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Crow Butte was the first uranium mine developed in Nebraska. It was discovered in 1980 and begin production in April 1991. It is a roll-front uranium deposit, mined using in-situ recovery (ISR). Due to weakening of the uranium market, production ceased in 2018. The project is under care and maintenance pending an improvement in uranium prices ...
Cameco Corporation (formerly Canadian Mining and Energy Corporation) is the world's largest publicly traded uranium company, based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. [2] In 2015, it was the world's second largest uranium producer, accounting for 18% of world production.
The only operating uranium mine in Nebraska is the Crow Butte mine, operated by Cameco. The mine is five miles (8.0 km) southeast of Crawford in Dawes County, western Nebraska. [33] The roll-front deposit in the Oligocene Chadron formation was discovered in 1980 by Wyoming Fuel Co. [34] Commercial operation began in 1991. [35]
United States (See Uranium mining in the United States) Mine Location Main owner Year discovered Year commenced Grade %U Annual production (tOre) Annual production (tU) Type of mine Crow Butte: Nebraska: Cameco: 1980: 1991 _ 363: ISL Daneros: near Fry Canyon, Utah: Energy Fuels: 1975: 2009: 0.26: 37,900: 97.4 (2012) UG, on standby 2012 Smith ...
The Honeymoon Uranium Mine, South Australia, opened in 2011 and is Australia's second ISL uranium mine. Crow Butte (operating), Smith Ranch-Highland (operating), Christensen Ranch (reclamation), Irigaray (reclamation), Churchrock (proposed), Crownpoint (proposed), Alta Mesa (operating), Hobson (standby), La Palangana (operating), Kingsville ...
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In Kosovo, a state-owned energy company plans to destroy a village to make way for expanded coal mining as the government and the World Bank plan for a proposed coal-burning power plant. The government has already forced roughly 1,000 residents from their homes. Many former residents claim officials violated World Bank policy requiring borrowers to restore their living conditions at equal or ...
The Cameco Resources Crow Butte uranium mine opened in 1991 in Crawford, Nebraska bringing 400 tons of uranium to the surface each year through 5,400 wells and remains operational. [ 5 ] Oil and gas in Nebraska