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Ur-Energy begins ISR mining operations at Wyoming’s Shirley Basin
Ur-Energy Inc. announced last week that it has begun in situ recovery (ISR) operations at its Shirley Basin uranium mining site in central Wyoming.
The company, which also operates the Lost Creek ISR project in south-central Wyoming, decided to begin construction at Shirley Basin after making a “go” decision in March 2024. It has said that the combined total annual licensed production and toll processing capacity of Lost Creek and Shirley Basin is 4.2 million pounds U₃O₈.
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Riaz Bandali is the President of Nordion and a member of the Sotera Health Corporate Executive Committee. Nordion is the global leader in the provision of Cobalt-60, which is a critical radioisotope used to sterilize 30% of the world’s single-use medical devices. It is also used for the treatment of brain and breast cancer.
Prior to joining Nordion, Riaz held a diversity of senior leadership positions in the health and life sciences industry and several executive positions, with mandates covering global operations, strategy, M&A, and Business Leadership. He currently serves on the Board of the International Irradiation Association (the iia).
Riaz holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from McGill University. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School through the completion of its Advanced Management Program.
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