Galmudug uranium reserves

[random123456789]

Actually this whole thread is fake news. If you copy and paste OP's whole first comment there is no article alleging Somalia has that much Uranium. It's just nerds talking on forums kinda like this

Article from Stimson (The Stimson Center is a nonpartisan policy research center working to solve the world's greatest threats to security and prosperity):

"The Fact of the Matter: Al-Shabaab is Not Mining Uranium in Somalia to Sell to Iran"

"A letter sent by Somalia’s Foreign Minister Yusuf Garaad to the U.S. Ambassador of Somalia, Stephen Schwartz, on August 11 overstates the risk of nuclear proliferation as an attempt to bring the United States into what is a decades-long protracted, factional conflict further complicated by high food insecurity, terrorism and no functioning central government. "

"There are no operating uranium mines in Somalia, nor any plans to construct one. The country’s known reserves are small and highly expensive to extract[1] with data largely based on geological mapping efforts done in the 1960s and 1970s. Today, mining activities in Somalia are described as small-scale and artisanal, mainly gemstones and salt production in Somaliland,[2] a self-declared independent (but not internationally recognized) region of Somalia.

Any development of the minerals sector is complicated by Somalia’s grim security environment. Twenty-six years of war, famine, foreign intervention, and terrorism have left Somalia’s 12 million inhabitants hungry, acutely malnourished, and displaced with most of the population (73%) living on less than US$2 per day. Mogadishu and other towns are now under government control, but the situation is far too divided and violent for democratic elections — the last were held in 1969. Somalia is Africa’s most failed state[3] and has been called “the worst place in the world.”[4]

The letter’s claim that Al-Shabaab, an Islamist militant group allied to al-Qaeda, is “strip mining triuranium octoxide” from “captured critical surface exposed uranium deposits in the Galmudug region” would suppose first that Al-Shabaab has an interest in excavating the land for uranium and secondly has the large industrial equipment, dump trucks, solvents and know-how to break and crush ore then extract and separate out uranium, and process it into a concentrate form for transport. No extremist group is known to have the resources for a mining operation, even if taking over an-already operational mine, nor would such an operation go unnoticed by intelligence agencies.

All here in a newspaper from the 60s bud
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h ... alia&hl=en

The forums simply quoted it but read it for yourself.

Reer galmudug are truly lucky

[Zoomalia4Kucks]

Actually this whole thread is fake news. If you copy and paste OP's whole first comment there is no article alleging Somalia has that much Uranium. It's just nerds talking on forums kinda like this

Article from Stimson (The Stimson Center is a nonpartisan policy research center working to solve the world's greatest threats to security and prosperity):

"The Fact of the Matter: Al-Shabaab is Not Mining Uranium in Somalia to Sell to Iran"

"A letter sent by Somalia’s Foreign Minister Yusuf Garaad to the U.S. Ambassador of Somalia, Stephen Schwartz, on August 11 overstates the risk of nuclear proliferation as an attempt to bring the United States into what is a decades-long protracted, factional conflict further complicated by high food insecurity, terrorism and no functioning central government. "

"There are no operating uranium mines in Somalia, nor any plans to construct one. The country’s known reserves are small and highly expensive to extract[1] with data largely based on geological mapping efforts done in the 1960s and 1970s. Today, mining activities in Somalia are described as small-scale and artisanal, mainly gemstones and salt production in Somaliland,[2] a self-declared independent (but not internationally recognized) region of Somalia.

Any development of the minerals sector is complicated by Somalia’s grim security environment. Twenty-six years of war, famine, foreign intervention, and terrorism have left Somalia’s 12 million inhabitants hungry, acutely malnourished, and displaced with most of the population (73%) living on less than US$2 per day. Mogadishu and other towns are now under government control, but the situation is far too divided and violent for democratic elections — the last were held in 1969. Somalia is Africa’s most failed state[3] and has been called “the worst place in the world.”[4]

The letter’s claim that Al-Shabaab, an Islamist militant group allied to al-Qaeda, is “strip mining triuranium octoxide” from “captured critical surface exposed uranium deposits in the Galmudug region” would suppose first that Al-Shabaab has an interest in excavating the land for uranium and secondly has the large industrial equipment, dump trucks, solvents and know-how to break and crush ore then extract and separate out uranium, and process it into a concentrate form for transport. No extremist group is known to have the resources for a mining operation, even if taking over an-already operational mine, nor would such an operation go unnoticed by intelligence agencies.

