Russia Uranium Mining Industry Analysis and Forecasts to 2015

Table of Contents

1 Table Of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 5
1.2 List of Figures 6
2 Executive Summary 7
2.1 Uranium Mining Industry in Russian Federation 7
2.2 Trends and Developments in Russia’s Uranium Mining Industry 7
3 Uranium Mining Industry in Russian Federation 8
3.1 Overview 8
3.2 Uranium Reserves in Russian Federation 8
3.3 Uranium Production in Russia 9
3.4 Major Mines in Russian Federation 11
3.5 Uranium mining sector development 13
3.5.1 Russia’s Historical and Projected Uranium Production 13
3.5.2 Kraznokamensk Mine 14
3.5.3 Dalur Mine 16
3.5.4 Khiagda Mine 17
3.5.5 Berezovoye and Gornoye 19
3.5.6 Elkon 20
3.5.7 Yuzhnaya Mine 22
3.6 Regulatory Framework and Incentives 24
4 Trends and Developments in Russia’s Uranium Mining Industry 25
4.1 Key drivers, Challenges and Trends 25
4.1.1 Key drivers 25
4.1.2 Challenges 25
4.1.3 Trends 26
4.2 Russia’s Uranium Mining Outlook 27
4.2.1 Opportunities in New Mines 27
4.2.2 Potential Opportunities for Overseas Players 27
5 Key Players in Russia’s Uranium Mining Industry 28
5.1 JSC Atomredmetzoloto 28
5.1.1 Company Overview 28
5.1.2 Major Products and Services 28
5.1.3 Key Employees 29
5.1.4 Locations And Subsidiaries 29
5.2 TVEL Corporation 29
5.2.1 Company Overview 29
5.2.2 Major Products and Services 30
5.2.3 Competitors 31
5.2.4 Key Employees 32
5.2.5 Locations And Subsidiaries 32
6 Russian Federation, Deals, Year 2004 to YTD 2009 33
7 Recent Developments 35
7.1 New Projects 35
7.1.1 Apr 10, 2008: Mongolia And Russia To Cooperate On Uranium Mining And Processing And NPP Construction 35
7.2 New Contracts 35
7.2.1 Feb 25, 2009: Rosatom Signs Agreement With Yakutia Government To Construct NPPs And Uranium Mining And Process Combine 35
7.2.2 May 15, 2007: Techsnabexport Receives Contract To Develop Uranium Deposits In Yakutia 35
7.3 Operations Updates 35
7.3.1 May 05, 2009: Atomenergoprom Delivers Uranium Centrifuges To China 35
7.3.2 Apr 20, 2009: ARMZ Reports 849 Metric Tons Of Uranium Output In Q1 2009 36
7.3.3 Apr 10, 2009: TVEL Supplies First Batch Of Natural Uranium Pellets For India’s PHWR 36
7.3.4 Feb 04, 2009: JSC Production Association To Complete Testing Of Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride Processing System 36
7.3.5 Dec 22, 2008: Atomenergoprom Says Russia To Have 30% Uranium Export Growth In 2008 36
7.3.6 Nov 27, 2008: Rosnedra Prepares 14 Uranium Deposits For Licensing In 2009–2010 37
7.4 Strategy and Business Planning 37
7.4.1 Feb 25, 2009: EDF Plans For Uranium Mining In Russia 37
7.4.2 Dec 23, 2008: ALROSA Gets Uranium License From Rostekhnadzor 37
7.4.3 Sep 30, 2008: KEPCO Signs Contract With ARMZ To Explore Uranium In Russia 37
7.5 Government and Public Interest 38
7.5.1 May 08, 2009: Russia To Cooperate With Venezuela In Uranium Production 38
7.5.2 Mar 17, 2009: Russia Asks Australia To Honor Uranium Deal 38
7.5.3 Dec 01, 2008: Ukraine Signs Agreement With Russia And Kazakhastan For Uranium Enrichment 38
7.5.4 Nov 18, 2008: ARMZ To Increase Uranium Production In Russia 38
7.5.5 Nov 11, 2008: Russia Considers To Ship Enriched Uranium To Japan Via Far East Port 39
7.5.6 Aug 29, 2008: Russia To Assist Tajikistan In Developing Uranium And Gas Deposits 39
7.5.7 Aug 29, 2008: Russia To Invest $2 Billion In Priargun For Uranium Mining 39
8 Appendix 40
8.1 Methodology 40
8.1.1 Coverage 41
8.1.2 Secondary Research 41
8.1.3 Primary Research 42
8.1.4 Forecasts 42
8.1.5 Expert Panel Validation 42
8.2 Definitions 43
8.2.1 Units of Measure 43
8.3 Contact Us 43
8.4 Disclaimer 43

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Russian Federation, Uranium Reserves, tU, 2000-08 9
Table 2: Uranium Production from Major Mines in Russia, tU, 2000-08 12
Table 3: Russia, Historical and Projected Uranium Production, Tons of U, 2000-15 14
Table 4: Kraznomensk Mine, Historical & Forecasted Production, tU, 2000-15 15
Table 5: Dalur Mine, Historical & Forecasted Production, tU, 2002-15 17
Table 6: Khiagda Mine, Historical & Forecasted Production, tU, 2007-15 19
Table 7: Berezovoye & Gornoye Mine, Forecasted Production, tU, 2010-15 20
Table 8: Elkom Mine, Forecasted Production, tU, 2012-15 22
Table 9: Yuzhnaya Mine, Forecasted Production, tU, 2012-15 23
Table 10: JSC Atomredmetzoloto,Key Facts 28
Table 11: JSC Atomredmetzoloto, Key Employees, 29
Table 12: TVEL Corporation,Key Facts 30
Table 13: TVEL Corporation, Key Employees, 32
Table 14: Russian Federation, Deals, Year 2004 to YTD 2009 34

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Russian Federation, Uranium Reserves, tU, 2000-08 8
Figure 2: Russia’s Percentage Contribution of Uranium Reserves, World & Europe, 2008 9
Figure 3: Russia’s Percentage Contribution of Uranium Production, World & Europe, 2008 10
Figure 4: Percentage Share of Production from the Key Uranium mines in Russia 11
Figure 5: Uranium Production from Major Mines in Russia, tU, 2000-08 12
Figure 6: Russia, Historical and Forecasted Uranium Production, tU, 2000-15 13
Figure 7: Kraznokamensk Mine, Historical & Forecasted Production, tU, 2000-15 15
Figure 8: Dalur Mine, Historical & Forecasted Production, tU, 2002-15 17
Figure 9: Khiagda Mine, Historical & Forecasted Production, tU, 2007-15 18
Figure 10: Berezovoye & Gornoye Mine, Forecasted Production, tU, 2010-15 20
Figure 11: Elkom Mine, Forecasted Production, tU, 2012-15 21
Figure 12: Yuzhnaya Mine, Forecasted Production, tU, 2012-15 23
Figure 13: Russian Federation, Deals, Year 2004 to YTD 2009 33
Figure 14: GlobalData Methodology 40