- Source: List of uranium projects
Uranium production is carried out in about 13 countries around the world, in 2017 producing a cumulative total of 59,462 tonnes of uranium (tU). The international producers were Kazakhstan (39%), Canada (22%), Australia (10%), Namibia (7.1%), Niger (5.8%), Russian Federation (4.9%), Uzbekistan (4.0%), China (3.2%), United States (1.6%), Ukraine (0.9%), India (0.7%), South Africa (0.5%) and Pakistan (0.1%). Since 2009 the in-situ leach (ISL) operations of Kazakhstan have been producing the largest share of world uranium.
The largest conventional uranium mines are Cigar Lake and McArthur River (Canada); Ranger and Olympic Dam (Australia); Krasnokamensk (Russia) and Rossing (Namibia). The largest uranium producers are Cameco, Rio Tinto, Areva, KazAtomProm and ARMZ-TVEL.
The production methods employed are conventional underground and open cast (50%) and in-situ leaching (50%). About 50 uranium production centers are operational.
Viable projects
Potentially viable projects
Non-viable projects
Prospective projects and decommissioned mines
See also
List of countries by uranium reserves
Uranium market
Uranium ore deposits
Mining
Uranium
List of countries by uranium production
UraMin
Notes
References
Uranium 2007: Resources, Production and Demand (Red Book) (2008) OECD-NEA and IAEA
External links
World Distribution of Uranium Deposits Database (UDEPO)-IAEA
World Nuclear Association > Public Information Service > country papers
WISE-Uranium
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