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Nanna Heitmann Documents Mongolia’s Entrance into the Uranium Market

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Containers with so-called "Uranium cake“ ready to ship to France. Gobi, Mongolia. February 28, 2024.
Marc Meleard, Director of Zuuvch-Ovoo Uranium Mine on the train from Sainshand to Ulan-Batoor. Gobi, Mongolia. February 28, 2024.
View over Sainshand. Gobi, Mongolia. February 28, 2024.
Zuuvch-Ovoo Uranium Mine. Gobi, Mongolia. February 28, 2024. All images © Nanna Heitmann / Magnum Photos for TIME
Sarangerel Tsetsegee (right) and visitors in their yurt close to Zuuvch-Ovoo Uranium Mine. Gobi, Mongolia. February 28, 2024.
Uranium samples from the Zuuvch-Ovoo Uranium Mine pilot site. Gobi, Mongolia, February 28, 2024.
At the World Energy Centre, near Sainshand. Mongolian Buddhists believe that all the energy of the world converges here. Gobi, Mongolia. February 28, 2024.
The school of Ulaanbadrakh which was renovated with the support of Zuuvch-Ovoo Uranium Mine. Gobi, Mongolia. February 28, 2024.
Street scenes in Ulaanbadrakh. Gobi, Mongolia. February 28, 2024.
A herder catching a horse to sell from the family of Munksuuri Dambadarjaa. Their herding place is one of the closest to Zuuvch-Ovoo Uranium Mine. Gobi, Mongolia. February 28, 2024.
Horses of Munkhsuuri Dambadarjaa, close to Zuuvch-Ovoo Uranium Mine. Gobi, Mongolia, February 28, 2024.