4th Quarter 2011

U.S. production of uranium in the fourth quarter 2011 was 892,058 pounds U₃O₈, up 5 percent from the previous quarter and down 22 percent from the fourth quarter 2010.

During the fourth quarter 2011, U.S. uranium was produced at six U.S. uranium facilities.

U.S. Uranium Mill in Production

1. White Mesa Mill

U.S. Uranium In-Situ-Leach Plants in Production

1. Alta Mesa Project
2. Crow Butte Operation
3. Hobson ISR Plant / La Palangana
4. Smith Ranch-Highland Operation
5. Willow Creek Project (Christensen Ranch and Irigaray)

Preliminary 2011 total

U.S. uranium concentrate production totaled 3,990,812 pounds U₃O₈ in 2011. This amount is 6 percent lower than the 4,228,192 pounds produced in 2010.

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