In 2022, uranium production from mines in the United States came to 75 metric tons. Ten years prior in 2012, the total U.S. production of uranium was much higher, at 1,596 metric tons. Uranium production has decreased in many countries in recent years.
Mine production of uranium in the United States from 2005 to 2022
(in metric tons)
Characteristic
Production in metric tons
2022
75
2021
8
2020
6
2019
58
2018
582
2017
940
2016
1,125
2015
1,256
2014
1,919
2013
1,792
2012
1,596
2011
1,537
2010
1,660
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World Nuclear Association. (May 16, 2024). Mine production of uranium in the United States from 2005 to 2022 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276079/us-uranium-mine-production-since-2003/
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World Nuclear Association. "Mine Production of Uranium in The United States from 2005 to 2022 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276079/us-uranium-mine-production-since-2003/
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