美国能源信息署（EIA）：美国国内铀生产报告2023年第四季度

DomesticUraniumProductionReportFourth-Quarter2023

February2024

IndependentStafisticsandAnalysis

U.S.EnergyInformation

Administration

U.S.DepartmentofEnergyWashington,DC20585

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TheU.S.EnergyInformationAdministration(EIA),thestatisticalandanalyticalagencywithinthe

U.S.DepartmentofEnergy(DOE),preparedthisreport.Bylaw,ourdata,analyses,andforecastsareindependentofapprovalbyanyotherofficeroremployeeoftheU.S.Government.TheviewsinthisreportdonotrepresentthoseofDOEoranyotherfederalagencies.

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TableofContents

Introduction 1

Fourth-quarter2023 2

Tables

Table1.TotalproductionofuraniumconcentrateintheUnitedStates 3

Table2.NumberofuraniummillsandplantsproducinguraniumconcentrateintheUnitedStates 4

Table3.U.S.uraniummillsandheapleachfacilitiesbyowner,location,capacity,andoperatingstatus 5

Table4.U.S.uraniumin-siturecoveryplantsbyowner,location,capacity,andoperatingstatus 6

Figures

Figure1.UraniumconcentrateproductionintheUnitedStates,2000tofourth-quarter2023.................8

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Introduction

Inthisreport,theU.S.EnergyInformationAdministration(EIA)reportsU.S.uraniumproductionfrom

2000throughthefourthquarterof2023.DatainthisreportarebasedoninformationreportedonForm

EIA-851A,DomesticUraniumProductionReport(Annual),andFormEIA-851Q,DomesticUraniumProductionReport(Quarterly).

PreviousissuesofthisreportareavailableontheEIAwebsite.

DefinitionsfortermsusedinthisreportareavailableinEIA’sEnergyGlossary.

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Fourth-quarter2023

U.S.productionofuraniumconcentrate(U3O8)inthefourthquarterof2023totaled12,653pounds

U3O8.Thisquarter’stotaluraniumproductionoccurredatfourfacilities,threeinWyoming(Nichols

RanchISRProject,LostCreekProject,andSmithRanch-HighlandOperation)andoneinNebraska(CroweButteOperation).

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Table1.Total

poundsU3O8

Facility

productionofuraniumconcentrateintheUnitedStates

LocationQ42022Q12023Q22023Q32023Q42023

JohnsonandCampbell,

NicholsRanchISRProject

Wyoming

106

90

560

428

478

RossCPP

Crook,Wyoming

93

98

2,483

-

-

SmithRanch-HighlandOperation

Converse,Wyoming

6,663

2,323

4,400

10,825

2,984

LostCreekProject

Sweetwater,Wyoming

-

-

-

15,759

6,519

CroweButteOperation

Dawes,Nebraska

5,916

-

-

-

2,672

WhiteMesaMill

SanJuan,Utah

161,934

-

-

-

-

Totalproduction

174,712

2,511

7,443

27,012

12,653

Datasource:U.S.EnergyInformationAdministration:FormEIA-851Q,DomesticUraniumProductionReport(Quarterly)

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Table2.NumberofuraniummillsandplantsproducinguraniumconcentrateintheUnitedStates

Uraniumconcentrateprocessingfacilities

Endof

Mills-

conventional

milling1

Mills-other

operations2

In-situ

recovery

plants3

Byproduct

recovery

plants4

Total

2000

1

2

3

0

6

2001

0

1

3

0

4

2002

0

1

2

0

3

2003

0

0

2

0

2

2004

0

0

3

0

3

2005

0

1

3

0

4

2006

0

1

5

0

6

2007

0

1

5

0

6

2008

1

0

6

0

7

2009

0

1

3

0

4

2010

1

0

4

0

5

2011

1

0

5

0

6

2012

1

0

5

0

6

2013

0

1

6

0

7

2014

0

0

7

0

7

2015

0

0

4

0

4

2016

0

1

6

0

7

2017

0

1

6

0

7

2018

0

1

5

0

6

2019

0

0

5

0

5

2020

0

1

5

0

6

2021

0

0

3

0

3

2022

0

1

4

0

5

Fourthquarter

of2023

0

0

5

0

5

1Millinguranium-bearingore

2Notmillingore,butproducinguraniumconcentratefromother(non-ore)materials

3Notincludingin-situ-recoveryplantsthatonlyproduceduraniumconcentratefromrestoration

4Uraniumconcentrateasabyproductfromphosphateproduction

Datasource:U.S.EnergyInformationAdministration:FormEIA-851A,DomesticUraniumProduction

Report(Annual),andFormEIA-851Q,DomesticUraniumProductionReport(Quarterly)

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Table3.U.S.uraniummillsandheapleachfacilitiesbyowner,location,capacity,andoperatingstatus

Owner

Millandheap

leach1facilityname

County,state(existingandplanned

locations)

Capacity

(short

tonsof

2022

oreper

day)

Operatingstatusatendof

Third-quarter2023

First-quarter2023

Second-quarter

2023

Fourth-quarter

2023

ShootaringCanyon

AnfieldResourcesInc.UraniumMill

Garfield,

Utah

750

standbystandbystandbystandbystandby

EFRWhiteMesaLLC

WhiteMesaMill

SanJuan,

Utah

2,000

operating

operating

operating

operating

operating

EnergyFuelsWyomingInc

SheepMountain

Fremont,

Wyoming

725

undeveloped

undeveloped

undeveloped

undeveloped

undeveloped

KennecottUranium

Company/Wyoming

CoalResourceCompany

Sweetwater

UraniumProject

Sweetwater,

Wyoming

3,000

standby

standby

standby

standby

standby

Totalcapacity6,475

1Heapleachsolutions:Theseparation,ordissolving-outfromminedrock,ofthesolubleuraniumconstituentsbythenaturalactionofpercolatingapreparedchemicalsolutionthroughmounded(heaped)rockmaterial.Themoundedmaterialusuallycontainslow-grademineralizedmaterialand/orwasterockproducedfromopenpitorundergroundmines.Thesolutionsarecollectedafterpercolationiscompleted,andthesolutionsareprocessedtorecoverthevaluedcomponents.

