Will Uzbekistan’s Uranium Ambitions Pass the Acid Test?
Uzbekistan is the uranium market’s wildcard. Output doubled in three years to 7,000 tonnes, and the government wants 15,000 tonnes by 2030, which would make it the world’s third-largest producer. That depends less on Navoiyuran, the state miner, than on a copper smelter, the country’s fertiliser makers, a sanctioned Russian oil company, and sulphur from a neighbour which owns Navoiyuran's largest competitor.
