In 2022, uranium production from in situ leach (ISL) mines accounted for a 56 percent share of the total global production volume of uranium, making this the most used mining method that year. By comparison, uranium produced from underground and open pit mines that year came to 38 percent of the total uranium production worldwide.
Distribution of uranium mine production worldwide from 2014 to 2022, by mining method
Characteristic
In situ leach (ISL)
Underground & open pit
By-product
Conventional open pit
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World Nuclear Association. (May 16, 2024). Distribution of uranium mine production worldwide from 2014 to 2022, by mining method [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/202367/distribution-of-world-uranium-mine-production-by-method/
World Nuclear Association. "Distribution of uranium mine production worldwide from 2014 to 2022, by mining method." Chart. May 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/202367/distribution-of-world-uranium-mine-production-by-method/
World Nuclear Association. (2024). Distribution of uranium mine production worldwide from 2014 to 2022, by mining method. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/202367/distribution-of-world-uranium-mine-production-by-method/
World Nuclear Association. "Distribution of Uranium Mine Production Worldwide from 2014 to 2022, by Mining Method." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/202367/distribution-of-world-uranium-mine-production-by-method/
World Nuclear Association, Distribution of uranium mine production worldwide from 2014 to 2022, by mining method Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/202367/distribution-of-world-uranium-mine-production-by-method/ (last visited September 15, 2024)
Distribution of uranium mine production worldwide from 2014 to 2022, by mining method [Graph], World Nuclear Association, May 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/202367/distribution-of-world-uranium-mine-production-by-method/
