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Decommissioning Data - World Summary

(last updated 16 Jun 2003)

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Conventional Uranium Mines

> see also: World Cumulative Uranium Production Map · World Uranium Mill Tailings Map

Conventional uranium mines and related wastes
CountryMinesWaste RockHeap Leach WasteMill Tailings
No. of MinesTotal Prod.
[t U]		No. of HeapsVolume
106 m3		Contents
106 t		Contents
106 t
Argentina82,505*??-> 0.7
Australia1177,692*?> 22-> 25.7
Brazil11,030*545-2.45
Bulgaria2511,5452989-16
Canada24321,626*??-> 202.13
China??????
Congo, DR125,600??-?
Czech Republic2090,948*?57.9-89
Estonia165???4
Finland130???0.04
France3173,982*??17.80629.318
Gabon527,872*??-6.5
Germany22212,608> 64> 2289.02174.45
Hungary118,221*?187.220.4
India46,859*???8***
Japan187???0.054
Kazakhstan1260,281*9736-165
Kyrgyzstan2?> 15> 1-> 32.3
Mexico149??-?
Mongolia2535*???-
Namibia166,722*?300-350
Niger375,986*??-17.2
Pakistan?791*????
Poland151,000??-0.25
Portugal43,443*??-4
Romania717,554*160?-6.8
Russia8105,467*?> 13036> 56.85
Slovenia138231-0.7
South Africa4151,601*??-700
Spain254,451*??7.7491.408
Sweden1200??-1.5
Tajikistan520,000????
Ukraine4??4.11-89.5
USA> 1050350,498**???235
Uzbekistan655,968?2.42?> 60
TOTAL
* as of end 1998
** as of end 1998, includes production from ISL facilities
*** estimate

Uranium In Situ Leach Facilities

Uranium In Situ Leach Facilities
CountrySurface Area
ha		Contam. Groundwater Volume
106 m3		Total Production
[t U]
Australia??> 27
Bulgaria1,862.04?5,175
China???
Czech Republic65026615,013*
Germany?1.85,257*
Kazakhstan??24,661*
Portugal??250*
Russia??3,186*
Ukraine27612.29?
USA???
Uzbekistan1,300?35,603*
TOTAL
* as of end 1998

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