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Cameco Corporation

Cameco Corporation, with its head office in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is the world's largest uranium producer as well as a significant supplier of conversion services. The company’s competitive position is based on controlling ownership of the world's largest high-grade reserves and low-cost operations. Cameco's uranium products are used to generate clean electricity in nuclear power plants around the world, including Ontario where the company is a partner in North America's largest nuclear electricity generating facility. The company also explores for uranium around the world, while holding a majority interest in a mid-tier gold company. Cameco's shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.

Cameco Corporation owns and operates the Rabbit Lake mill and is operator and majority owner of the Key Lake mill and McArthur River mine. The company is also majority owner and operator of the Cigar Lake uranium project and is currently evaluating the Millennium uranium project.