Manyoni mine

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Manyoni mine
Location
Lindi Region
Country Tanzania
Production
Products uranium

The Manyoni mine is a large open pit mine located in the southern part of Tanzania in Lindi Region. Manyoni represents one of the largest uranium reserves in Tanzania having estimated reserves of 182.1 million tonnes of ore grading 0.025% uranium. [1]

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References

  1. "Manyoni Project". wise-uranium.org. 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-16.