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Uranium

2009 Production

Production in 2009

Operating Mine
TONNES OF URANIUM MILLION POUNDS OF U3O8
Key Lake/McArthur River*
7,347 19.1
McClean Lake
1,385 3.6
Rabbit Lake
1,462 3.8
Total 10,19326.5

Source: Saskatchewan uranium producers
To convert tonnes of uranium to pounds of U3O8, multiply tonnes by 2,599.8
Numbers may not reflect total due to rounding.
* Ore from McArthur River is trucked to Key Lake where it is then fed into the Key Lake mill and processed into yellowcake.

  • Canada's uranium is used exclusively for the generation of electricity at nuclear power plants.  The end use is strictly enforced by international non-proliferation agreements and Canadian export restrictions.
  • Nuclear powers place in Canada's energy mix has grown in importance over the last four decades and now provides 15% of Canada's electricity. This makes uranium one of Canada's cleanest, non-carbon emitting sources of energy in use today.
  • Canada remains a leading world uranium producer, accounting for 20% of world primary production. All of the uranium production in Canada comes from Saskatchewan mines.
  • Approximately 80% of the uranium shipped from Saskatchewan mines goes to non-Canadian markets for the generation of electricity.

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