Uranium mining in Australia Uranium mining in Australia Radioactive ores were first extracted at Radium Hill in 1906, and Mount Painter in South Australia in the 1930s, to recover radium for medical use. Several hundred kilograms of uranium were also produced. Of the world's proven estimated uranium reserves (5,404,000 tonnes), 31% are held in Australia (1,673,000 tonnes), ahead of the second largest, Kazakhstan (12.1% or 651,800 tonnes). In terms of production, Canada is the largest supplier to export markets, followed by Kazakhstan and Australia. Uranium mined in Australia is mainly for export. Australia exported 50,235 tonnes of uranium oxide concentrate in the five years
Naturally occurring radioactive material UK regulation is via the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales)Regulations 2010. This defines two types of NORM activity: (a)the production and use of thorium, or thorium compounds, and the production of products where thorium is deliberately added; or (b)the production and use of uranium or uranium compounds, and the production of products where uranium is deliberately added (a)the extraction, production and use of rare earth elements and rare earth element alloys; (b)the mining and processing of ores other than uranium ore; (c)the production of oil and gas; (d)the removal and management of radioactive scales and precipitates from equipment associated with