Uzbekistan’s Navoiyuran Commissions Kizilkok Uranium Mine as Output Surges 35% to 7,000 Tonnes and Sulphuric Acid Costs Loom

Uzbekistan’s Navoiyuran has commissioned the Kizilkok uranium mine and reported a 35% surge in output to 7,000 tonnes in 2025, but rising sulphuric acid costs driven by the production expansion are emerging as a growing pressure on the country’s uranium economics.