Uranium Discovered in Bangladesh

Uranium (Nuclear Minerals) / Exploration, Mining, Marketing, & Acquisitions

Date posted: 12/06/15

Chief scientific officer of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) Dr AKM Fazle Kabria just announced that uranium of 500 ppm has been found in Sylhet and Moulvibazar areas. He, however, said this is still at the study and research level whether this uranium will be commercially viable. But internationally, uranium of 300 ppm to 1000 pmm is used for different purposes. The BAEC official disclosed this while addressing a seminar on primary energy at International Convention Center. Kabir said he has submitted his research documents to the BEAC, but those are yet to be submitted to the government. He said there is a huge prospect of finding commercially extractable uranium in the Bangladesh Northeastern region, as the Indian state of Meghalaya has huge reserves of uranium which they discovered much earlier. State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid said uranium has not only found in Sylhet region, but the ingredients of uranium were also found at Brahmaputra and the Cox Bazar beaches and those are being investigated as to whether they are safe for human use.