Domestic Uranium Production Report – Quarterly
Data for 3rd Quarter 2008
Report Date: November 6, 2008
Next Release Date: February 15, 2009
3rd Quarter 2008
U.S. production of uranium concentrate was 980,933 pounds U3O8, down 9 percent from the previous quarter, and down 9 percent from the third quarter 2007.
During the third quarter, U.S. uranium oxide (U3O8) was produced at:
- One mill
1 White Mesa Mill
- Six in-situ-leach plants
1 Alta Mesa Project
2 Crow Butte Operation
3 Kingsville Dome
4 Rosita
5 Smith Ranch-Highland Operation
6 Vasquez
Rosita resumed production in the third quarter 2008; the last time Rosita produced uranium concentrate was in 1999.
As of September 2008, U.S. uranium concentrate production totaled 2,864,437 pounds U3O8. This amount is 15 percent lower than the 3,357,733 pounds produced during the first nine months of 2007.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/dupr/qupd.html
January 29th, 2009 | Category: David's Posts
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