Wise uranium Project

Kazakhstan plans to boost annual uranium production to 15,400 tons by 2010
Kazakhstan plans mining uranium by 2010 at the level of 15,400 tons per year. On this stated the Minister of Foreign
Affairs RK Marat Tazhin. (Kazakhstan today Oct. 3, 2008)
Kazatomprom aims to top global uranium market in 2009
Kazakhstan's state-owned nuclear company Kazatomprom aims to become the world's biggest uranium producer in
2009 by raising production by 4,000 tonnes, its president said. Kazatomprom President Mukhtar Dzhakishev told
reporters his company would boost production to 12,826 tonnes in 2009 from this year's planned 9,000 tonnes after
opening six new production units. (Reuters July 22, 2008)
Kazakhstan plans to boost uranium production 42% in 2008
Kazakhstan plans to boost uranium production 42% year-on-year in 2008 to 9,400 metric tons, the president of the
Central Asian republic's state-run nuclear company Kazatomprom said. Mukhtar Dzhakishev said uranium production
in Kazakhstan totaled 6,600 metric tons in 2007. (RIA Novosti Feb. 7, 2008)
Kazakhstan plans to increase uranium output fivefold
Kazakhstan intends to mine 30,000 t/y by 2018, according to Mukhtar Dzhakishev, president of state-run producer
Kazatomprom. Kazakhstan extracted 5,279 t in 2006. (Mining Journal 10 Jan 2008)
Kazakhstan plans to increase uranium production by 31% in 2007
Kazakhstan plans to increase uranium production 31% to 6,937 tonnes in 2007 from the previous year, the country's
Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry said in a statement. The country produced 5,279 tonnes of uranium in 2006,
21% more than in 2005. (Interfax Jan. 18, 2007)
Kazakhstan to increase uranium exports to Japan
Japan on Tuesday (Mar. 2) signed a nuclear pact with Kazakhstan, allowing it to obtain stable supplies of uranium in
exchange for nuclear technology. Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power Co, trading house Sumitomo Corp and Tokyo-
based Nuclear Fuel Industries Ltd in 2007 signed an accord with Kazakh state-owned nuclear firm Kazatomprom on
cooperation in uranium processing to fuel Kansai's nuclear power plants. (Reuters Mar. 2, 2010)
Japan will import 30 percent of its uranium for power plants from Kazakhstan as part of a civil nuclear cooperation
agreement signed on April 30, 2007, between the two new "strategic partners." The joint statement was signed by
Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akira Amari and Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov. Under
related deals, the two nations' business entities reached a wide variety of agreements that will considerably increase
Kazakhstan's exports of uranium to Japan. Specifically, Japanese officials said more than 30 percent of 9,500 tons of
uranium -- Japan's total demand in 2005 -- will come from Kazakhstan starting several years from now. Currently, the
former Soviet republic supplies just 1 percent of Japan's uranium. (Asahi Shimbun May 3, 2007)
On Aug. 28, 2006, Japan and Kazakhstan signed an agreement allowing the substantial increase of uranium exports to
Japan. State-owned 
KazAtomProm
hopes to increase its annual uranium supplies to Japan to 2,000 metric tons or 25%
of Japanese demand.
In January 2006, KazAtomProm agreed to form a joint venture with Sumitomo and Kansai Electric Power Company.
The Kazakh company will hold a 65% interest in the $100 million project. The JV is expected to reach its full
production capacity of 1,000 tonnes of uranium production annually by 2010. (Mineweb Aug. 29, 2006)