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Rössing is a low-grade ore body of huge extent. Producing 1,000 tonnes of uranium oxide requires processing of 3 million tonnes of ore, and in 2005 19.5 million tonnes of rock were mined and transported from the open pit to the processing plant. Of those, 12 million tonnes were uranium ore, which in
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823:. Rössing Uranium Limited. Archived from
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615:"Issues at Rössing Uranium Mine, Namibia"
590:. Rössing Uranium Limited. Archived from
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821:"Rössing's business at a glance – 2007"
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