Gulf Minerals tuning up new uranium operation

Rabbit Lake has been drained to allow open pit mining of a complex uranium orebody consisting primarily of pitchblende. The ore paragenesis is discussed. The mill, currently being tuned up, has a rated production capacity of 4,500,000 pounds of U3O8 annually using the acid leach solvent process. Personnel commute to work by air, seven days on, seven days off. (E.C.B.)