Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Mining: Taiwan to buy uranium from Australia

Craig Skehan, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald, reports that two Australian mining companies have quietly signed contracts for the supply of uranium to China's arch-rival, Taiwan.

The Herald reports that "Taiwan is not a signatory to the non-proliferation treaty on nuclear arms, but it has confirmed the uranium deals to the Herald yesterday - on the same day that China's Premier signed a uranium deal with Australia in Canberra".

Full article: Now Taiwan is buying our uranium