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The world's largest uranium producer hopes to open a new mine near Cigar Lake in Northern Saskatchewan, the CBC reports. At a hearing last week in La Ronge, Saskatoon-based Cameco asked for permission to move forward on the project, which promises to employ more than 200 people, the network reports. The hearing was just one step of many in the approval process, and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission must also give its blessing. If the commission okays the project, the new mine could see production by 2007. The mine, which has been talked about for years, would be a major boon to Northern Saskatchewan region, plagued by too few job opportunities to keep many young people.
