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COMMODITIES  Orano Resources’ desalination plant was originally built to supply the Trekkopje uranium mine with water, but the project has been placed on care-and- maintenance and the plant now supplies a number of other uranium projects with water. Orano Resources’ desalination plant is a good example of how mining companies can deal with a shortage of surface water. www. africanmining.co.za African Mining Publication African Mining African Mining  March 2020  27