Paladin's Kayerekera uranium mine output up 15 percent

stone crusher of size 30 215 6 available in indiaProduction at Kayelekera Uranium Mine in Karonga jumped 15 percent in the quarter ending March 2012 over the previous quarter, according to the quarterly activities report.

Uranium output went up to 724 552 pounds U3O8 from the previous quarter’s 631 780 pounds U3O8, the figures show. But the report said production was temporarily impacted by the use of a lower-cost reagent that was tested and proved problematic. KUM is owned by Paladin Africa, a subsidiary of the Australian Stock Exchange-listed Paladin Energy. “The crushing/grinding circuit operated well. Resin-in-Pulp and elution operational issues continue to focus mostly on resin management and corrosion mitigation. Refurbishment projects in these circuits, for corrosion mitigation, are progressing well,” reads the report in part. Overall, says the report, recovery was down 1.5 percent as a result of...