The Hindu Business Line reports the Tummalapelle uranium mine in the YSR district of Andhra Pradesh, India, will be commissioned by early April.
The mine is estimated to be one of the largest in the world at 150,000 tonnes of reserves, according to India’s Department of Atomic Energy:
The DAE Spokesperson, Mr S.K. Malhotra, said that the mine is ready but the uranium processing plants are still under construction, which will take another two months to complete. The mine is a part of the Kadapa basin and has significant reserves of uranium therefore the DAE is concentrating its energies on this area.
The mine could produce about 1.1 million tonnes of ore per year and process an annual 250 tonnes of yellowcake.
