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Uzbekistan wydobywa surowce rzadkie ekologicznymi metodami, aby wesprzeć globalne łańcuchy dostaw

Uzbekistan zwiększa eksport wydobywanych materiałów — w tym uranu — aby zaspokoić globalne zapotrzebowanie na surowce rzadkie. Od czystszych technik wydobycia po partnerstwa zagraniczne: kraj pozycjonuje się jako niezawodny dostawca w łańcuchu dostaw w ramach transformacji energetycznej.

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00:00Gold, silver, copper, uranium. Uzbekistan is blessed with abundant natural resources.
00:10Critical to digital and green energy transitions, the country is expanding mining and exports.
00:17How can it be done sustainably and how does Europe stand to benefit?
00:24Hello and welcome to the program.
00:27Right now, Uzbekistan is exploring or developing 487 mineral deposits, with foreign investors
00:36involved in 27 projects being implemented this year. By 2030, annual exports of mining products
00:44will be worth 2.3 billion euros, including uranium used for nuclear energy, which last
00:52last year made up 730 million euros of exports. We've been to a new uranium project to find
00:59out more.
01:01Deep in the desert of Uzbekistan's Novoi region, rich reserves of uranium lie hidden in the
01:14ground. Valuable resources that are being tapped by a joint French-Uzbek venture.
01:20We have two licenses, Sars-Gengeldi, North-Gengeldi. Sars-Gengeldi is ready for production. North-Gengeldi,
01:28you can see here, is under exploration. It will come as well to production within a few years.
01:34Exploration means drilling and probing and then extracting cylindrical shaped samples or cores
01:45to isolate the uranium. It's difficult to see because uranium is very small. After we take
01:54the sampling, we will send it to the laboratory. If we find a good result, it's good for our
02:00team and our company.
02:01At least 10,000 tonnes of uranium is expected to be extracted as part of the overall project,
02:13and it will be mined using a special technique called in-situ leaching.
02:18In-situ leaching is one of the environmental-friendly methods because it does not require open pit.
02:27We use wells and we pour into the ore-body acidic or alkaline solutions, which dissolve uranium,
02:36and then they are brought back to the surface and then processed.
02:43Uzbekistan's Novoi Uran, a state-owned mining enterprise, is working with the French company,
02:49Arano, as part of the joint venture. There's also a Japanese partner, the Atochu Corporation,
02:57which has a minority stake in the project.
03:02Uzbekistan is one of the major players in uranium. They are a huge producer of uranium worldwide.
03:08They produce uranium for more than 60 years, so it is an important country in uranium production.
03:13It was interesting for Arano to come and to join this country. The idea is to stay on the long term in
03:19in Uzbekistan to develop this partnership.
03:23Global demand for green energy is increasing and Uzbekistan is well positioned as a reliable partner.
03:30We believe that the international best practices which we apply in geology up to the final production,
03:38they comply with the demands of investors. And we hope that there will be more investors
03:45which are interested in this uranium production.
03:54Let's speak now to Roman Balkulczuk from the Norwegian Institute of International Relations,
04:00who's in Oslo. How do you think Uzbekistan can sustainably develop this sector?
04:04I know that the government is currently building partnerships with
04:08different international organizations with respect to adopting high environmental standards. We know how
04:15widespread is the use of the OECD standards when it comes to due diligence and also safety standards in
04:22mining and processing of critical materials. What do you think it all means for Europe's green energy
04:26transition? We know that, well, for the EU, for its grid deal plans, the supply of critical materials
04:32from Uzbekistan can be very important because those metals and minerals are used in the production of
04:37solar panels, wind turbines, storage facilities, batteries, also electric cars. So I believe that partnership
04:44would be quite beneficial for both sides. Roman, thank you for joining us. Well, that's all we have time
04:49for in this edition. But there's more business news at Euronews.com. Thanks for watching and bye for now.
04:56I'll see you next time.

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