6-K

   1
                                    FORM 6-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                        Report of Foreign Private Issuer
                        Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of April 2000

                        International Uranium Corporation
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

       Independence Plaza, Suite 950, 1050 Seventeenth Street, Denver, CO
                 80265 (Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                  Form 20-F  X             Form 40-F
                            ---                      ---

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 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                  Yes                      No  X
                      ---                     ---

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________________.


                                   SIGNATURES

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.

                                        International Uranium Corporation
                                                  (Registrant)

Date:  April 7, 2000                    By:    /s/  Ron F. Hochstein
       -------------                       -------------------------------------
                                           Ron F. Hochstein, P.Eng., President


   2



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



   Exhibit Number                  Description
   --------------                  -----------
                       
        99.1              Press Release Dated April 6, 2000

EX-99.1

   1
                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


                 [INTERNATIONAL URANIUM CORPORATION LETTERHEAD]

                                  NEWS RELEASE

                                CORPORATE UPDATE

April 6, 2000 (IUC - TSE) ... International Uranium Corporation (the "Company")
announces the appointment of Mr. Ron F. Hochstein, P.Eng. as President and
C.E.O. of International Uranium Corporation, effective as of April 6, 2000. Mr.
Hochstein replaces Mr. Earl E. Hoellen who has resigned as President and C.E.O.
to pursue other interests. Mr. Hoellen will remain a Director of the Company.
Mr. Adolf H. Lundin has resigned as a Director of the Company and Mr. Hochstein
has been appointed in his place. In addition, Mr. David C. Frydenlund, currently
a Vice President and a Director of the Company, has been appointed C.F.O.

Mr. Hochstein has been a Vice President of IUC since October, 1999 and more
recently C.O.O. Prior to joining IUC, Mr. Hochstein was Manager of Agra-Simons
Mining Group operations in Toronto and before that, was with Noranda Inc. for 12
years in roles ranging from operations and property acquisition to project
development. Mr. Hochstein has a B.Sc. in Mineral Engineering from the
University of Alberta and an MBA from the University of British Columbia.

The Board of IUC would like to thank Mr. Hoellen for his valuable contribution
to the Company. Mr. Hoellen achieved many notable successes for the Company
since its inception in 1996 and has seen the Company through a difficult
uranium/vanadium market. IUC wishes Mr. Hoellen all the best in his new
endeavours.

IUC intends to continue to marshall its resources and concentrate its U.S.
operations on the development of its alternate feed, uranium-bearing waste
recycling business. IUC also owns a 70% interest and is the managing partner in
the Gurvan Saihan joint venture, which holds significant uranium exploration
properties and mineral deposits in Mongolia.

                             ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

                                "Lukas H. Lundin"
                                    Chairman


For further information, please contact:
Sophia Shane, Corporate Development: (604) 689-7842