Uranium Corporation of India

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{{Infobox company
| name = Uranium Corporation of India <br> भारतीय यूरेनियम निगम
| logo = UCIL.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| type = [[Public sector undertakings in India|Public Sector Undertaking]]
| genre =
| fate =
| foundation = 1967
| location_city = [[Jadugora]]
| location_country = [[India]]
| location =
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| area_served =
| key_people = C.K.Asnani <br /> ([[Chairman]] & [[Managing Director|MD]])
| industry = [[Mining]]
| products = [[Uranium]]
| production =
| services =
| revenue = {{increase}}{{INRConvert|2034.79|c}} (2019) <ref name="Balance Sheet 2019">[http://uraniumcorp.in/pdf/report/UCIL_Annual%20report%202018-19%20English.pdf "Balance Sheet 31.03.2019"].</ref>
| operating_income = {{increase}}{{INRConvert|406.52|c}} (2019)<ref name="Balance Sheet 2019"/>
| profit = {{increase}}{{INRConvert|214.20|c}} (2019)<ref name="Balance Sheet 2019"/>
| assets = {{increase}}{{INRConvert|3866.33|c}} (2019)<ref name="Balance Sheet 2019"/>
| equity = {{increase}}{{INRConvert|2833.93|c}} (2019)<ref name="Balance Sheet 2019"/>
| owner = [[Government of India]]
| num_employees = 4629 (March 2019)
| parent =
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| subsid =
| homepage = {{URL|http://uraniumcorp.in}}
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}}
'''Uranium Corporation of India''' ('''UCIL''') is a [[public sector undertaking]] (PSU), under the [[Department of Atomic Energy (India)|Department of Atomic Energy]] for [[uranium mining]] and uranium processing. The corporation was founded in 1967 and is responsible for the mining and milling of [[uranium ore]] in India.<ref name="Hindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl1618/16180650.htm|title=URANIUM PRODUCTIONFrom ore to yellow cake |date=1999-09-10|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2009-10-19}}</ref> The firm operates mines at [[Jadugora]], [[Bhatin]], [[Jadugora#Narwapahar Project|Narwapahar]], [[Turamdih]] and [[Banduhurang]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucil.gov.in/cgi-bin/ucilpg3.html|title=Mines|publisher=UCIL|access-date=2009-10-19}}</ref>

==Mines==

===Jaduguda ===
It is the first [[uranium]] mine of [[India]] which started its operations in 1967. This mine is located in the state of [[Jharkhand]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://wikimapia.org/#lat=22.6485714&lon=86.3632894&z=16&l=0&m=s&v=9 | title=Wikimapia - Let's describe the whole world!}}</ref> Jadugoda process plant is located close to the mine which is used for the processing of the [[uranium]] ore. The ore from Bhatin and Narwapahar mines is also processed here.

===Bhatin===
This mine is located 3 km away from [[Jaduguda]] and shares most of the infrastructure with the Jaduguda mine.

===Narwapahar===
This [[Mining|mine]] was commissioned in April 1995. It is known to be the most modern mine of the country.

===Turamdih===
Turamdih mine is located 24 km to the west of [[Jaduguda]] and five km south to Tatanagar railway station which is on howrah Mumbai main line. It was commissioned in 2003. Turamdih Processing Plant has been set up to treat the ore from Turamdih, Banduharang and Mohuldin [[Mining|mines]].

====Bagjata====
Bagjata Mines is an underground mine in east singhbhum district of Jharkhand.

==New projects==
UCIL has taken up activities to start two underground mines in [[Jharkhand]]. [[Uranium]] reserves have been found in the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and the construction of an underground mine has started in [[Cuddapah]] district.
<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.ucil.gov.in/ | title=Welcome to UCIL India}}</ref>

==Controversies==
There was criticism from certain sections of the local community that the mining operations of UCIL were resulting in harmful radiation to the public.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980919/26251044.html|title=Angry villagers take on uranium corporation|last=Chakrabarti|publisher=[[Indian Express]] |first=Ashis|date=1998-09-19|access-date=2009-10-19}}</ref><br />
UCIL was also among the 63 Indian establishments put under sanction by [[United States of America|USA]] in 1998 after [[Operation Shakti]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980726/20750704.html|title=BARC among 63 blacklisted institutions|date=26 July 1998 |access-date=2009-10-19}}</ref><br />
The mining activities of UCIL in the [[Khasi Hills]] were also fiercely opposed by the local [[tribal]]s protesting against potential health effects.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/south_asia/3000991.stm|title=Tribes dig in to fight uranium|first=Subir |last=Bhaumik |date=5 May 2003|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-10-19}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.ucil.gov.in/ Official Uranium Corporation of India website]
* [http://www.dae.gov.in/ni/ucilexp.htm#top Uranium Corporation of India] at [[Department of Atomic Energy (India)|Department of Atomic Energy]]

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[[Category:Mining companies of India]]
[[Category:Nuclear technology in India]]
[[Category:Uranium mining]]
[[Category:Government-owned companies of India]]
[[Category:Non-renewable resource companies established in 1967]]
[[Category:Technology companies established in 1967]]
[[Category:1967 establishments in Bihar]]

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