Guinea’s government says commercially viable reserves of uranium have been discovered for the first time. Information Minister Justin Morel Junior announced that samples of uranium were extracted by a mineral company in Firawa. Guinea is hoping to cash in on the strong global demand for uranium as a nuclear fuel, which has led prices to boom. The West African nation already has a third of the world’s bauxite reserves. (BBC)
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