The Nuclear Energy Authority says it has big plans for Mongolia’s uranium mining industry.

The authority says two uranium processing facilities will be built in Dornod aimag, and construction preparation work is already underway. The factories will export uranium products to France and Kazakhstan.

Uranium exploration efforts began in Mongolia in 2009, and the Nuclear Energy Authority is planning to intensify exploration efforts. The work of establishing uranium mines in Dornod and Dundgobi aimags has begun.