{"id":1097010,"date":"2019-01-30T14:30:01","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T14:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=966433"},"modified":"2019-01-30T14:30:01","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T14:30:01","slug":"canadian-miner-wants-its-uranium-project-in-niger-to-be-powered-with-renewable-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1097010","title":{"rendered":"Canadian miner wants its uranium project in Niger to be powered with renewable energy"},"content":{"rendered":"

GoviEx Uranium (TSXV: GXU) is studying the possibility of powering its flagship Madaouela project in northern Niger using a dedicated and renewable hybrid solar power solution.<\/p>\n

In a press release<\/a>, GoviEx explained that management is working together with Windiga Energy, with whom they have signed a memorandum of understanding, to determine if such an idea would be feasible.<\/p>\n

Windiga is Canadian energy developer focused on building, owning and operating renewable energy facilities and off-grid smart power systems in different parts of Africa.<\/p>\n

According to GoviEx, both companies’ goal is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 20,000 tonnes per year and provide sustainable, renewable power at approximately 25% lower cost than traditional coal-fired options currently available in Niger. Coal-fired power costs are currently forecast at approximately 4% of total life of mine operating costs.<\/p>\n

“We are pleased to begin exploring cleaner energy alternatives to power our future development activities in partnership with Windiga. The benefits of renewable, lower-cost energy are obvious,” said Govind Friedland, Chairman of the Vancouver-based miner.<\/p>\n

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Madaouela project. Photo by GoviEx Uranium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Besides powering the Madaouela project, the plan is to provide electricity to the surrounding local community through a hybrid power plant combining photovoltaic solar panels and diesel generators with total installed capacity of at least 20 MW.<\/p>\n

Madaouela sits on the southeast side of the mining town of Arlit. It was first discovered by the French Commissariat \u00e0 l’Energie Atomique or CEA in the 1960s.<\/p>\n

The 250-square-kilometre land pack had been explored by a series of different local and Asian companies until GoviEx Niger Holdings acquired it in 2007. On its website, GoviEx states that three primary mining targets are defined for future development: the Marilyn and Marianne deposits that are located adjacent to each other along a 6.5 km NE-SW strike length, the MSNE and Maryvonne deposits, and the Miriam deposit to the south of the Madaouela I license.<\/p>\n

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GoviEx Uranium is studying the possibility of powering its flagship Madaouela project in Niger using a renewable hybrid solar power solution.<\/p>\n

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