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Sustainable Uranium Resources Development Business Model Canvas for Department of Mines and Geology(DMG) and Ministry of Science and Technology, Nepal. Presented by Dharma Raj Khadka (Chief Technical Counterpart, INT 2019) & Gajendra Kumar Thakur ( Secretary and NLO ).
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Sustainable Uranium Resources Development Business Model Canvas for Department of Mines and Geology(DMG) and Ministry of Science and Technology, Nepal Presented by Dharma Raj Khadka (Chief Technical Counterpart, INT 2019) & Gajendra Kumar Thakur ( Secretary and NLO ) INT2019/9001/01Coordination meeting and Workshop on Uranium exploration strategy, resource assessment and feasibility studiesBrazil, Rio de Janeiro2016-05-31 - 2016-06-03
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is the world's 93rd largest country by area, the 41st populous is landlocked
Location of Nepal CHINA NEPAL INDIA
Infrastructure Key activities Evaluation and exploration of U and Th: Tinbhangale area, Makwanpur District Bangabagar-Bggoth and Gorang of Baitadi District Lomanthang area of Mustang District Shivpuri area of northern part of Kathmandu Valley Radiation hazard assessment in Shivpuri area of northern part of Kathmandu Valley Geological mapping 1:10000 scale, Radiation intensity mapping; Trenching pitting and sampling; Topographic survey 1:1000 scale. Key resources Human Resources – Geologists- 56, Chemists- 8, Mining engineers-8, Metallurgical engineers-3 in DMG Physical resources – DMG Chemical Laboratories, XRF Lab, Geotechnical lab, Petrography lab, Remote sensing and GIS lab Financial – Government funding - NRS 3-5 million annual budget for exploration of U and Th Key partners Ministry of Industry International partners – IAEA
Value Propositions Sustainable development of uranium and thorium resources in a sensitive Himalayan environment
Uranium prospects in Nepal 1, 3 = Exploring under TC projects, cycle 2012/13 1nd 2014/15 2= Exploring under DMG project and proposed for TCP 2018/19 cycle
Supporting program of NEP 2002 Personnel trained from DMG , 2012/13 – INT 2015 • Finland-1 • Portugal-1 • China-2 • India-2 • Chile-1
Finances • Cost structure • U / Th exploration and evaluation in Himalayan terrain • Revenue streams • Socio – economic development