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(last updated 19 Jan 2012)

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> for old mines, see Decommissioning Data - USA


Note: "tonnes" stands for metric tonnes.   Explanation of Signs and Symbols

Site Index

Acadia · Allemand-Ross · Alta Mesa · Ambrosia Lake (Quivira) · Ambrosia Lake (NEI) · Anderson · Andria · Antelope · Apex-Lowboy · Arizona 1 · Artillery Creek · Aurora · Barber · Bear Creek · Big Red · Bison Basin · Bokan Mountain · Bootheel · Brown Ranch · Bullfrog · Bullrush · Cañon City (CO) · Canyon (AZ) · Carnotite West 8 Ball #3 · Cebolleta · Cedar Mountain · Cedar Rim · Centennial · Charlie · Chord · Christensen Ranch · Church · Churchrock (HRI) · Churchrock (Strathmore) · Clarkson Hill · Coles Hill · Collins Draw · Copper Mountain · Cotter mines (CO) · Coyote Basin · Crow Butte · Crownpoint · Crownpoint Section 19/29 · Crownpoint Section 24 · Cyclone · Dalton Pass · Daneros · Day Loma · Deep Gold · Dewey/Burdock · Down Yonder · Elkhorn · Ella · El Mesquite · Energy Queen · EZ · Farmer Girl · Firefly · Ford · Frank M · Gas Hills (PRI) · Gas Hills (STM) · George-Ver · Goliad · Graysill · Green River #9 · Green River North · Green River South · Hank Unit · Hansen · Highland (PRI) · High Park · Hobson · Holiday · Hosta Butte · Hot Rock · Irigaray · JAB · Jackpot · Jane Dough · J-Bird · Jeep · Juan Tafoya · Juniper (CA) · Juniper Ridge (WY) · Kings Valley · Kingsville Dome · La Jara Mesa · Lance · La Sal (Laramide) · La Sal #2 (Laramide) · La Sal Mines Complex (Denison) · Lisbon · Loco-Lee · Los Cuatros · Lost Creek · Lost Soldier · Ludeman · Lye · Marquez (Strathmore) · Marquez (Bokum Res.) · Mindy · Moore Ranch · Mountain West · Mt. Taylor · Nichols (TX) · Nichols Ranch (WY) · Nine Mile Lake · North Butte · North Hansen · North Rolling Pin · North Trend · Northwest Unit · Nose Rock · Palangana · Pandora · Pawnee · Payday · Peach · Peterson · Picnic Tree · Pinenut · Pine Tree · Piñon Ridge · Rage · Ram Claims · Red Creek · Red Desert Basin · Red Rim · Reno Creek · Reynolds Ranch · Rim · Rio Puerco · Roca Honda · Rosita · Ross · Ruby Ranch · Ruth · Sagebrush-Tablestakes · Sage Plain · Salvo · San Rafael · Sapphire · Schwartzwalder · Sentinel · Sheep Mountain · Sheep North · Shirley Basin · Shirley Basin (Pathfinder) · Shootaring Canyon · Sky · Smith Ranch · Sunday Mine · Sweetwater · Taylor Ranch (CO) · Taylor Ranch (WY) · Tenderfoot Mesa · Tony M · Torbyn · Treeline · Vasquez · Velvet · Wate · West Alkali Creek · West North-Butte · Whirlwind · White Mesa · Willhunt · Willow Creek · Workman Creek


Map of the United States linking to State information. Source: USGS
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GENERAL INFORMATION

U.S. Uranium Reserves Estimates external link, U.S. DOE EIA

Uranium Location Database external link, US EPA [downloadable database of uranium mine and mill locations designed for use with geographic information system (GIS) software]

Uranium Marketing Annual Report external link, US DOE EIA [previously part of Uranium Industry Annual]

Domestic Uranium Production Report external link, US DOE EIA [previously part of Uranium Industry Annual]

> See also Uranium Mill Tailings Management - USA

 
ALASKA

Bokan Mountain property

Size: 4231 tonnes U (historic resource estimate)
Ore grade:
[ISSUES]  
ARIZONA

Anderson · Arizona 1 · Artillery Creek · Canyon · EZ · Los Cuatros · Pinenut · Wate · Workman Creek

 

Anderson mine and mill project, Yavapai County on standby

Aerial view: Google Maps external link new window · MSRMaps external link new window

NRC License No.
NRC Docket No. 04009074

April 30, 2010ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:  1,731 t U2,538 t U2,192 t U
Ore grade:  0.05% U0.046% U0.043% U

> Download Technical Report April 30, 2010 (8.9M PDF) external link (SEDAR)

[ISSUES]

Arizona 1 mine, Mohave County operating

Aerial View: Google Maps external link new window · MSRMaps external link new window

Size: 368 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.58% U

> Download Technical Report Feb. 26, 2007: Denison · SEDAR external link (9.3M PDF)

> Calculate Mine Feasibility
[ISSUES]

Artillery Creek, Mohave County exploration ongoing

Oct. 12, 2010ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:    1,080 t U
Ore grade:    0.046% U

