Uranium Mining and Hydrogeoloy VI
Uranium production and resources
Country or area
1999 production
Capacity
Uranium resources 1
Argentina
28
150
4 600
Australia
5 979
7 350
622 000
Canada
8 214
11 500
331 000
China*
500
1 000
na
Czech Rep
612
680
6 630
France
439
1 000
13 460
Gabon
294
650
6 030
Germany**
33
50
na
Hungary**
10
20
370
India
200
250
na
Kazakhstan*
1 390
1 500
439 200
Namibia
2 689
3 850
156 120
Niger
2 918
3 700
69 960
Pakistan*
23
30
na
Portugal
10
40
7 300
Romania*
100
100
na
Russia*
2 000
2 500
145 000
South Africa
981
2 000
218 300
Spain
255
800
4 650
Ukraine*
500
1 000
45 600
USA
1 807
2 500
110 000
Uzbekistan
2 130
2 500
66 210
Total 31 072 43 170 2 246 430
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Sources: Uranium Institute, OECD/NEA
