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Sites / Niger

SOMAIR (Arlit)

Uranium mine / mill · Agadez (Arlit), Niger · operated by SOMAIR (Orano — nationalized by Niger 2025)

Status

Care & Maintenance

Production (2024)

962 tU

Mining method

Open Pit

Ownership

Orano (63.4%), Sopamin (Niger state) (36.6%)

Published figures

Estimated
Production (2024)962 tUsource
Mining methodOpen Pitunsourced
OwnershipOrano (63.4%), Sopamin (Niger state) (36.6%)source

Niger's only active producer in 2024 (962 tU = country total); exports blocked since late 2024, Niger junta nationalized SOMAIR in June 2025 — Orano ownership disputed.

Coordinates are approximate. Figures are curated from company filings, technical reports and the World Nuclear Association, with a citation per figure; unsourced values are flagged, not hidden. Informational only — not investment advice.