Production at the mine has been paused since February 2014, due to a fall in global uranium prices.

On January 17, 2013, he collapsed at work and was admitted to hospital suffering from fractures of left and right thigh bones.

[6] In January 2015, a stormwater surge caused the liner in a plant run-off tank to rupture, resulting in approximately 50 litres of liquid overflowing from a bunded area.

Media reports claimed that the mine had begun to discharge wastes into the local river system, which Paladin refuted.

Paladin stated that such reports originated from 'hostile' NGOs and contained "numerous blatant falsehoods and misleading statements, intended to cause alarm and distress in communities living in the vicinity of Kayelekera and the local river system.