Langer Heinrich produced 3 million pounds uranium in fiscal 2025, meeting the lower range of guidance.

Production surged 33% in Q4 2025, driven by record ore throughput.

Full nominal capacity of 6 million pounds postponed to fiscal 2027.

Namibia’s Langer Heinrich Mine produced around 3 million pounds of uranium in fiscal year 2025. Paladin Energy, the Australian operator, resumed operations in March 2024 after nearly 10 years of care and maintenance since 2014. The company originally forecast 3 to 3.6 million pounds for 2025.

Paladin Energy confirmed this output in its quarterly report published on July 23. The figure equals the low end of the guidance but shows steady progress since restarting. The mine improved operations and ramped up production during the period from July 2024 to June 2025.

In the last quarter alone—March to June 2025—production jumped 33% from the previous three months. This was the highest quarterly output since March 2024’s restart. Paladin attributes this jump to crushing a record 1.7 million tonnes of ore, which allowed for more uranium to be processed.

However, the mine faced a setback in March 2025 when heavy rain flooded operations temporarily. Despite this interruption, the mine hit its targets and expects even better results next year.

Looking forward, Paladin Energy plans to boost output to between 4 and 4.4 million pounds in fiscal 2026. According to the company, the LHM will steadily boost its operations during fiscal 2026, intensifying mining efforts throughout the period. It further explained that operations will transition from relying on medium-grade stockpiles to processing ore mined directly from the source.

Yet, the mine still has a long way to go before reaching its full nominal capacity of 6 million pounds annually. Paladin had originally aimed to hit full capacity by the end of 2025 but now pushed this target back to 2027.

This article was initially published in French by Aurel Sèdjro Houenou

Edited in English by Ange Jason Quenum