Iran plans to extract uranium from desert Country says its nuke intentions are peaceful

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: September 5, 2004| Author: ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Copyright information

SAGHAND, Iran -- Iran will begin extracting uranium from deep under its central desert in less than two years, an official said Saturday during an unprecedented tour of the country's uranium mine.

Iran maintains its nuclear ambitions are purely peaceful, despite U.S. charges it seeks nuclear weapons, and is pressing ahead with plans to control the whole nuclear fuel cycle from mining uranium ore to enriching uranium to be used in reactors.

Saturday's tour of the Saghand mine, abo...

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