Kazakh uranium miner kazatomprom says production and exports continue normally

Natsional'naya Atomnaya Kompaniya Kazatomprom AO

06/01/2022 11:21

ALMATY, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Kazatomprom  KZAP.KZ   KAPq.L ,
the world's biggest uranium producer, said on Thursday it was
operating normally with no impact on output or exports.
    "Uranium mining is going according to plan there have been
no stoppages. The company is fulfulling its export contracts," a
Kazatomprom spokesperson said.     
    Uranium prices have soared in recent days amid unrest
Kazakhstan spurred initially by protests against fuel price
hikes. 

 (Reporting by Mariya Gordeyeva, Olzhas Auyezov, Polina Devitt;
writing by Sujata Rao)
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