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Vietnam identifies three areas with potential uranium resources. Vietnam has identified three areas in the northern and central highlands regions which are most likely to house uranium ores, local media reported on Friday (Jan. 20). The areas include Pia Oach in northern Cao Bang province, Tuyen Lam Lake in central highlands Da Lat city, and Dinh Van in central highlands Lam Dong province, daily newspaper Tien Phong (Pioneer) quoted the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment as reporting. (Xinhua Jan. 20, 2017)
Japan, Vietnam sign nuclear cooperation agreement, including uranium exploration and mining. Vietnam and Japan will cooperate in developing and using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes under an agreement signed in Hanoi on January 20. The agreement will cover such fields as radioactive isotope and radiation research; light water reactor design and operation; radioactive waste storage, transport, and treatment; and legal framework for the peaceful nuclear energy sector as well as uranium exploration and exploitation. (VOV Jan. 20, 2011)
Vietnam plans to explore for uranium
On Sep. 7, 2010, NWT Uranium Corp. announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute ("VAEI"). Under the current MOU, NWT will be directly involved in all aspects of uranium exploration including analyzing and assessing uranium ore, evaluating technical and economic feasibility of properties and ultimately, and assistance with developing the Country's nuclear energy sector.
The Vietnam Geology and Minerals Department reported that it will implement projects on uranium exploration in Pa Lua-Pa Rong in Nam Giang district, Quang Nam province in the central region. (VOVNews/VNA Jan. 21, 2010)
On August 4, 2008, the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced plans to explore for precious stones, rare earths and uranium through 2020. They are found mainly in northern and central regions like Son La, Yen Bai, Thanh Hoa, Bac Kan, Lam Dong and Binh Thuan. It estimated demand for uranium to rise to 680 tons. (Thanh Nien News Aug. 6, 2008)
Domestic uranium eyed for Vietnam's nuclear power plant
The Viet Nam Government is planning to source input materials for the nation's first nuclear energy plant domestically. The nuclear plant is expected to begin operation in 2020. The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources's Department of Geology and Minerals has recently completed a scheme on the survey and investigation of the nation's uranium reserves, said head of the department Tran Xuan Huong. The Governmental decision of 2007 regulates the project on investigation and assessment of uranium reserves in Quang Nam's Nong Son District (the area estimated to have the richest reserves) and other potential areas, and sets targets for exploiting 8,000 tonnes of uranium octaoxide (U3O8) from Nong Son in two phases to 2020.
The geology and mineral department's primary investigations showed that uranium existed in various geological structures in Viet Nam, with the Northwest and Central regions having the most density, said Huong. Uranium ore in the Central region's gritstones have the most potential. Initial exploration and research by the Radioactive and Rare Earth Geological Division under the Department of Geology and Minerals showed that geological conditions in Nong Son District in the central province of Quang Nam warrant further formal investigation. Hung said the production cost of extracting 1kg of uranium from reserves in Nong Son is estimated to be lower than that from Cao Bang's Binh Duong and Lai Chau's Nam Xe districts in the North-western region. According to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources' publications, available figures and information estimate that uranium reserves in Viet Nam may be as large as hundreds of thousands of tonnes; however, specific and formal research and investigation remains limited. (VNS May 30, 2008)
India to assist Vietnam with uranium ore processing technology
Among eight cooperation agreements signed by India and Vietnam is a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Department of Atomic Energy of India and the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam. The MoU envisages the study and evaluation of Uranium ore processing technology for Vietnamese uranium ores, among others. (New Kerala July 6, 2007)
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