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Table 2. U.S. uranium mine production and number of mines and sources, 2010–24
Production / mining method 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Underground
(estimated contained thousand pounds U3O8) W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Open pit
(estimated contained thousand pounds U3O8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
In-Situ leaching
(thousand pounds U3O8) W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Other1
(thousand pounds U3O8) W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Total Mine Production
(thousand pounds U3O8) 4,237 4,114 4,335 4,577 4,912 3,711 2,545 1,150 721 174 W 21 194 50 677
Number of operating mines
Underground 4 5 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
Open pit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
In-Situ leaching 4 5 5 7 8 7 8 6 6 5 5 3 4 5 7
Other sources1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total mines and sources 9 11 12 12 11 9 9 7 7 6 6 3 5 5 8
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration: Form EIA-851A, Domestic Uranium Production Report (2010–24)
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Table does not include byproduct production and sources.
W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.

1Other includes, in various years, mine water, mill site cleanup and mill tailings, and well field restoration as sources of uranium.