GALWAY, IRELAND--February 26, 2013 --Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland) The mining arm of French engineering giant, Areva SA (EPA:CEI) (Paris, France), is to join the hunt for one of the world's largest potential uranium deposits in Sweden.

Australia's Aura Energy (ASX:AEE) (West Perth, Australia) has selected Areva Mines SA as its preferred strategic partner for the Haggan uranium and polymetallic project.