Cameco Corporation: Aboriginal Business Development Success Models

Abstract

Cameco Corporation, headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is the world’s largest lowcost uranium producer meeting almost 20 percent of the world’s uranium demand. Cameco has designed its practices and procedures to ensure that its mine sites are environmentally safe and to contribute not only to the corporation, but also to the communities in Northern Saskatchewan where many of its mines are situated. Its McArthur River mine (co-owned with COGEMA), for instance, the largest high-grade uranium and most technically advanced uranium mine in the world, has for the past three years enjoyed the best safety record among Canadian metal mining companies. This case study profiles the Cameco Corporation, with a special emphasis on its initiatives related to Aboriginal business and community partnerships.