Cameco temporarily closing Key Lake, McArthur River sites
Workers at uranium facilities in Key Lake and McArthur River are facing tough times after Cameco announced Wednesday it was shutting down productions at the Sask. sites.
The world’s largest uranium miner, based in Saskatoon, said 845 jobs would be “temporarily” lost by the end of January due to the shutdowns.
Cameco’s McArthur River site mines uranium ore and sends it to Key Lake for processing.
The company said approximately 210 workers would be kept on at the facilities to ensure they maintained a safe shutdown mode.