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  2. Uranium mining in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The largest deposit of uranium in the US is in Virginia at Coles Hill; however, the state's generous rainfall and occasional flooding (in contrast with typical American uranium mines in the dry and isolated desert southwest) have led to citizen concern about commercial-scale mining. [85]

  3. List of company towns in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Other uranium mining companies built housing adjacent to the town to take advantage of its location and infrastructure. The townsite was sold off in an auction in the 1990s. Gas Hills, Wyoming was composed of several mining companies' towns, the largest of which was owned by Lucky Mc Uranium. Shirley Basin, Wyoming was another uranium mining ...

  4. List of countries by uranium reserves - Wikipedia

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    World uranium reserves in 2010. Uranium reserves are reserves of recoverable uranium, regardless of isotope, based on a set market price. The list given here is based on Uranium 2020: Resources, Production and Demand, a joint report by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency. [1] Figures are given in metric ...

  5. Category:Uranium mines in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Uranium mines in the United States" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  6. Lists of mines in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This list of mines in the United States is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.

  7. Yellowcake boomtown - Wikipedia

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    Abandoned housing in Jeffrey City, Wyoming in 2011 Moab uranium mill tailings pile in 2010 Partially refined Yellowcake uranium oxide. A yellowcake boomtown also known as a uranium boomtown, is a town or community that rapidly increases in population and economics due to the discovery of uranium ore-bearing minerals, and the development of uranium mining, milling or enrichment activities.

  8. List of the largest nuclear power stations in the United States

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    List of active nuclear-powered plants in the US (2023) List of largest power plants in the United States; List of the largest coal power stations in the United States; Largest hydroelectric power plants in the United States; List of largest power stations in the world; List of wind farms in the United States; List of nuclear power stations

  9. Uranium mining in New Mexico - Wikipedia

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    Uranium mining in New Mexico was a significant industry from the early 1950s until the early 1980s. Although New Mexico has the second largest identified uranium ore reserves of any state in the United States (after Wyoming ), no uranium ore has been mined in New Mexico since 1998.