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Table 8. U.S. uranium expenditures, 2003-2010
million dollars |
| Year
|
Drilling
|
Production
|
Land and Other:
|
Total Expenditures
|
Total Land
and Other:
|
Land
|
Exploration
|
Reclamation
|
| 2003 |
W |
W |
31.3 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
W |
| 2004 |
10.6 |
27.8 |
48.4 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
86.9 |
| 2005 |
18.1 |
58.2 |
59.7 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
136.0 |
| 2006 |
40.1 |
65.9 |
115.2 |
41.0 |
23.3 |
50.9 |
221.2 |
| 2007 |
67.5 |
90.4 |
178.2 |
77.7 |
50.3 |
50.2 |
336.2 |
| 2008 |
81.9 |
221.2 |
164.4 |
65.2 |
50.2 |
49.1 |
467.6 |
| 2009 |
35.4 |
141.0 |
104.0 |
17.3 |
24.2 |
62.4 |
280.5 |
| 2010 |
44.6 |
133.3 |
99.5 |
20.2 |
34.5 |
44.7 |
277.3 |
Drilling: All expenditures directly associated with exploration and development drilling.
Production: All expenditures for mining, milling, processing of uranium, and facility expense.
Land and Other: All expenditures for: land; geological research; geochemical, and geophysical surveys; costs incurred by field personnel in the course of exploration, reclamation and restoration work; and overhead and administrative charges directly associated with supervising and supporting field activities.
NA = Not available.
W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Notes: Expenditures are in nominal U.S. dollars. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration: Form EIA-851A, "Domestic Uranium Production Report" (2003-2010). |
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