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Uranium

2007 Production

Production in 2008

Operating Mine
TONNES OF URANIUM MILLION POUNDS OF U3O8
Key Lake/McArthur River*
6,385 16.6
McClean Lake
1,231 3.2
Rabbit Lake
1,385 3.6
Total 9,00123.4

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.
  • Over the last three decades, uranium has been an important Canadian energy resource used in nuclear power reactors providing one of the cleanest sources of energy available today.
  • Nuclear power provides about 14.7% of Canada's electricity.
  • Canada is the world's largest producer of natural uranium, producing approximately 21% of total world production. All of the uranium production in Canada comes from Saskatchewan mines.
  • Over 80% of the uranium shipped from Saskatchewan mines goes to non-Canadian markets for the generation of electricity.

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