Domestic Uranium Production Report – Quarterly

Fourth-quarter 2024 U.S. production of uranium concentrate (U3O8) in the fourth quarter of 2024 totaled 375,401 pounds U3O8, more than triple the third quarter production of 121,296 pounds U3O8. This quarter’s total uranium production occurred at seven facilities, four in Wyoming (Nichols Ranch ISR Project, Lost Creek Project, Ross CPP and Smith Ranch-Highland Operation), two …

Orano and Navoiyuran sign an agreement paving the way for the industrial development of the South Djengeldi uranium deposit in Uzbekistan

Orano and Navoiyuran announce an agreement laying the foundations for the industrial development of the South Djengeldi uranium mining project of their joint venture Nurlikum Mining. According to the terms of the agreement, the South Djengeldi project will be integrated into the existing industrial base of Navoiyuran that will be the project’s operator. The agreement …

Enrichment: Orano and Energoatom Sign an Agreement to Supply Enrichment Services to Ukraine’s Nuclear Power Plants

Orano and Energoatom, the Ukrainian national nuclear operator, have today announced the signature of a major long-term commercial agreement for the supply of enrichment services through to 2040 by Petro Kotin, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Energoatom, and Nicolas Maes, Chief Executive Officer of Orano, during an official ceremony in the presence of Chairman of …

Kazatomprom enhances international cooperation at PDAC 2025

NAC Kazatomprom JSC took part in the international conference Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (“PDAC”), held in Toronto from 2nd to 5th March. The company was also represented in the national pavilion of the Republic of Kazakhstan and at the forum Meet Kazakhstan: The Power of Geology in the Ninth Largest Nation, organized as part of PDAC. During the …

Long-stalled NM uranium mines now ‘priority projects’ at Cibola Forest, leader tells employees

Snow-capped Mount Taylor photographed by Cibola National Forest staff in 2012. According to a meeting recording obtained by Source New Mexico, forest leaders have listed two long-dormant uranium mines near the mountain as “priority projects,” part of President Trump’s push to increase domestic energy production. (Photo Courtesy Cibola NF) The leader of the Cibola National …

Beijing’s Uranium Edge

China has the upper hand in the battle for nuclear fuel but is on the hunt for more. China’s energy ambitions are setting off a new nuclear race with the U.S. and other major economies — this time to secure enough uranium to power its growing roster of reactors. A model of China National Nuclear …