All here in a newspaper from the 60s bud
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h ... alia&hl=en

The forums simply quoted it but read it for yourself.

Reer galmudug are truly lucky

You need to learn the difference between U.N. geological survey , and actually drilling for uranium. No drilling was ever done, and the survey was just a hypothesis. Further tests disproved survey, as you would have seen a follow up to that article written but none ever was. The U.N. has no backbone and is known to release biased reports based on who pays them , and who provides the info to them. It's quite possible that U.N. report was simply a ploy to get Somalia to sign off the rights to the little uranium reserve it does have.

You and I both know if the U.N. which is funded by and based in NEW YORK, UNITED STATES says Somalia has the most uranium in the world America would have parked it's bus right on top of Somalia. Oh wait it did...and you know why there has been no Uranium production in Somalia till this day? Because the deposits were found to be way smaller than thought , and isnt worth bribing politicians to drill for it and then pay for heavy security around the site so terrorist don't come. Only an idiot thinks that, during the cold war , the Soviet Union and America weren't in Somalia to mine uranium for Nukes, because that's exactly why they were there . Neither found huge deposits. Both left.

[random123456789]

Actually this whole thread is fake news. If you copy and paste OP's whole first comment there is no article alleging Somalia has that much Uranium. It's just nerds talking on forums kinda like this

Article from Stimson (The Stimson Center is a nonpartisan policy research center working to solve the world's greatest threats to security and prosperity):

"The Fact of the Matter: Al-Shabaab is Not Mining Uranium in Somalia to Sell to Iran"

"A letter sent by Somalia’s Foreign Minister Yusuf Garaad to the U.S. Ambassador of Somalia, Stephen Schwartz, on August 11 overstates the risk of nuclear proliferation as an attempt to bring the United States into what is a decades-long protracted, factional conflict further complicated by high food insecurity, terrorism and no functioning central government. "

"There are no operating uranium mines in Somalia, nor any plans to construct one. The country’s known reserves are small and highly expensive to extract[1] with data largely based on geological mapping efforts done in the 1960s and 1970s. Today, mining activities in Somalia are described as small-scale and artisanal, mainly gemstones and salt production in Somaliland,[2] a self-declared independent (but not internationally recognized) region of Somalia.

Any development of the minerals sector is complicated by Somalia’s grim security environment. Twenty-six years of war, famine, foreign intervention, and terrorism have left Somalia’s 12 million inhabitants hungry, acutely malnourished, and displaced with most of the population (73%) living on less than US$2 per day. Mogadishu and other towns are now under government control, but the situation is far too divided and violent for democratic elections — the last were held in 1969. Somalia is Africa’s most failed state[3] and has been called “the worst place in the world.”[4]

The letter’s claim that Al-Shabaab, an Islamist militant group allied to al-Qaeda, is “strip mining triuranium octoxide” from “captured critical surface exposed uranium deposits in the Galmudug region” would suppose first that Al-Shabaab has an interest in excavating the land for uranium and secondly has the large industrial equipment, dump trucks, solvents and know-how to break and crush ore then extract and separate out uranium, and process it into a concentrate form for transport. No extremist group is known to have the resources for a mining operation, even if taking over an-already operational mine, nor would such an operation go unnoticed by intelligence agencies.

All here in a newspaper from the 60s bud
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h ... alia&hl=en

The forums simply quoted it but read it for yourself.

Reer galmudug are truly lucky

You need to learn the difference between U.N. geological survey , and actually drilling for uranium. No drilling was ever done, and the survey was just a hypothesis. Further tests disproved survey, as you would have seen a follow up to that article written but none ever was.

