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March 03, 2013

Namibias Roessing uranium mine to slash jobs
Swakopmund, Namibia (AFP) March 01, 2013
The Roessing uranium mine in Namibia, a unit of British mining giant Rio Tinto, said Friday it plans to cut 17 percent of its workforce due to slowing demand for nuclear fuel. The world's third largest producer of uranium oxide, Roessing said some 276 of 1,592 permanent jobs are to be cut. As with many other uranium producers, Roessing is buckling under low metal prices and reduced demand, the companys managing director Chris Salisbury told reporters. "Since the Japanese tsunami in 2011, ura ... read more

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