SMITH RANCH-HIGHLAND
History Smith Ranch-Highland
| 2012 | Smith Ranch-Highland team wins Cameco's Innovation Award for reducing selenium in mine effluent. |
| 2006 | Smith Ranch-Highland Uranium Mine Receives ISO 14001:2004 Certification |
History Highland
| 2000 | awarded a certificate of honor from the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association in recognition of production employees working more than 620,000 hours without a fatal or permanent disabling accident between January 1, 1991 and June 30, 1998 |
| 1998 | achieved 10-year, 10-million pound U3O8 production milestone for ISR mining |
| 1997 | Cameco acquired Power Resources, Inc., the majority owner and operator of Highland |
| 1988 | began in situ recovery commercial production |
| 1987 | began construction of in situ recovery facilities |
| 1984 | discontinued conventional mining |
| 1972 | began conventional mining |
History Smith Ranch
| 2002 | Cameco acquired Smith Ranch and other Wyoming uranium assets from Rio Algom Mining Corporation and consolidated operations with Highland facility |
| 1997 | started in situ recovery commercial production |
| 1996 | began construction of commercial in situ recovery facilities |
| 1984 | started second in situ recovery pilot operation |
| 1981 | began first in situ recovery pilot operation |
| 1978 | placed underground operations on standby |
| 1975 | received underground mine permit |