Uranium is mined in a small number of countries using three broad approaches: open pit, underground and in-situ recovery. Where and how a deposit is mined shapes its environmental footprint and its economics.
Here you will find regional overviews, profiles of individual operations, notes on new projects and a look at the relationship between mining and Indigenous communities.
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Uranium Mining Map: Major Producing Regions and Districts
A regional guide to where uranium is mined: Kazakhstan ISL, Canada's Athabasca Basin, Namibia, Australia, Niger and others, with 2024 output and deposit types.
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Olympic Dam, Australia: Copper–Uranium–Gold–Silver Mine
Olympic Dam in South Australia: BHP's underground IOCG mine producing copper, uranium, gold and silver. Deposit, processing, output and regulatory history.
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Operating Uranium Mines and Mills in the United States
US uranium production by facility: ISR plants in Wyoming, Texas and Nebraska, the White Mesa Mill in Utah, regulators and EIA data on 2024 and 2025 output.
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Rössing Uranium Mine, Namibia
Rössing, an open-pit uranium mine in Namibia's Erongo region operating since 1976: ownership, output, the 2036 life extension and regulatory setting.
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Uranium Mines and Mills in Canada
Canada's uranium mines and mills: Cigar Lake, McArthur River, Key Lake, McClean Lake and Rabbit Lake, CNSC regulation and legacy sites such as Elliot Lake.
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New Uranium Mining Projects in Europe
Uranium mining and projects in Europe as of 2026: Finland's by-product recovery, Sweden's repealed ban, Spain's Retortillo, Czechia, Slovakia and Ukraine.
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New Uranium Mining Projects in Africa
Status of new and restarting uranium projects in Africa as of 2026: Namibia's Etango and Tumas, Niger's changes, Tanzania's Mkuju River, Malawi's Kayelekera.
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New Uranium Mining Projects in Asia
Overview of new and expanding uranium mining projects in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, China, India and Russia, with ISL use and ownership patterns.
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Uranium in South Africa: Gold-Mine By-Product and New Projects
How South Africa produces uranium as a by-product of Witwatersrand gold, plus Karoo projects, tailings reprocessing, NNR oversight and mine-water issues.
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Uranium Projects in South America
Status of uranium mining in South America: Brazil's Caetité and Santa Quitéria, Argentina's restart plans, Peru's Macusani Plateau and Paraguay's Yuty.
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Uranium Mining in Africa: Operating Mines and Ownership
Operating uranium mines in Namibia and Niger and their owners: Rössing, Husab, Langer Heinrich, Somaïr and Cominak, with Chinese and French stakes.
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Uranium Mining and Indigenous Peoples
How uranium mining has affected Indigenous peoples: Navajo Nation mines, Mirarr and Ranger, Saskatchewan agreements, Niger, and UNDRIP consent standards.
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In-Situ Leach (ISL/ISR) Uranium Mining Explained
How in-situ leach uranium mining works: lixiviant chemistry, wellfields, processing, groundwater restoration, where ISL is used, risks and regulation.