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Uranium mining in the United States

Map of US Uranium Districts (1979).
Production of uranium concentrate in the United States, 1949–2017
Uranium imported into the United States, 1949–2011
Price of uranium concentrate, 1981–2011

Uranium mining in the United States produced 224,331 pounds (101.8 tonnes) of U3O8 in 2023, 15% of the 2018 production of 1,447,945 pounds (656.8 tonnes) of U3O8. The 2023 production represents 0.4% of the uranium fuel requirements of the US's nuclear power reactors for the year. Production came from five in-situ leaching plants, four in Wyoming (Nichols Ranch ISR Project, Lance Project, Lost Creek Project, and Smith Ranch-Highland Operation) and one in Nebraska (Crowe Butte Operation); and from the White Mesa conventional mill in Utah.[1][2][3]

From 1949 to 2019, total US production of uranium oxide (U3O8) was 979.9 million pounds (444,500 tonnes).[2]

  1. ^ "Domestic Uranium Production Report - First-Quarter 2020" (PDF). Washington, DC: U.S. Energy Information Administration. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Table 8.2 Uranium Overview" (PDF). Washington, DC: U.S. Energy Information Administration. April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Domestic Uranium Production Report - Quarterly". Washington, DC: U.S. Energy Information Administration. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

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