Uranium global mine production volume by method 2022

Uranium production from in situ leach (ISL) was the largest production category as of 2022, when ISL production amounted to 27,307 metric tons worldwide. That same year, uranium production from underground mines (including open pit figures, excluding Olympic Dam) came to 18,569 metric tons worldwide, making it the second-largest category of uranium production methods.

Uranium production worldwide from 2014 to 2022, by mining method (in metric tons)

Characteristic	In situ leach (ISL)	Underground & open pit*	By-product
2014	28,467	23,679	4,107
2015	29,197	27,791	3,525
2016	30,062	29,065	3,274
2017	29,492	27,350	2,689
2018	29,248	20,745	3,505
2019	30,339	19,607	3,710
2020	26,402	18,017	3,312
2021	32,088	13,937	2,307
2022	27,307	18,569	3,013

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May 2023

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Survey time period

2014 to 2022

Supplementary notes

* Figures are excluding the Olympic Dam mine.
This statistic was assembled using several editions of the report. Uranium production figures for selected past years may have since been adjusted by selected uranium producers. Accordingly, some of the figures presented in this statistic may not reflect the most up-to-date production data for past years.

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