> Download Technical Report Oct. 12, 2010 external link (3MB PDF)

Canyon mine, Coconino County partially developed

Aerial View: Google Maps external link new window · MSRMaps external link new window

Size: 586 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.92% U

> Download Technical Report Feb. 26, 2007: Denison · SEDAR external link (9.3M PDF)
(partially developed)

[ISSUES]

EZ mine, Mohave County

EZ1 deposit

Size: 433 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.43% U

> Download Technical Report June 24, 2009 (3.6M PDF) external link (SEDAR)

[ISSUES]

EZ2 deposit

Size: 376 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.36% U

> Download Technical Report June 24, 2009 (3.6M PDF) external link (SEDAR)

[ISSUES]

Los Cuatros Project, Maricopa County exploration halted

(formerly New River project)

Size: 4615 tonnes U (historic)
Ore grade: 0.017% U

Pinenut mine, Mohave County on standby

Aerial View: Google Maps external link new window · MSRMaps external link new window

Size: 336 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.37% U

> Download Technical Report Feb. 26, 2007: Denison · SEDAR external link (9.3M PDF)
(on standby)

[ISSUES]

Wate property exploration ongoing

Aerial view: Google Maps external link

May 18, 2011ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:    430 t U
Ore grade:    0.67% U

> Download Technical Report May, 2011 (Vane Minerals)
> Download Technical Report Nov. 4, 2010 (4.4M PDF) external link (Vane Minerals)
> Download Technical Report May 19, 2010 (4.1M PDF) external link (Vane Minerals)

Wate Mining Company LLC

Workman Creek deposit, Gila County exploration halted

Size: 3773 tonnes U
Ore grade: 0.093% U

 
CALIFORNIA

Coso project

Size: 2,115 tonnes U (historic)
Ore grade: 0.059% U

Juniper

Aerial view: Google Maps external link new window · MSRMaps external link new window
Size: 1,545 tonnes U (historical)
Ore grade: 0.16% U
 
COLORADO

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MONTANA

Acadia Claim Group, Carter County

Size: 1,423 tonnes U
Ore grade: 0.11% U
> Download Technical Report June 6, 2007 (18M PDF) external link (SEDAR)

Ella Claim Group, Carter County

Size: 754 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.25% U
> Download Technical Report June 6, 2007 (18M PDF) external link (SEDAR)

Mindy Claim Group, Carter County

Size: 538 tonnes U
Ore grade: 0.13% U
> Download Technical Report June 6, 2007 (18M PDF) external link (SEDAR)
 
NEBRASKA

Crow Butte (ISL), Dawes County operating

End 2010ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:885 t U308 t U 4,308 t U2,154 t U
Ore grade:0.093% U0.11% U 0.18% U0.093% U

Aerial view: Google Maps external link new window · MSRMaps external link new window
Aerial view North Trend Expansion Area: Google Maps external link new window · MSRMaps external link new window

[ISSUES] · [DECOMM. ISSUES] · [DETAILS (CAMECO)] external link

Cameco Resources (formerly Crow Butte Resources, Inc.)
NRC License No. SUA-1534
NRC Docket No. 40-8943 (FERRET EXPLORATION CO. OF NEBRASKA DENVER, CO)

Big Red deposit (ISL) exploration completed

Size: 2348 tonnes U (end 1999)
Ore grade:

 
NEVADA

Kings Valley Project

Size: 1861 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.069% U

Apex-Lowboy deposit, Lander County

Size: 365 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.059% U

> Aerial View: Google Maps external link new window
[ISSUES]

Mountain West Property, Elko County exploration halted

Size: 457 tonnes U (total "geological reserves")
Ore grade: 0.15% U

 
NEW MEXICO

> See extra page

 
NORTH DAKOTA

Sentinel Project exploration ongoing

Church deposit

Size: 438 tonnes U (inferred)
Ore grade: 0.014% U
[ISSUES]  
OREGON

Aurora deposit, Malheur County exploration ongoing

Jan. 12, 2011ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:   14,115 t U462 t U
Ore grade:   0.021% U0.013% U

> Download Technical Report Sep. 19, 2005 (4M PDF) external link (SEDAR)

[ISSUES]

 
SOUTH DAKOTA

Dewey/Burdock property (ISL), Custer County / Fall River County exploration ongoing

NRC License No.
NRC Docket No. 40-9075

Mar. 1, 2010ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:   2,571 t U1,879 t U
Ore grade:   0.18% U0.13% U

> Download Technical Report, Preliminary Assessment, updated Feb. 7, 2011 (5M PDF) external link (SEDAR)
> Download Technical Report July 6, 2010, Preliminary Assessment (5.1M PDF) external link (SEDAR)
> Download Technical Report Mar. 1, 2010 (4.4M PDF) external link (SEDAR)
> Download Technical Report June 3, 2009 (5.6M PDF) external link (SEDAR)
> Download Technical Report Dec. 15, 2005 (3M PDF) external link (SEDAR)

