02 February 2009
WORLD NUCLEAR NEWS (LONDON)--Production of uranium oxide (U308), or yellowcake, declined in 2008 from Australia's three operational uranium mines. The 2008 production total of 9941 tonnes of U3O8 is 2% lower than the 10,145 tonnes of U3O8 produced in 2007. Energy Resources Australia (ERA) reported that output at its Ranger mine in Northern Territory was 5339 tonnes, compared with production of 5412 tonnes in 2007. Uranium production at BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam operation in South Australia in 2008 totalled 3943 tonnes, down from its output of 3985 tonnes in 2007. Meanwhile, Heathgate's Beverley in-situ leach (ISL) mine, also in South Australia, produced 659 tonnes in 2008, down from the 748 tonnes of U3O8 it produced in 2007. Source: http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=24576 (Reliability: Moderate – 39.50)
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