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McARTHUR RIVER

Annual Production

Uranium Operating Highlights
(100% basis except where noted otherwise)
  McArthur River/Key Lake* Rabbit Lake
2009 2008 2007 2009 2008 2007
             
Tonnes milled 186,983 171,502 211,806 216,389 190,044 272,966
Production (million lbs U3O8) 19.1 16.6 18.7 3.8 3.6 4
Cameco's share 13.3 11.6 13.1 3.8 3.6 4
Recovery (%) 98.54 98.34 98.4 96.4 96.7 96.9
Average mill head grade (%U3O8) 4.68 4.45 4.07 0.82 0.87 0.69
             
  Smith-Ranch/Highland Crow Butte
2009 2008 2007 2009 2008 2007
             
Tonnes milled n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Production (million lbs U3O8) 1.8 1.2 2 0.8 0.6 0.7
Cameco's share 1.8 1.2 2 0.8 0.6 0.7
Recovery (%) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Average mill head grade (%U3O8) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
             
 
* McArthur River ore is milled at Key Lake. Due to licence conditions, stockpiled low-grade ore at Key Lake is used to dilute the grade of McArthur River ore.
Last Reviewed: February 24, 2010