Working Uranium Mines
| Argentina | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Otto | Salta | Globe Uranium Ltd | 1958 | 30 | Presently Shut down | |||
| Cachocira (Cactite) | 1999 | 0.3 | 340 | OC | ||||
| Engenlio (Cactite) | 2006 | OC | ||||||
| Australia | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
| Olympic Dam | South Australia | BHP Billiton | 1975 | 1988 | 0.05 | 9,100,000 | 4,356 | UG |
| Ranger | Northern Territory | ERA | 1969 | 1981 | 0.2 | 2,000,000 | 5,544 | OC |
| Beverley | South Australia, in the northern Flinders Ranges | Heathgate Resources | 1969 | 1999 | 0.18 | N.A. | 1064 | ISL |
| Brazil | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
| Caetité | Lagoa Real province, Bahia State | Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil | 1977 | 1999 | 0.25 | 400 | OC | |
| Canada | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
| McArthur River mine | Saskatchewan | Cameco | 1988 | 1999 | 20.66 | 212,285 (diluted tonnage) | 8,491 | UG |
| McClean Lake | Saskatchewan | AREVA Resources Canada Inc | 1979 | 1999 | 2.4 | 2490 | OC | |
| Rabbit Lake | Saskatchewan | Cameco | 1968 | 1975 | 0.88 | 311,908 | 2.4 | UG |
| China | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
| 750 (est) | ||||||||
| Chenxian | Hunan Province | China National Nuclear Corp. | ||||||
| 712 Uranium Mine | Hunan Province | |||||||
| Fuzhou Hangjian | Fujian Province | |||||||
| Tengchong | Yunnan Province | ISL | ||||||
| Yining | Xinjiang Autonomous Region | ISL | ||||||
| Chongyi | Shaanxi Province | |||||||
| Lantian | Shaanxi Province | |||||||
| Quinglong field | Liaoning Province | |||||||
| Benxi | Liaoning Province | 0.34 | ||||||
| Czech Republic | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
| Dolní Rožínka | Diamo | 408 | UG | |||||
| France | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
| 7 | ||||||||
| Germany | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner Wismut | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
| Königstein | Königstein, Saxony | Wismut GmbH | 1963 | 1967 | 77 | closed, production from mine water treatment | ||
| India | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
| Jaduguda Uranium Mine | UCIL | 1967 | 2300+ (est) | UG | ||||
| Bhatin | UCIL | 1967 | 1230 | UG | ||||
| Narwapahar | UCIL | 1995 | 1050 | UG | ||||
| Turamdih | UCIL | 2002 | 1730 | UG | ||||
| Tummalapalle uranium mine | Pulivendula | UCIL | 1989 (?) | 1850 | 0.05 | UG | ||
| Iraq | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
| Akashat | ||||||||
| Kazakhstan | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
| Stepnoye | Kazatomprom | 1570 | ISL | |||||
| Tsentralnoye | Kazatomprom | 1000 | ISL | |||||
| Western mining group | Kazatomprom | 900 | ISL | |||||
| Malawi | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
| Kayelekera | Paladin | 2009 | 0.08 | 1400 | UG? | |||
| Namibia | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
| Rössing | Namib Desert | Rio Tinto | 1928 | 1976 | 0.03–0.05 | 12,030,000 | 3,711 | OC |
| Langer Heinrich | Namib Desert | Paladin Energy | early 1970s | 2007 | 0.06–0.07 | OC | ||
| Niger | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
| Akouta. | Areva/Onarem | 1967 | 1974 | 0.46 | 1778 | UG | ||
| Arlit(Arlette) | Areva/Onarem | 1965 | 1971 | 0.3 | 1315 | OC | ||
| Pakistan | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
| Dera Ghazi Khan | PAEC | +2200(est) | ||||||
| Issa Khel / Kubul Kel | Miniawali District | |||||||
| Tumman Leghari | South Punjab | |||||||
| Romania | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
| Carpaţii Orientali (zona de nord) | Compania Naţională a Uraniului | 70(est) | ||||||
| Russia | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
| Krasnokamensk | Krasnokamensk, Zabaykalsky Krai | ARMZ | 1963 | 1968 | 0.38 | 3431(est) | UG | |
| South Africa | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
| AngloGold Ltd | 674 | UG | ||||||
| Ukraine | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
| Vatutininski and Ingulskyi | VostGOK | 800(est) | UG | |||||
| USA (See Uranium mining in the United States) | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
| Crow Butte | Nebraska | Cameco | 1980 | 1991 | _ | 363 | ISL | |
| Smith Ranch-Highland | near Douglas, Wyoming | Cameco | 1972/1988* *ISL operations | _ | 590 | ISL | ||
| Vasquez | South Texas | Uranium Resources Inc | 2004 | _ | 360 | ISL | ||
| Alta Mesa | Texas, Brooks County | Mesteña Uranium | 385* *annual capacity | ISL | ||||
| Uzbekistan | ||||||||
| Mine | Location | Main Owner | Year Discovered | Year Commenced | Grade %U | Annual Production (tOre) | Annual Production (tU) | Type of Mine |
| 2300 | ||||||||
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