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- Location: Western Africa, borders on Mali and Burkina Faso.
- Capital: Niamey, serviced by a number of major airlines.
- Population: 12.5 million (estimate 2006)
- Government Type: Republic, former french colony, independent since August 3, 1960.
- Area: 1,267,000 km2
- Climate: desert; mostly hot, dry, tropical in south along Niger River.
- Elevation: Lowest point, Niger River - 200 m; highest point - 2,022 m in Central Airl Mountains.
- Natural Resources: Uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, hydrocarbons.
- Exports: Uranium, livestock, and agricultural products
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Exploration Program
- Exploration program commenced in April, 2007. Airborne radiometric, surface sampling, radon surveys and drilling in the vicinity of known surface deposits.
- Review of the economic potential of the high-grade deposits identified by the French and Japanese.
- Update of October 2008 NI 43-101 report with October 2009 report’s inclusion of additional drill information for new resource.
- Drilling at Dasa outlines ~ 23Mlbs during 2010, “open pittable” resource which has now been greatly expanded during 2011 drilling program.
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