Energy and Mines 10, 20, 30
Examine the economic value and processes involved in marketing uranium.
Indicators for this outcome
| (a) | Explore how the political stability of Canada attracts investors to the uranium industry. |
| (b) | Describe how demand drives mining decisions (e.g., Cigar Lake ore value per ton and the selling price of uranium oxide). |
| (c) | Summarize the connection of the uranium industry to other support industries. |
| (d) | Investigate the economics of the uranium industry in Saskatchewan in terms of capital investment, cost of production, profit/loss, infrastructure, location of company headquarters, government intervention and regulations. |
| (e) | Analyze the factors which influence uranium prices such as product supply and demand, societal and environmental policies, importing and exporting countries, world events (e.g., natural disaster and war) and economic conditions. |
| (f) | Investigate Canada’s trade agreements with respect to the amount of uranium being traded, the impact on uranium corporations and supply management. |
| (g) | Research the dynamic relationship that Canada has with import and export countries to meet international uranium requirements. |
| (h) | Describe how the uranium industry has a significant impact on local communities and provincial and national governments through resource and personal taxes, labour force and royalties. |
| (i) | Identify surface lease agreement requirements (e.g., First Nations and Métis employment and impact benefit agreements). |
| (j) | Explore the history of successful and unsuccessful alliances between uranium companies and Indigenous companies and communities. |
| (k) | Discuss how successful or unsuccessful alliances affect the treaty relationship between the parties involved. |
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