
The Uranium Masterclass
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How Cameco Mined Segar Lake
I didn't get to see any uranium. I knew that the uranium and such high concentrations would be this gorgeous black, shiny, sparkly mineral or blend of minerals. So let me describe first how Cameco attempted to mine Segar Lake and why that failed. It was nothing they could do to stop the ground literally from shifting,. Not under their feet, but I guess around their feet down in the tunnels. This formation is taking place over 400 meters deep. So it's over 1200 feet deep in the earth. That tells you something about how pristine, how clean, how self-contained this mining operation is. All right, well, let's get on to some other exciting
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