Taunsa
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A backgrounder
OTHER NAME: N/A
LOCATION: Near Dera Ghazi Khan, Southern Punjab Province
SUBORDINATE TO: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
SIZE: Unknown
FACILITY STATUS: Operational
Uranium was discovered Taunsa in 2000 and mining operations began in 2002. As with the Qabul Khel and Nanganai sites, the average grade of the uranium is between 0.02 and 0.03 percent, and in-situ leaching technology is used for extraction.