Table 5. U.S. Uranium In-Situ-Leach Plants by Owner, Capacity, and Operating Status at End of the Year, 2003 - 2007 |
In-Situ-Leach Plant Owner |
In-Situ-Leach Plant Name |
Production Capacity1 |
Operating Status at End of the Year |
(pounds U3O8 per year) |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
COGEMA Mining, Inc. |
Christensen Ranch |
650,000 |
Reclamation |
Reclamation |
Reclamation |
Reclamation |
Changing License To Operational |
COGEMA Mining, Inc. |
Irigaray Ranch |
- |
Reclamation |
Reclamation |
Reclamation |
Reclamation |
Inactive |
COGEMA Mining, Inc. |
Texas Operations |
- |
Reclamation |
Reclamation |
Reclamation |
Reclamation |
Reclamation |
Crow Butte Resources, Inc. |
Crow Butte |
1,000,000 |
Producing |
Producing |
Operating |
Operating |
Operating |
HRI, Inc. |
Church Rock |
1,000,000 |
Permitted And Licensed |
Permitted And Licensed |
Permitted And Licensed |
Partially Permitted And Licensed |
Partially Permitted And Licensed |
HRI, Inc. |
Crownpoint |
1,000,000 |
Partially Permitted And Licensed |
Partially Permitted And Licensed |
Partially Permitted And Licensed |
Partially Permitted And Licensed |
Partially Permitted And Licensed |
Mestena Uranium LLC |
Alta Mesa Project |
1,000,000 |
Development |
Pending |
Operational |
Operational |
Producing |
Power Resources, Inc. |
Smith Ranch-Highland Uranium Project |
5,500,000 |
Producing |
Producing |
Operating |
Operating |
Operating |
South Texas Mining Venture, LLP |
Hobson ISR Plant |
1,000,000 |
Close Indefinitely |
Close Indefinitely |
Standby |
Standby |
Under Construction |
South Texas Mining Venture,LLP |
La Palangana |
1,000,000 |
- |
- |
- |
Developing |
Partially Permitted And Licensed |
URI, Inc. |
Kingsville Dome |
1,000,000 |
Standby |
Standby |
Standby |
Operational |
Producing |
URI, Inc. |
Rosita |
1,000,000 |
Depleted |
Depleted |
Standby |
Standby |
Standby |
URI, Inc. |
Vasquez |
800,000 |
Partially Developed |
Producing |
Producing |
Producing |
Producing |
Total Production Capacity: |
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14,950,000 |
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