CGNPG subsidiary develops new mines

The move may increase the nation's production capacity by 1,000 tons

BEIJING - The uranium subsidiary of China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group (CGNPG) said it is developing two large mines in China's Guangdong province and the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

The move is likely to add as much as 1,000 tons to the country's annual production capacity of the nuclear fuel.