> Calculate Mine Feasibility

> Aerial View: Google Maps external link new window
[ISSUES]

Chord property exploration halted

Size: 1,462 tonnes U
Ore grade: 0.093% U

 
TEXAS

Alta Mesa · Goliad · Hobson · Holiday - El Mesquite · Kingsville Dome · Nichols · North Trend · Palangana · Pawnee · Rosita · Salvo · Vasquez

 

Pawnee, Bee County/Live Oak County (ISL)

[ISSUES] · [OLD ISSUES]

Goliad deposit, Goliad County (ISL) exploration ongoing

Aerial view: Google Maps external link new window · MSRMaps external link new window

Mar. 4, 2008ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:  1,033 t U1,069 t U577 t U
Ore grade:  0.042% U0.042% U0.042% U

> Download Technical Report March 7, 2008: (8.4M PDF - SEDAR) external link
> Download Technical Report Oct. 4, 2007: (7.3M PDF - UEC) external link · (7.3M PDF - SEDAR) external link

[ISSUES]

Nichols, Karnes County exploration ongoing

Jan. 21, 2009ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:    503 t U
Ore grade:    0.06% U

> Download Technical Report Jan. 21, 2009 (1.2M PDF) external link (SEDAR)

Alta Mesa project (ISL), Brooks County operating

Aerial view: Google Maps external link new window · MSRMaps external link new window
ISSUES · [OLD ISSUES]
TDH Radioactive Material License No. L05360
TCEQ Permit No. UR03060

Hobson uranium processing plant (ISL), Karnes County operating

Aerial view: Google Maps external link new window · MSRMaps external link new window
[ISSUES] · [DECOMM. ISSUES]
TNRCC Permit No. WDW-168

South Texas Mining Venture, LLP

Palangana Mine Property (ISL), Duval County operating

Aerial view: Google Maps external link new window · MSRMaps external link new window

Feb. 19, 2010ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:  8 t U398 t U444 t U
Ore grade:  0.13% U0.11% U0.15% U

> Download Technical Report Feb. 19, 2010 external link (6.2M PDF - SEDAR)
> Download Technical Report Nov. 10, 2005 external link (16.7M PDF - SEDAR)

[ISSUES] · [OLD ISSUES]

South Texas Mining Venture, LLP

Salvo project (ISL), Bee County exploration ongoing

Apr. 26, 2011ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:    1,092 t U
Ore grade:    0.068% U

> Download Technical Report Apr. 29, 2011 (3M PDF) external link (SEDAR)
> Download Technical Report July 16, 2010 (9.0M PDF) external link (SEDAR)

Holiday - El Mesquite (ISL), Duval County restoration ongoing

Aerial view: Google Maps external link new window · MSRMaps external link new window
End 2009ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:   677 t U t U
Ore grade:   0.084% U0.% U

[ISSUES]
TNRCC Permit No. UR02156-071, UR02155-071

Kingsville Dome (ISL), Kleberg County decommissioning

Aerial view: Google Maps external link new window · MSRMaps external link new window
[ISSUES] · [MORE ISSUES] · [MORE ISSUES]
(placed on stand-by August 1999, restartet July 2007)
TCEQ Permit UR02827
Size: 19 tonnes U (proven reserves - end 2009)
Ore grade:

Rosita (ISL) idle

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[ISSUES] · [MORE ISSUES]
Size: 86 tonnes U (proven reserves - end 2009)
Ore grade:
TNRCC Permit No. UR02880-001

(placed on stand-by August 1999)

Vasquez, Duval County (ISL) operating

Aerial view: Google Maps external link new window · MSRMaps external link new window
[ISSUES]
Size: 1192 tonnes U
Ore grade:
TNRCC Permit No. UR03050-001

North Trend project

Size: 1,154 - 1,538 t U ("exploration target")
Grade: 0.10 - 0.13% U

Uranium Company of Texas

 
UTAH

> See extra page

 
VIRGINIA

Virginia imposed a moratorium on uranium mining in 1982.

Coles Hill deposit, Pittsylvania County

(previously called the Swanson Uranium Project)

South and North Coles Hill Deposits

June 4, 2008ReservesResources
provenprobablemeasuredindicatedinferred
Size:  3,238 t U42,692 t U 
Ore grade:  0.054% U0.051% U 

> Download Technical Report Dec. 2010 (5.3M PDF) external link (SEDAR)
> Download Technical Report Apr. 29, 2009: Santoy Resources Ltd. (5.5M PDF) external link · SEDAR (3.5M PDF) external link
> Download Technical Report Feb. 2, 2009 (7.4M PDF) external link (SEDAR)
> Download Technical Report Nov. 6, 2007 (2M PDF) external link (SEDAR)

> Calculate Mine Feasibility
[ISSUES]

(Marline Uranium Corp. abandoned the mining project in August 1990.)

VA Uranium Holdings, Inc.

 
WASHINGTON

Ford idle

[ISSUES] · [MORE ISSUES]

 
WYOMING

> see extra page

 

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