Distribution of URANIUM in the World:-

About 96% of the global uranium reserves are found in these ten countries: Australia, Canada, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Brazil, Namibia, Uzbekistan, the United States, Niger, and Russia.

� Largest viable deposits are found in Australia, Kazakhstan, and Canada.
� Olympic Dam and the Ranger mine in Southern Australia are important mines in Australia.
� High-grade deposits are only found in the Athabasca Basin region of Canada.
� Cigar Lake, the McArthur River basin in Canada are other important uranium mining sites.
� The Chu-Sarysu basin in central Kazakhstan alone accounts for over half of the country�s known uranium resources.

Distribution of Uranium in India

� Uranium deposits occur in Singhbhum and Hazaribagh districts of Jharkhand, Gaya district of Bihar, and in the sedimentary rocks in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
� But the largest source of uranium comprises the monazite sands.
� Monazite sands occur on the east and west coasts and in some places in Bihar. But the largest concentration of monazite sand is on the Kerala coast.
� Over 15,200 tonnes of uranium is estimated to be contained in monazite.
� Some uranium is found in the copper mines of Udaipur in Rajasthan.
� The leading producer states are Jharkhand, Andrapradesh, and Meghalaya.

Do you know:-

India produces about 2 percent of the world�s uranium. The total reserves of uranium are estimated at 30,480 tonnes.

MCQ:

1. Major producer of Uranium in the world:-
a. Pakistan
b. India
c. China
d. Kazakhstan

2. Largest source of uranium comprises in India by __________.
a. Hazaribagh
b. Singhbhum
c. Niger
d. Monazite sands

3. Important mines of Australia:-
a. Niger mines
b. Rossing mines
c. Krasnokamensk mines
d. Olympic Dam and the ranger mines

4. State of India where uranium is not produced :
a. Maharastra
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Punjab
d. Jharkhand

5. India produces _____% of the world�s uranium.
a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2

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