The article's reference didn't prove anything stated in the article. No case of drilling has been referred to or any actual evidence regarding the Uranium reserves. Galmudugians have 25% of the world's uranium

Read the references next time

[random123456789]

Actually this whole thread is fake news. If you copy and paste OP's whole first comment there is no article alleging Somalia has that much Uranium. It's just nerds talking on forums kinda like this

Article from Stimson (The Stimson Center is a nonpartisan policy research center working to solve the world's greatest threats to security and prosperity):

"The Fact of the Matter: Al-Shabaab is Not Mining Uranium in Somalia to Sell to Iran"

"A letter sent by Somalia’s Foreign Minister Yusuf Garaad to the U.S. Ambassador of Somalia, Stephen Schwartz, on August 11 overstates the risk of nuclear proliferation as an attempt to bring the United States into what is a decades-long protracted, factional conflict further complicated by high food insecurity, terrorism and no functioning central government. "

"There are no operating uranium mines in Somalia, nor any plans to construct one. The country’s known reserves are small and highly expensive to extract[1] with data largely based on geological mapping efforts done in the 1960s and 1970s. Today, mining activities in Somalia are described as small-scale and artisanal, mainly gemstones and salt production in Somaliland,[2] a self-declared independent (but not internationally recognized) region of Somalia.

Any development of the minerals sector is complicated by Somalia’s grim security environment. Twenty-six years of war, famine, foreign intervention, and terrorism have left Somalia’s 12 million inhabitants hungry, acutely malnourished, and displaced with most of the population (73%) living on less than US$2 per day. Mogadishu and other towns are now under government control, but the situation is far too divided and violent for democratic elections — the last were held in 1969. Somalia is Africa’s most failed state[3] and has been called “the worst place in the world.”[4]

The letter’s claim that Al-Shabaab, an Islamist militant group allied to al-Qaeda, is “strip mining triuranium octoxide” from “captured critical surface exposed uranium deposits in the Galmudug region” would suppose first that Al-Shabaab has an interest in excavating the land for uranium and secondly has the large industrial equipment, dump trucks, solvents and know-how to break and crush ore then extract and separate out uranium, and process it into a concentrate form for transport. No extremist group is known to have the resources for a mining operation, even if taking over an-already operational mine, nor would such an operation go unnoticed by intelligence agencies.

All here in a newspaper from the 60s bud
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h ... alia&hl=en

The forums simply quoted it but read it for yourself.

Reer galmudug are truly lucky

You need to learn the difference between U.N. geological survey , and actually drilling for uranium. No drilling was ever done, and the survey was just a hypothesis. Further tests disproved survey, as you would have seen a follow up to that article written but none ever was. The U.N. has no backbone and is known to release biased reports based on who pays them , and who provides the info to them. It's quite possible that U.N. report was simply a ploy to get Somalia to sign off the rights to the little uranium reserve it does have.

You and I both know if the U.N. which is funded by and based in NEW YORK, UNITED STATES says Somalia has the most uranium in the world America would have parked it's bus right on top of Somalia. Oh wait it did...and you know why there has been no Uranium production in Somalia till this day? Because the deposits were found to be way smaller than thought , and isnt worth bribing politicians to drill for it and then pay for heavy security around the site so terrorist don't come. Only an idiot thinks that, during the cold war , the Soviet Union and America weren't in Somalia to mine uranium for Nukes, because that's exactly why they were there . Neither found huge deposits. Both left.

Horta how old are you? Are you claiming that America can go into a country, set troops around a site, then start digging? They didn't even do that in Iraq . Americans would sell it to private contractors. Though, in order to ensure their safety, they have to have complete control of Galgaduud. Why would Americans bother doing that when the Somalis themselves can't mine this Uranium? They currently don't need it. This isn't the cold war anymore, America isn't making nukes like they were in the 60s

[Zoomalia4Kucks]

All here in a newspaper from the 60s bud
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h ... alia&hl=en

The forums simply quoted it but read it for yourself.

Reer galmudug are truly lucky

You need to learn the difference between U.N. geological survey , and actually drilling for uranium. No drilling was ever done, and the survey was just a hypothesis. Further tests disproved survey, as you would have seen a follow up to that article written but none ever was.

The article's reference didn't prove anything stated in the article. No case of drilling has been referred to or any actual evidence regarding the Uranium reserves. Galmudugians have 25% of the world's uranium

Read the references next time

So you admit the 25% was just speculation and that no actual evidence regarding U.N. reserves? Thanks LOL

There's no actual evidence from the U.N. but both the Americans and the Soviets did their own survey when they came to Somalia during afweyne time, and they both know there's barely any uranium in Somalia. Definitely not enough to exploit

[Zoomalia4Kucks]

All here in a newspaper from the 60s bud
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h ... alia&hl=en

The forums simply quoted it but read it for yourself.

