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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 tU | source |
| Mining method | Open Pit | unsourced |
| Ownership | Orano (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.
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