Niger to secure the uranium mine, run by a affiliate of the French state Mining news

Niger nationalization of the Samir mine is run by Orano while he is removed from France and seeks closer relations with Russia.

Niger plans to secure an uranium mine run by a French nuclear company Urano It continues to get rid of the former colonial ruler, France.

The company, owned by 90 percent of the French state, said on Friday that the nationalization of the Niger military rulers of the Samir mine was part of a “systematic policy to strip the mining assets”, threatening to take legal measures regarding this step.

The Military Government – which reached power in 2023 coup, The pledge to review the mining privileges – he said a day ago that he was aimed at controlling the Sumer mine, accusing Urano of taking an impatient share of uranium produced on the site.

Orano holds a 63 percent stake in Somai, while Sopamin owned the remaining Niger, but the government said that Urano took 86.3 percent of production between the launch of the mine in 1971 and 2024.

The authorities said on Thursday: “In the face of irresponsible and unlike behavior by Oriano, which is a French state -owned company, a public hostile country towards Niger since July 26, 2023 … The authorities said on Thursday.

A wave of nationalities

Niger military leaders have played their back on France since they took power, and they are looking for closer relations with Russia instead.

In 2024, Niger removed Uranu’s operational control over its three main mines in the country: Samir, Kuminak and Emooraren, which has one of the largest uranium deposits in the world.

On Friday, Urano said she intends to “demand compensation for all damages and confirm her rights on the shares opposite the production of Sumer so far.”

Urano, who works in Niger for 50 years, is participating in many arbitration with the country.

Last month, a lawsuit was filed against the Nigerian authorities after the disappearance of its manager and the raid of its local offices.

The Niger decision comes to secure Sumer in the center of A. wave One of the citizens of the mines throughout West Africa, especially in Mali and Burkina Faso, and both are governed by military governments.