Reer galmudug are truly lucky

You need to learn the difference between U.N. geological survey , and actually drilling for uranium. No drilling was ever done, and the survey was just a hypothesis. Further tests disproved survey, as you would have seen a follow up to that article written but none ever was. The U.N. has no backbone and is known to release biased reports based on who pays them , and who provides the info to them. It's quite possible that U.N. report was simply a ploy to get Somalia to sign off the rights to the little uranium reserve it does have.

You and I both know if the U.N. which is funded by and based in NEW YORK, UNITED STATES says Somalia has the most uranium in the world America would have parked it's bus right on top of Somalia. Oh wait it did...and you know why there has been no Uranium production in Somalia till this day? Because the deposits were found to be way smaller than thought , and isnt worth bribing politicians to drill for it and then pay for heavy security around the site so terrorist don't come. Only an idiot thinks that, during the cold war , the Soviet Union and America weren't in Somalia to mine uranium for Nukes, because that's exactly why they were there . Neither found huge deposits. Both left.

Horta how old are you? Are you claiming that America can go into a country, set troops around a site, then start digging? They didn't even do that in Iraq . Americans would sell it to private contractors. Though, in order to ensure their safety, they have to have complete control of Galgaduud. Why would Americans bother doing that when the Somalis themselves can't mine this Uranium? They currently don't need it. This isn't the cold war anymore, America isn't making nukes like they were in the 60s

How old am I? How naive are you ? When the U.S. disbanded the Iraqi Army in 2003 it was United States forces protecting Iraq's oil fields until a new Government could be set up.

50% of the entire country of France energy it uses to power itself is nuclear energy made from Uranium in Niger , France colonized Niger in the early 1900's and today France has a heavy military presence protecting it's uranium mines in Niger

When the United States invaded Afghanistan it is alleged the U.S. took control of the Opium Poppy fields that use to be under the control of the Taliban. Opium Poppy Seeds make heroin , which is white people's favorite drug.

"Afghanistan's opium poppy production goes into more than 90% of heroin worldwide.[1] Afghanistan has been the world's greatest illicit opium producer, ahead of Burma (Myanmar), the "Golden Triangle", and Latin America since 1992, excluding the year 2001"

And to answer your question :

"Why would Americans bother doing that when the Somalis themselves can't mine this Uranium? They currently don't need it. This isn't the cold war anymore, America isn't making nukes like they were in the 60s"

Everything you just typed is exactly why I'm saying uranium deposits are far lower than what was incorrectly speculated in the 1960's . The reason why any country would love to sign a Uranium mining contract with Somalia is because of exactly what you just said. Somali's can't mine for it themselves, so you come in and mine for it and keep a bigger profit and Somali's get lower profit. Like you said America isn't making nukes anymore like it was in the 60's / 70's (cold war lasted until 1990) but BOTH America and Soviet Union came to Somalia for a reason, and that reason was uranium. And they both figured out that there wasn't close to as much Uranium there as speculated. And that it wasn't worth bribing the politicians, and paying to mine and refine the little uranium there , and at the same time pay for protection of the mining site. It wasn't worth it in the eyes of the Soviets or Americans .

[random123456789]

You need to learn the difference between U.N. geological survey , and actually drilling for uranium. No drilling was ever done, and the survey was just a hypothesis. Further tests disproved survey, as you would have seen a follow up to that article written but none ever was. The U.N. has no backbone and is known to release biased reports based on who pays them , and who provides the info to them. It's quite possible that U.N. report was simply a ploy to get Somalia to sign off the rights to the little uranium reserve it does have.

You and I both know if the U.N. which is funded by and based in NEW YORK, UNITED STATES says Somalia has the most uranium in the world America would have parked it's bus right on top of Somalia. Oh wait it did...and you know why there has been no Uranium production in Somalia till this day? Because the deposits were found to be way smaller than thought , and isnt worth bribing politicians to drill for it and then pay for heavy security around the site so terrorist don't come. Only an idiot thinks that, during the cold war , the Soviet Union and America weren't in Somalia to mine uranium for Nukes, because that's exactly why they were there . Neither found huge deposits. Both left.

