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PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Uranium miner Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) reported a 36% increase in uranium oxide (U3O8) production during the three months to September, compared with the second quarter.
The miner reported on Tuesday that 666 t of U3O8 was produced in the September quarter, compared with the 489 t produced in the June quarter. The June quarter production had been affected by scheduled mill maintenance.
All ore milled during the quarter was taken from existing stockpiles.
ERA reported that during the September quarter, progressive rehabilitation of the company’s Ranger project, in the Northern Territory, continued.