24.03.2014, areva in mongolia: 15 years of presence – new perspectives in uranium mining, thierry...
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AREVA in Mongolia :
15 years of presence – New perspectives in uranium mining
AREVA supplies solutions for power generation with less carbon
World leader in nuclear power
A unique integrated model, from uranium mining to reactor design and related services to used nuclear fuel recycling
A major player in renewable energies
A portfolio of diversified operations: offshore wind, bioenergies, concentrating solar power, hydrogen and energy storage
AREVA’s construction experience
100+ AREVA reactors around the World
30% of worldwide installed nuclear capacity
84 PWR in operation
6 BWR in operation
1 PHWR in operation
7 Shutdown reactors
4
Despite Fukushima, the rising demand for Uranium
Rising demand will require bringing new mines into production
Demand to be covered by new
mining projects
Source : According to 2011 WNA report
Secondary sources of supply
Demand
Production from existing mines
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
120000
2012 2015 2020 2025 2030
tU
Demande devant être couverte par de nouvelles productions
Ressources secondaire
Production primaire
Demande réacteurs
World uranium production in 2012
Top 5 producers * (~70 %)
Kazatomprom 17 %
AREVA 14 %
Cameco 15,7 %
Rio Tinto 9 %
ARMZ/U1 14 %
Canada
Niger
Namibia
Kazakhstan
Australia
9 053
tU
4 289
tU
4 659
tU
7 334
tU
19 450
tU
Top 5 countries = 76 % of total world production
Mining BG – one of the pillars of the AREVA’s integrated model
Mining Réacteurs
& Services Amont Aval
Energies
Renouvelables
• Uranium
1 756 M€ of revenues 17 % of AREVA’s revenues
5 200* employees
9 330 tons produced in 2013
* Global workforce managed by AREVA ( regardless of AREVA’s stake in mining joint ventures)
Mining Activities : Presence in the 5 continents
2.
AREVA in Mongolia
AREVA in uranium exploration since 15 years
12 exploration
licences in Sainshand
basin (356,830 ha)
15 licences in
Dariganga area
(744,820 ha) granted
to COGEGOBI
AREVA intends to
mine the deposits it
has discovered
Uranium mining – a long-term activity
~ 15 ans
~ 10 years
Evidence
Prefaisability
Resources
Faisability
Reserves
15 - 60 years
PRODUCTION
~ 10 years 10 years +
Exploration Licence Mining Lease Process
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
Prospection
Situation of
the Mongolian
Project
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AREVA and Mongolia, 15 years of partnership
Creation of COGEGOBI with activities focused on Uranium exploration.
First significant results around Dulaan Uul and confirmation of its potential
First discovery of Zoovch Ovo deposit
Signature of a cooperation agreement with Mitsubsihi Corporation
Classification of the Dulaan Uul deposit resources by the Mongolia Authority of Minerals Resources (6,259 TU)
ISR test performed for checking the technical feasibility to recover Uranium on the Umnut deposit
Classification of the Zoovch Ovoo deposit resources by the Mongolia Authority of Minerals Resources (57,700 TU)
Signature of a Shareholders Agreement between AREVA Mongol and MonAtom for the mining development of the deposits
Mitsubishi became 34% shareholder of AREVA Mongol
•1996
•2003
•2009
• 2011
• 2013
Corporate structure of the Project
AREVA MONGOL LLC
COGEGOBI
LLC
AREVA MINES LLC
MITSUBISHI CORPORATION
MONATOM
34%
66% 100%
34%
Exploration Mining
AREVA SA
AREVA MINES SA
66%
100%
Companies registered
in MONGOLIA
AREVA in Mongolia since 15 years
The AREVA exploration company is present in Mongolia for 15 years preparing to develop its project for more than 30 years
Local drilling companies: Ordgeo Gobigeo, Uran Drilling, … Local catering companies: Geomandal, ISSM
AREVA gives priority to local contractors
Investment already made of more than 140 MUSD
Actual staff of 180 people will be considerably increased in the coming years during the development and operating phases.
90% of the staff are Mongolians citizens of which 30% are locally hired, this level will be maintained during the further AREVA presence in Mongolia
Social responsibility expressed by financing of social projects and employment creation in surrounding provinces
AREVA MONGOL - contribution to local development
SD Action Plan for the year
2014 presented to the Prime
Minister of Mongolia
More than one billion MNT
spent since 2006 in SD
projects
3 years Community
Development Plan to
negotiate in 2014
x4
Evolution of SD investments
2006 – 2013 (M MNT)
AREVA MONGOL - dialogue with communities
Community Liaison
Committees started in 2013
and to be held 4 times a year
Weekly visits to herders to
hear their concerns
Participatory environmental
monitoring with local herders
AREVA days and regular
workshop on ISR technology
to be organized on site
Introduction to drilling activities to Zuunbayan
people by AREVA’s community staff and drilling
contractor Ordgeo
Bogd Khan National Park -25 Septembre