Horta how old are you? Are you claiming that America can go into a country, set troops around a site, then start digging? They didn't even do that in Iraq . Americans would sell it to private contractors. Though, in order to ensure their safety, they have to have complete control of Galgaduud. Why would Americans bother doing that when the Somalis themselves can't mine this Uranium? They currently don't need it. This isn't the cold war anymore, America isn't making nukes like they were in the 60s

How old am I? How naive are you ? When the U.S. disbanded the Iraqi Army in 2003 it was United States forces protecting Iraq's oil fields until a new Government could be set up.

50% of the entire country of France energy it uses to power itself is nuclear energy made from Uranium in Niger , France colonized Niger in the early 1900's and today France has a heavy military presence protecting it's uranium mines in Niger

When the United States invaded Afghanistan it is alleged the U.S. took control of the Opium Poppy fields that use to be under the control of the Taliban. Opium Poppy Seeds make heroin , which is white people's favorite drug.

"Afghanistan's opium poppy production goes into more than 90% of heroin worldwide.[1] Afghanistan has been the world's greatest illicit opium producer, ahead of Burma (Myanmar), the "Golden Triangle", and Latin America since 1992, excluding the year 2001"

And to answer your question :

"Why would Americans bother doing that when the Somalis themselves can't mine this Uranium? They currently don't need it. This isn't the cold war anymore, America isn't making nukes like they were in the 60s"

Everything you just typed is exactly why I'm saying uranium deposits are far lower than what was incorrectly speculated in the 1960's . The reason why any country would love to sign a Uranium mining contract with Somalia is because of exactly what you just said. Somali's can't mine for it themselves, so you come in and mine for it and keep a bigger profit and Somali's get lower profit. Like you said America isn't making nukes anymore like it was in the 60's / 70's (cold war lasted until 1990) but BOTH America and Soviet Union came to Somalia for a reason, and that reason was uranium. And they both figured out that there wasn't close to as much Uranium there as speculated. And that it wasn't worth bribing the politicians, and paying to mine and refine the little uranium there , and at the same time pay for protection of the mining site. It wasn't worth it in the eyes of the Soviets or Americans .

If they can't mine it themselves, they aren't a threat. No country can mine Uranium from Somalia safely unless there's heavy military intervention. America isn't reliant on nuclear energy like France is. Not only does France have Niger, it wouldn't have the means to have such a presence in Somalia. The US, on the other hand, doesn't need Uranium like it did in the 60s. There's no arms race or any threat of them being overtaken. If they need anything, it's oil. It would be like saying Britain should occupy Bangladesh for tea .

I too would be envious if another state had 25% of the world's uranium

[random123456789]

You need to learn the difference between U.N. geological survey , and actually drilling for uranium. No drilling was ever done, and the survey was just a hypothesis. Further tests disproved survey, as you would have seen a follow up to that article written but none ever was.

The article's reference didn't prove anything stated in the article. No case of drilling has been referred to or any actual evidence regarding the Uranium reserves. Galmudugians have 25% of the world's uranium

Read the references next time

So you admit the 25% was just speculation and that no actual evidence regarding U.N. reserves? Thanks LOL

There's no actual evidence from the U.N. but both the Americans and the Soviets did their own survey when they came to Somalia during afweyne time, and they both know there's barely any uranium in Somalia. Definitely not enough to exploit

I said that your article's reference didn't back up what it said. The US's survey found that Somalia's, Galmudug specifically, deposits exceed 800,000 tonnes which is 25% of the world's deposity

The article names it a big uranium "find" for a reason.

[Zoomalia4Kucks]

Horta how old are you? Are you claiming that America can go into a country, set troops around a site, then start digging? They didn't even do that in Iraq . Americans would sell it to private contractors. Though, in order to ensure their safety, they have to have complete control of Galgaduud. Why would Americans bother doing that when the Somalis themselves can't mine this Uranium? They currently don't need it. This isn't the cold war anymore, America isn't making nukes like they were in the 60s

How old am I? How naive are you ? When the U.S. disbanded the Iraqi Army in 2003 it was United States forces protecting Iraq's oil fields until a new Government could be set up.

