Cameco Corporation - The Key Lake uranium mill. Current status and vision for the future

The Key Lake mill located approximately 570 km north of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada and is currently the world's largest primary producer of uranium producing 8. 106 kg U3O8 annually. The feed to the Key Lake mill currently originates from the McArthur River mine, an underground mine located approximately 80 kilometers north of the Key Lake mill. The McArthur River mine, located within the Athabasca Basin, is the world's largest high-grade uranium deposit with proven and probable reserve, as of 31 December 2003 of 190 million kg U3O8. Approximately 700 people are employed at Key Lake and McArthur River of which 57% of the workforce are residents of Saskatchewan's north. The mine site and mill are remote and employees commute via air travel to and from the sites from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as well as communities throughout northern Saskatchewan. Employees work a 7-day in/7-day out work rotation and reside in permanent camps during the work week at the mine and mill. (author)