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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20041217
FILED AS OF DATE:		20041217
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20041217

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CAMECO CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001009001
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MISCELLANEOUS METAL ORES [1090]
		IRS NUMBER:				980113090
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14228
		FILM NUMBER:		041211347

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2121 11TH ST W
		CITY:			SASKATOON
		STATE:			A9
		ZIP:			S7M 1J3
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3069566200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2121 11TH ST W.
		CITY:			SASKATOON
		STATE:			A9
		ZIP:			S7M 1J3
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, DC 20549</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM 6-K</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Report of Foreign
Private Issuer<BR>
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 Under<BR>
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">For the month of December,
2004

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Commission File No.
1-14228)

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>Cameco Corporation</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Translation of Registrant&#146;s Name Into English)</I>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>2121 &#150; 11th Street West<BR>
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7M 1J3</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</I>
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<P style="font-size: 10pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form&nbsp;20-F or Form&nbsp;40-F.

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    <TD align="right" valign="top">Form 40-F<FONT face="Wingdings">&nbsp;&#254;</FONT></TD>
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<P style="font-size: 10pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information
to the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.

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<P style="font-size: 10pt">If &#147;Yes&#148; is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule&nbsp;12g3-2(b): 82- <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>.

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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">SIGNATURE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">APPENDIX A</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center">1.</TD>
        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top">Material Change Report dated
December&nbsp;17, 2004</TD>
        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD align="center">3 - 6</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURE</B>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top">Date: December&nbsp;17, 2004</TD>
        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><B>Cameco
Corporation</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top">By:</TD>
        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ <I>&#147;Gary M.S.
Chad&#148;</I>
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Gary M.S. Chad<BR>
Senior Vice-President, Governance,<BR>
Legal and Regulatory Affairs and<BR>
Corporate&nbsp;Secretary</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>FORM 51-102F3</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Material Change Report</B>


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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Item&nbsp;1</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Name and Address of Company</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Cameco Corporation (&#147;Cameco&#148;)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">2121 &#150; 11th Street West, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7M 1J3</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Item&nbsp;2</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Date of Material Change</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;9, 2004.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Item&nbsp;3</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>News Release</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">The English version and the French translation version of the news release relating to
this material change were distributed and filed by Canadian Corporate News through their
Canadian Timely Disclosure Pack and U.S. Timely Disclosure Pack on December&nbsp;9, 2004. A
copy of the English version of such news release is attached as Appendix &#147;A&#148;.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Item&nbsp;4</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Summary of Material Change</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">On December&nbsp;9, 2004, Cameco announced that its board of directors had approved a
three-for-one stock split of Cameco&#146;s outstanding common shares, to be effected by stock
dividend. All shareholders will receive two additional shares for each share owned on
the record date of December&nbsp;31, 2004.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Cameco&#146;s common shares are expected to begin trading on a split basis on December&nbsp;29 on
the Toronto Stock Exchange and January&nbsp;7, 2005 on the New York Stock Exchange.</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">In addition, on December&nbsp;9,
2004, Cameco announced that its board of directors had approved an
increase in the annual cash dividend from $0.60 per share to $0.72
per share ($0.24 post split) beginning in 2005 that will be paid
quarterly. This represents a 20% increase in Cameco&#146;s cash
dividend.</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Item&nbsp;5</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Full Description of Material Change</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Please see the attached news release.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Item&nbsp;6</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Reliance on subsection 7.1(2) or (3)&nbsp;of National Instrument 51-102</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Not applicable.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Item&nbsp;7</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Omitted Information</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Not applicable.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Item&nbsp;8</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Executive Officer</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Gary M.S. Chad<BR>
Senior Vice-President, Governance, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, and Corporate Secretary<BR>
Cameco Corporation<BR>
(306)&nbsp;956-6303</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">The foregoing accurately discloses the material change referred to herein.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Item&nbsp;9</B>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Date of Report</B></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;17, 2004.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Share</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Symbol</B></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 9pt">2121 &#150; 11<SUP>th</SUP> Street West, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7M 1J3&nbsp;&nbsp;Canada<BR>
Tel: (306)&nbsp;956-6200 Fax: (306)&nbsp;956-6201

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Cameco to Split Shares and Increase Dividend</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, December&nbsp;9, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Cameco Corporation announced today that its board of directors has approved a three-for-one stock
split of the company&#146;s outstanding common shares, to be effected by way of a stock dividend. All
shareholders will receive two additional shares for each share owned on the record date of December
31, 2004.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The board of directors also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share (on a
pre-split basis), payable on January&nbsp;14, 2005 to shareholders of record on December&nbsp;31, 2004.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">In addition, the board of directors has approved an increase in the annual cash dividend from $0.60
per share to $0.72 ($0.24 post-split) beginning in 2005 that will be paid quarterly. This
represents a 20% increase in Cameco&#146;s cash dividend. The company has consistently paid dividends
since it began trading in 1991.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&#147;Our decision to split the stock and increase the dividend reflects our increasing confidence that
we can continue to grow as a nuclear energy company producing uranium fuel and generating clean
electricity,&#148; said Jerry Grandey, Cameco&#146;s president and chief executive officer.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Shareholders who have Cameco stock certificates should retain them. The transfer agent, CIBC Mellon
Trust Company, will mail new certificates on January&nbsp;6, 2005. Upon completion of the stock split,
the number of shares outstanding will total approximately 173&nbsp;million. Cameco&#146;s common shares are
expected to begin trading on a split basis on December&nbsp;29, 2004 on the Toronto Stock Exchange and
January&nbsp;7, 2005 on the New York Stock Exchange. The stock split will have no unfavourable tax
consequences in Canada or the United States.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Cameco, with its head office in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is the world&#146;s largest uranium producer.
The company&#146;s uranium products are used to generate electricity in nuclear energy plants around the
world, providing one of the cleanest sources of energy available today. Cameco&#146;s shares trade on
the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Statements contained in this news release which are not historical facts are forward-looking
statements that involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that
could cause such differences, without limiting the generality of the following, include: volatility
and sensitivity to market prices for uranium, electricity in Ontario and gold; the impact of the
sales volume of uranium, conversion services, electricity generated and gold; competition; the
impact of change in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates; imprecision in reserve
estimates; environmental and safety risks including increased regulatory burdens; unexpected
geological or hydrological conditions; political risks arising from operating in certain developing
countries; a possible deterioration in political support for nuclear energy; changes in government
regulations and policies, including trade laws and policies; demand for nuclear power; replacement
of production and failure to obtain necessary permits and approvals from government authorities;
legislative and regulatory initiatives regarding deregulation, regulation or restructuring of the
electric utility industry in Ontario; Ontario electricity rate regulations; weather and other
natural phenomena; ability to maintain and further improve positive labour relations; operating
performance of the facilities; success of planned development projects; and other development and
operating risks.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Although Cameco believes that the assumptions inherent in the forward-looking statements are
reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on these statements, which only apply as of the
date of this report. Cameco disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Inquiries: </B>Lyle Krahn (306)&nbsp;956-6316



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