50% of the entire country of France energy it uses to power itself is nuclear energy made from Uranium in Niger , France colonized Niger in the early 1900's and today France has a heavy military presence protecting it's uranium mines in Niger

When the United States invaded Afghanistan it is alleged the U.S. took control of the Opium Poppy fields that use to be under the control of the Taliban. Opium Poppy Seeds make heroin , which is white people's favorite drug.

"Afghanistan's opium poppy production goes into more than 90% of heroin worldwide.[1] Afghanistan has been the world's greatest illicit opium producer, ahead of Burma (Myanmar), the "Golden Triangle", and Latin America since 1992, excluding the year 2001"

And to answer your question :

"Why would Americans bother doing that when the Somalis themselves can't mine this Uranium? They currently don't need it. This isn't the cold war anymore, America isn't making nukes like they were in the 60s"

Everything you just typed is exactly why I'm saying uranium deposits are far lower than what was incorrectly speculated in the 1960's . The reason why any country would love to sign a Uranium mining contract with Somalia is because of exactly what you just said. Somali's can't mine for it themselves, so you come in and mine for it and keep a bigger profit and Somali's get lower profit. Like you said America isn't making nukes anymore like it was in the 60's / 70's (cold war lasted until 1990) but BOTH America and Soviet Union came to Somalia for a reason, and that reason was uranium. And they both figured out that there wasn't close to as much Uranium there as speculated. And that it wasn't worth bribing the politicians, and paying to mine and refine the little uranium there , and at the same time pay for protection of the mining site. It wasn't worth it in the eyes of the Soviets or Americans .

If they can't mine it themselves, they aren't a threat. No country can mine Uranium from Somalia safely unless there's heavy military intervention. America isn't reliant on nuclear energy like France is. Not only does France have Niger, it wouldn't have the means to have such a presence in Somalia. The US, on the other hand, doesn't need Uranium like it did in the 60s. There's no arms race or any threat of them being overtaken. If they need anything, it's oil. It would be like saying Britain should occupy Bangladesh for tea .

I too would be envious if another state had 25% of the world's uranium

Again you're simply being dense. I said they sign a shady contract with the Gov AND THEN move troops in to protect investment. No country just moves troops in and starts mining, that's against international law. Somalia Gov is very familiar to signing contract with Foreigner's that disproportionately benefits the Foreigner and not the Somali. The Soviets or the Americans would have got Siad Barre to sign such a contract in a heart beat if there actually was Uranium in Somalia. He gave Soviets bases in return for guns. A high investment with a low return. He did the same with the Americans.

There was a time when BOTH America and Soviet Union were heavily reliant on Uranium for nukes. During that time they both came to Somalia and found nothing.

[Zoomalia4Kucks]

The article's reference didn't prove anything stated in the article. No case of drilling has been referred to or any actual evidence regarding the Uranium reserves. Galmudugians have 25% of the world's uranium

Read the references next time

So you admit the 25% was just speculation and that no actual evidence regarding U.N. reserves? Thanks LOL

There's no actual evidence from the U.N. but both the Americans and the Soviets did their own survey when they came to Somalia during afweyne time, and they both know there's barely any uranium in Somalia. Definitely not enough to exploit

I said that your article's reference didn't back up what it said. The US's survey found that Somalia's, Galmudug specifically, deposits exceed 800,000 tonnes which is 25% of the world's deposity

You simply can't read. The U.N. Geologist SURVEY was simply speculation. They never mined for uranium they just found traces.

You know deep down the fact that both the Soviet and Americans came to Somalia after the UN said there was hefty uranium deposits , and just left empty handed is proof that both countries explored the possibility and found it to be untrue. During the cold war mining for uranium and countries that produced uranium was a national security issue for America as they didn't want Soviets getting more uranium. If the U.N. says Somalia might have uranium you can bet your ass U.S. military went looking for it. And they did. So did the Soviets.

[random123456789]

How old am I? How naive are you ? When the U.S. disbanded the Iraqi Army in 2003 it was United States forces protecting Iraq's oil fields until a new Government could be set up.

