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URANIUM IN SASKATCHEWAN

Production

  Production
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 9,001 23.4
     
 
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 approximately 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.

Note: Uranium in Saskatchewan information is current as of December 31, 2009.
The information is updated on an annual basis.

Last Reviewed: May 17, 2010