-=Nodatareported

Notes:Capacityforthefourth-quarterof2023.Anoperatingstatusofoperatingindicatesthemillusuallywasproducinguraniumconcentrateattheendoftheperiod.Datasource:U.S.EnergyInformationAdministration:FormEIA-851A,DomesticUraniumProductionReport(Annual),andFormEIA-851Q,DomesticUraniumProductionReport(Quarterly)

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Table4.U.S.uraniumin-siturecoveryplantsbyowner,location,capacity,andoperatingstatus

In-siturecoveryplant

owner

In-siturecoveryplant

name

County,state

(existingand

plannedlocations)

Production

capacity

(pounds

U3O8per

year)

Operatingstatusatendof

2022

First-quarter2023

Second-quarter2023

Third-quarter2023

Fourth-quarter2023

UraniumEnergy

Corporation

RenoCreekISRUraniumProject

Campbell,

Wyoming

2,000,000

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

AzargaUraniumCorp

DeweyBurdockProject

FallRiverand

Custer,South

Dakota

1,000,000

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

Cameco

CrowButteOperation

Dawes,Nebraska

1,000,000

standby

standby

standby

standby

standby

HydroResources,Inc.

ChurchRock

McKinley,New

Mexico

1,000,000

partiallypermittedandlicensed

partiallypermittedandlicensed

partiallypermittedandlicensed

partiallypermittedandlicensed

partiallypermittedandlicensed

HydroResources,Inc.

Crownpoint

McKinley,New

Mexico

1,000,000

partiallypermittedandlicensed

partiallypermittedandlicensed

partiallypermittedandlicensed

partiallypermittedandlicensed

partiallypermittedandlicensed

LostCreekISRLLC

LostCreekProject

Sweetwater,

Wyoming

2,000,000

operating

operating

operating

operating

operating

MestenaUraniumLLC

AltaMesaProject

Brooks,Texas

1,500,000

standby

standby

standby

standby

standby

PathfinderMines

Corporation

PathfinderShirleyBasin

CarbonCounty,

Wyoming

2,000,000

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

PowerResources,Inc.

doingbusinessasCamecoResources

SmithRanch-HighlandOperation

Converse,

Wyoming

5,500,000

operating

operating

operating

operating

operating

UraniumEnergy

Corporation

HobsonISRProcessing

Plant

Karnes,Texas2,000,000

standby

standby

standby

standby

standby

UraniumEnergy

Corporation

LaPalanganaISRUranium

ProjectDuval,Texas1,000,000standbystandbystandbystandbystandby

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Table4.U.S.uraniumin-situ-recoveryplantsbyowner,location,capacity,andoperatingstatus(cont.)

In-siturecoveryplant

owner

In-siturecoveryplant

name

County,state

(existingand

plannedlocations)

Production

capacity

(pounds

U3O8per

year)

Operatingstatusatendof

2022

First-quarter2023

Second-quarter2023

Third-quarter2023

Fourth-quarter2023

StrataEnergyInc

RossCPP

Crook,Wyoming

3,000,000

standby

standby

standby

standby

standby

UranerzEnergy

Corporation(AnEnergyFuelscompany)

NicholsRanchISRProject

Johnsonand

Campbell,

Wyoming

2,000,000

standby

standby

standby

standby

standby

URI,Inc.(anenCoreEnergycompany)

Vasquez

Duval,Texas

1,000,000

reclamation

reclamation

reclamation

reclamation

reclamation

URI,Inc.(anenCoreEnergycompany)

KingsvilleDome

Kleberg,Texas

1,000,000

standby

standby

standby

standby

standby

URI,Inc.(anenCoreEnergycompany)

Rosita

Duval,Texas

1,000,000

standby

standby

standby

standby

standby

UraniumEnergy

Corporation

BurkeHollowISRUraniumProject

BeeCounty,Texas

1,000,000

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

UraniumEnergy

Corporation

GoliadISRUraniumProject

Goliad,Texas

1,000,000

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

UraniumEnergy

Corporation

JabandAntelope

Sweetwater,

Wyoming

2,000,000

developing

developing

developing

developing

developing

UraniumEnergy

Corporation

MooreRanch

Campbell,

Wyoming

3,000,000

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

permittedandlicensed

UraniumEnergy

Corporation

WillowCreekProject

(Ludeman,ChristensenRanchandIrigaray)

Campbelland

Johnson,Wyoming

1,300,000

standby

standby

standby

standby

standby

Totalproductioncapacity36,300,000

Notes:Productioncapacityforthefourth-quarterof2023.Anoperatingstatusofoperatingindicatesthein-siturecovery