Orano - Annual Activity Report 2024 32 2 SITUATION AND ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES DURING THE PAST FINANCIAL YEAR The group’s businesses Mining lifecycle Exploration permit Extraction and treatment Mining permit Source: Orano Site hosts: • industrial activities • nature protection areas • leisure activities MAIN SITES OF THE MINING BUSINESS (1)(2) Source: Orano Operation Suspension of production Projects Exploration Remediation ~ljǶČĚƙ îŠē ƥƑîēĿŠij (1) The State of Niger withdrew the operating permit held by Imouraren SA on June 19, 2024. On December 19, 2024, Orano Mining initiated arbitration proceedings against the State of Niger in order to assert its rights and seek compensation for all of its losses resulting from the withdrawal of the operating permit. (2) The group confirmed the loss of operational control of Somaïr SA on December 4, 2024. In particular, the State of Niger is obstructing the sale of Somaïr’s production and is opposed to Orano Mining exercising its abstraction rights. Orano Mining initiated arbitration proceedings on January 20, 2025 in order to assert, in particular, its rights to Somaïr’s production inventory.
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