TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, September 6. A treasure trove of uranium has been unearthed thanks to the Navoiuran state enterprise's geological expedition in different parts of Uzbekistan, Trend reports via the decree by the Cabinet of Ministers.
The deposits were found in the nation's Shafirkon district of Bukhara region, Farish district of Jizzakh region, Kyzyltepa and Khatyrchi districts of Navoi region, Mubarek and Kasan districts of Kashkadarya region, the city of Angren in Tashkent region, and Pap district of Namangan region.
Earlier, Deputy Minister of Mining and Geology of Uzbekistan Jamal Faizullaev pointed out that Navoiuran intends to boost uranium output by 1.5 times.
He also emphasized that the goal is to reduce uranium production costs by 20.1 percent. According to him, this year, it's planned to significantly increase geological exploration and conduct exploration over an area of more than one million meters, as well as drilling over 3.8 million meters for uranium extraction.
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