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Table 8. U.S. uranium expenditures, 2010–24
million dollars
Year Drilling1 Production2 Land and other3
total land and other land exploration reclamation Total expenditures
2009 44.60 133.30 99.50 20.20 34.50 44.70 277.30
2010 53.60 168.80 96.80 19.60 43.50 33.70 319.20
2011 66.60 186.90 99.40 16.80 33.30 49.30 352.90
2012 49.90 168.20 90.60 14.60 21.60 54.40 308.70
2013 28.20 137.60 74.00 11.60 10.70 51.70 239.70
2014 28.70 118.50 76.20 12.10 4.70 59.40 223.50
2015 22.30 98.00 49.60 9.90 2.50 37.20 169.90
2016 4.00 78.30 40.20 8.90 3.70 27.70 122.50
2017 W $65.90 W W W W $108.80
2018 W $38.00 W W W W $81.00
2019 W 40.00 W W W W 87.00
2020 W 29.20 W 8.60 W W 72.50
2021 9.40 22.20 53.10 11.40 5.40 36.40 84.70
2022 28.50 22.50 56.40 8.30 16.50 31.60 107.40
2023 53.70 57.40 48.90 9.40 6.10 33.50 160.00
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration: Form EIA-851A, Domestic Uranium Production Report (2010–24)
Notes: Expenditures are in nominal U.S. dollars. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. NA = Not available. W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.

1Drilling: All expenditures directly associated with exploration and development drilling.
2Production: All expenditures for mining, milling, processing of uranium, and facility expense.
3Land 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.