Reclamation of Uranium Sites in the Shekaftar-3 Settlement
41°13’9319″N 71°18’6233″E First of all, it is planned to close six mines where work has long ceased. In addition, the contents of five tailings storage facilities will be moved to one more remote location. The development of the Shekaftar uranium mine began in 1946, and in 1949, a settlement of the same name was established nearby. Uranium extraction was halted in 1957, and the life of the settlement focused around the development of a lead mine that began near the nearby settlement of Sumsar.
