Saskatchewan is home to the Athabasca Basin, a region in the Canadian Shield known for its high-grade uranium. The Basin is the world’s leading source of that high-grade uranium, supplying about 20 per cent of the global market. Uranium was first discovered in the area in the 1940s, and the region is now home to many large mining and milling operations …
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