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Inside Cameco's Cigar Lake mine in Saskatchewan

AI News July 06, 2026 12:07 AM
Inside Cameco's Cigar Lake mine in Saskatchewan

The Cigar Lake mine in northern Saskatchewan produces around 8 million kilograms of uranium a year, enough to power the province's power grid for 22 years. Kirk Lamont, the mine's general manager, says the company uses a special machine to extract the radioactive material. (July 05, 2026)