. Mining would last about five years. The ore will be trucked on a dedicated haul road about 16 km to the McClean Lake mill for processing. An expansion of the mill will be required to process the additional ore. Treated mine water will be pumped to McClean Lake for discharge into the Sink/Vulture Treated Effluent Management System.

• Continue environmental assessment with the objective to receive approval in the near future.
• The project has been postponed. The regulatory approvals process and engineering planning is continuing.