Table 1. U.S. Uranium Drilling Activities, 2003-2009 |
|
Year |
Exploration Drilling |
Development Drilling |
Exploration and Development Drilling |
Number of Holes |
Feet (thousand) |
Number of Holes |
Feet (thousand) |
Number of Holes |
Feet (thousand) |
2003 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
W |
W |
2004 |
W |
W |
W |
W |
2,185 |
1,249 |
2005 |
W |
W |
W |
W |
3,143 |
1,668 |
2006 |
1,473 |
821 |
3,430 |
1,892 |
4,903 |
2,713 |
2007 |
4,351 |
2,200 |
4,996 |
2,946 |
9,347 |
5,146 |
2008 |
5,198 |
2,543 |
4,157 |
2,551 |
9,355 |
5,093 |
2009 |
1,790 |
1,051 |
3,889 |
2,691 |
5,679 |
3,742 |
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