Current Activity
All of Utah’s numerous uranium mines closed prior to 2000, because of low uranium prices.
On June 29, 2012, Energy Fuels Inc. acquired all of Denison Mines uranium properties located in the United States, including the mines discussed below. In late 2006, Denison Mines reopened the Pandora mine in the La Sal mining district of southeastern Utah. Denison Mines received all the required permits from the state of Utah and the US Bureau of Land Management to reopen its Tony M uranium mine in the Henry Mountains. The Henry Mountains Complex (including the Tony M mine) is said to contain 12.8 million pounds of U3O8. The Pandora mine and Henry Mountains Complex, in addition to the Beaver and Daneros mines, were placed on standby, care and maintenance by Energy Fuels in the Fall of 2012.
Energy Fuels Inc. acquired the White Mesa Mill from Denison Mines on June 29, 2012. The White Mesa Mill, located near Blanding, Utah, is the only conventional uranium (and vanadium) mill operating in the United States. Energy Fuels is currently processing conventional ore and "alternate feed material" received from other North American producers. After a scheduled shut-down from mid-2009, the mill resumed processing production ore in March 2010.
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