BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 27. US uranium concentrate production in 4Q2023 reached 12,653 pounds, Trend reports.
According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), the country's uranium concentrate output dropped almost 14-fold, compared to the 2022 volume (174,712 pounds).
At the same time, US uranium concentrate production in the reporting period also over halved, compared to the preceding quarter (27,012 pounds in 3Q2023).
This quarter's production was distributed among four facilities, with three based in Wyoming (Nichols Ranch ISR Project, Lost Creek Project, and Smith Ranch-Highland Operation) and one in Nebraska (Crowe Butte Operation).
Meanwhile, in 2022, uranium mines in the US yielded 194,000 pounds of uranium concentrate, marking a noteworthy rise from the 21,000 pounds produced in 2021, driven by the resumption of production at the White Mesa Mill in Utah.