50% of the entire country of France energy it uses to power itself is nuclear energy made from Uranium in Niger , France colonized Niger in the early 1900's and today France has a heavy military presence protecting it's uranium mines in Niger

When the United States invaded Afghanistan it is alleged the U.S. took control of the Opium Poppy fields that use to be under the control of the Taliban. Opium Poppy Seeds make heroin , which is white people's favorite drug.

"Afghanistan's opium poppy production goes into more than 90% of heroin worldwide.[1] Afghanistan has been the world's greatest illicit opium producer, ahead of Burma (Myanmar), the "Golden Triangle", and Latin America since 1992, excluding the year 2001"

And to answer your question :

"Why would Americans bother doing that when the Somalis themselves can't mine this Uranium? They currently don't need it. This isn't the cold war anymore, America isn't making nukes like they were in the 60s"

Everything you just typed is exactly why I'm saying uranium deposits are far lower than what was incorrectly speculated in the 1960's . The reason why any country would love to sign a Uranium mining contract with Somalia is because of exactly what you just said. Somali's can't mine for it themselves, so you come in and mine for it and keep a bigger profit and Somali's get lower profit. Like you said America isn't making nukes anymore like it was in the 60's / 70's (cold war lasted until 1990) but BOTH America and Soviet Union came to Somalia for a reason, and that reason was uranium. And they both figured out that there wasn't close to as much Uranium there as speculated. And that it wasn't worth bribing the politicians, and paying to mine and refine the little uranium there , and at the same time pay for protection of the mining site. It wasn't worth it in the eyes of the Soviets or Americans .

If they can't mine it themselves, they aren't a threat. No country can mine Uranium from Somalia safely unless there's heavy military intervention. America isn't reliant on nuclear energy like France is. Not only does France have Niger, it wouldn't have the means to have such a presence in Somalia. The US, on the other hand, doesn't need Uranium like it did in the 60s. There's no arms race or any threat of them being overtaken. If they need anything, it's oil. It would be like saying Britain should occupy Bangladesh for tea .

I too would be envious if another state had 25% of the world's uranium

Again you're simply being dense. I said they sign a shady contract with the Gov AND THEN move troops in to protect investment. No country just moves troops in and starts mining, that's against international law. Somalia Gov is very familiar to signing contract with Foreigner's that disproportionately benefits the Foreigner and not the Somali. The Soviets or the Americans would have got Siad Barre to sign such a contract in a heart beat if there actually was Uranium in Somalia. He gave Soviets bases in return for guns. A high investment with a low return. He did the same with the Americans.

There was a time when BOTH America and Soviet Union were heavily reliant on Uranium for nukes. During that time they both came to Somalia and found nothing.

Interesting. So where are your sources for them finding nothing? You gave a random article as proof but ended up debunking yourself through the references . Since their "big find" in the 60s, there has been no official figures on the Uranium deposits in the Galmudug region. So all you can go off of is the 25% of the world's deposits figure

These UN geologists have discovered reer Galmudug's gold mines

[FarhanYare]

"Industry sources say the deposits may exceed a quarter of the world's known reserves of 800,000 tons. Moreover, they said, the uranium lies close to the surface and can permit strip-mining techniques which is far less costly than deep-mining.
Somalia could be for uranium what Iraq is to oil.

In addition to uranium, international geologists have also discovered Yttrium, a rare and costly mineral which experts say can sell for six times as much as uranium per pound.

The Gal-Mudug Regions of Central Somalia is endowed with another mineral deposit, uranium deposits. Following numerous mineral explorations, the area between between Dhusa-mareeb, El-bur, Wasil and Galkayo was found to contain extensive deposits of Uranium in the Taleh Formation that covers Galgaduud and South Mudug Regions. In the Miocene and the Pliocene (the Tertiary), the Taleh Formation had undergone extensive weathering in which secondary mineralization occurred. In this way Uranium minerals were formed in shallow deposits of calcretes and silcrete.


