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17 , 2001
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:Jan
17, 2001
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
COGEMA Recognized in 90 Countires
for Environmental Management
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| Tim Kelly monitoring water
treatment process at the McClean Lake
operation. |
COGEMA Resources announced today that its McClean Lake operation
has been awarded ISO 14001 environmental management certification.
This milestone for the corporation means that McClean
Lake's mine, mill and support services facility have achieved an
international set of standards for maintaining an effective environmental
management system. It's a voluntary international standard recognized
in more than 90 countries.
"The McClean Lake operation is the first uranium mine in Canada
and the first mine in Saskatchewan to attain this coveted
standard," said Arnaud de Bourayne, COGEMA Resources President
and Chief Executive Officer. "By defining the elements necessary
to effectively manage its impact on the environment, COGEMA
Resources, through McClean Lake, is leading the industry in
environmental responsibility."
"KPMG Quality Registrar would like to take this
opportunity to congratulate COGEMA Resources and the team at McClean
Lake on achieving this ISO 14001 registration," said Mike Alexander,
KPMG Vice President - Western Region. "We are well aware of the
quantity of work and effort required to reach this goal."
ABOUT McCLEAN LAKE
Operated and majority owned by COGEMA Resources, the McClean Lake
operation is located about 750 km. northeast of Saskatoon. It began
production in June 1999. The McClean Lake uranium deposit was discovered
in 1979. The mill was constructed from 1995 to 1998. The first new
uranium mill to be licensed in North America in the past 15 years,
it is the most innovative uranium mill in the world. The mill is
processing ore from the mined JEB open pit mine and the nearby Sue
pits. The mill is planned, subject to future approvals, to handle
ore from the Midwest and the Cigar Lake mines. COGEMA's partners
in the McClean Lake project are Denison Mines Limited (22.5%) and
OURD (7.5%), a consortium of Japanese utilities.
ABOUT COGEMA RESOURCES
Headquartered in Saskatoon, COGEMA Resources Inc. operates mining
and milling facilities at Cluff Lake in Northern Saskatchewan, is
operator and majority owner of the McClean Lake and Midwest uranium
projects, and part owner of the Cigar Lake, McArthur River and Key
Lake uranium projects. Of the company's employees at the mine sites,
more than 50% are from northern Saskatchewan.
For further information, please contact:
Tim Gitzel
Senior Vice-President & Corporate Counsel
COGEMA Resources Inc.
Phone: (306) 343-4501
Alun Richards email
Public Relations Specialist
COGEMA Resources Inc.
Phone: (306) 343-4637 or 1-888-9COGEMA (toll-free in Saskatchewan)
Web Site: www.cogema.ca
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