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) mining operations in 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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