Duduble and cayr are sitting on gold mines

We will invade your land steal your uranium

hawiyes are biggest animals of somalia, they will probably eat the uranium knowing how stupid they are

says the lgbt queen

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So you admit the 25% was just speculation and that no actual evidence regarding U.N. reserves? Thanks LOL

There's no actual evidence from the U.N. but both the Americans and the Soviets did their own survey when they came to Somalia during afweyne time, and they both know there's barely any uranium in Somalia. Definitely not enough to exploit

I said that your article's reference didn't back up what it said. The US's survey found that Somalia's, Galmudug specifically, deposits exceed 800,000 tonnes which is 25% of the world's deposity

You simply can't read. The U.N. Geologist SURVEY was simply speculation. They never mined for uranium they just found traces.

You know deep down the fact that both the Soviet and Americans came to Somalia after the UN said there was hefty uranium deposits , and just left empty handed is proof that both countries explored the possibility and found it to be untrue. During the cold war mining for uranium and countries that produced uranium was a national security issue for America as they didn't want Soviets getting more uranium. If the U.N. says Somalia might have uranium you can bet your ass U.S. military went looking for it. And they did. So did the Soviets.

Deep down I can see that you still haven't posted evidence for these Soviet and American findings. Continue foaming from the mouth as you see the UN findings for Galmudug's reserves

[Zoomalia4Kucks]

If they can't mine it themselves, they aren't a threat. No country can mine Uranium from Somalia safely unless there's heavy military intervention. America isn't reliant on nuclear energy like France is. Not only does France have Niger, it wouldn't have the means to have such a presence in Somalia. The US, on the other hand, doesn't need Uranium like it did in the 60s. There's no arms race or any threat of them being overtaken. If they need anything, it's oil. It would be like saying Britain should occupy Bangladesh for tea .

I too would be envious if another state had 25% of the world's uranium

Again you're simply being dense. I said they sign a shady contract with the Gov AND THEN move troops in to protect investment. No country just moves troops in and starts mining, that's against international law. Somalia Gov is very familiar to signing contract with Foreigner's that disproportionately benefits the Foreigner and not the Somali. The Soviets or the Americans would have got Siad Barre to sign such a contract in a heart beat if there actually was Uranium in Somalia. He gave Soviets bases in return for guns. A high investment with a low return. He did the same with the Americans.

There was a time when BOTH America and Soviet Union were heavily reliant on Uranium for nukes. During that time they both came to Somalia and found nothing.

Interesting. So where are your sources for them finding nothing? You gave a random article as proof but ended up debunking yourself through the references . Since their "big find" in the 60s, there has been no official figures on the Uranium deposits in the Galmudug region. So all you can go off of is the 25% of the world's deposits figure

These UN geologists have discovered reer Galmudug's gold mines

Interestingly you've never provided proof that any uranium was ever found

FACT: it was U.N. survey that was proved WRONG by U.S. and Soviet Military presence that were on expeditions for said Uranium

FACT : no Uranium Mine was ever created. If there was one name it's location. And who it was ran by? The U.N. doesn't mine for uranium dummy they only provide reports and survey's to where you MIGHT find some.

So where's the proof Somalia has 25% of the world's uranium deposits??? I know Siad Barre took control of country in 69, why didn't he start mining the uranium and start selling to Soviet buddies since it's so easy? Its because the Soviets informed him there was barely any

[Zoomalia4Kucks]

I said that your article's reference didn't back up what it said. The US's survey found that Somalia's, Galmudug specifically, deposits exceed 800,000 tonnes which is 25% of the world's deposity

You simply can't read. The U.N. Geologist SURVEY was simply speculation. They never mined for uranium they just found traces.

You know deep down the fact that both the Soviet and Americans came to Somalia after the UN said there was hefty uranium deposits , and just left empty handed is proof that both countries explored the possibility and found it to be untrue. During the cold war mining for uranium and countries that produced uranium was a national security issue for America as they didn't want Soviets getting more uranium. If the U.N. says Somalia might have uranium you can bet your ass U.S. military went looking for it. And they did. So did the Soviets.

Deep down I can see that you still haven't posted evidence for these Soviet and American findings. Continue foaming from the mouth as you see the UN findings for Galmudug's reserves

I can see you still haven't posted any proof of any uranium in Somalia. Just speculation from 1960.

U.N. speculated Iraq had WMD's , Bush used that to invade and then U.N. said they could find any on the ground.

You keep trusting the U.N. though, real people recognize it is a complete biased joke