Uranium production from in situ leach (ISL) was the largest production category as of 2022, when ISL production amounted to 27,307 metric tons worldwide. That same year, uranium production from underground mines (including open pit figures, excluding Olympic Dam) came to 18,569 metric tons worldwide, making it the second-largest category of uranium production methods.
Uranium production worldwide from 2014 to 2022, by mining method
(in metric tons)
Characteristic
In situ leach (ISL)
Underground & open pit*
By-product
2014
28,467
23,679
4,107
2015
29,197
27,791
3,525
2016
30,062
29,065
3,274
2017
29,492
27,350
2,689
2018
29,248
20,745
3,505
2019
30,339
19,607
3,710
2020
26,402
18,017
3,312
2021
32,088
13,937
2,307
2022
27,773
18,569
3,013
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* Figures are excluding the Olympic Dam mine.
This statistic was assembled using several editions of the report. Uranium production figures for selected past years may have since been adjusted by selected uranium producers. Accordingly, some of the figures presented in this statistic may not reflect the most up-to-date production data for past years.
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World Nuclear Association. (May 16, 2024). Uranium production worldwide from 2014 to 2022, by mining method (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/202358/world-uranium-mine-production-by-method/
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