Mkuju River Uranium Project, Tanzania

The Mkuju River Project (MRP) is located in southern Tanzania, some 470 km southwest of Dar es Salaam in East Africa. It comprises twenty contiguous tenements (granted licences, renewals and applications) covering an area of approximately 3,250 km. The area was identified as prospective for uranium during reconnaissance exploration undertaken between 1978 and 1982. Mkuju River Project is the first major mining development in south-eastern Tanzania, a currently underdeveloped region. The project’s capital cost, including all associated infrastructure, has been put at US$390 million. The exact co-ordinates are currently not available however the approximate area of location is lat: -9.987607599999997; long: 39.69824849999999.