Table 1. U.S. Forward-Cost Uranium Reserves by State, Year-End 2008 | ||||||
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State | $50/lb | $100/lb | ||||
Ore (million tons) |
Gradea (%) | U3O8 (million lbs) |
Ore (million tons) |
Gradea (%) |
U3O8 (million lbs) |
|
Wyoming | 145 | 0.076% | 220 | 398 | 0.056% | 446 |
New Mexico | 64 | 0.140% | 179 | 186 | 0.105% | 390 |
Arizona, Colorado, Utah | 22 | 0.145% | 63 | 117 | 0.084% | 198 |
Texas | 15 | 0.089% | 27 | 32 | 0.062% | 40 |
Otherb | 28 | 0.090% | 50 | 95 | 0.081% | 154 |
Total | 275 | 0.098% | 539 | 828 | 0.074% | 1,227 |
a Average percent U3O8 per ton of ore. b Includes Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Virginia and Washington. Notes: Uranium reserves that could be recovered as a byproduct of phosphate and copper mining are not included in this table. Reserves values in forward-cost categories are cumulative; that is, the quantity at $100 per pound U3O8 includes all reserves available up to and including that cost. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.See EIA Glossary for definition of reserves."Reserves," as reported here, do not necessarily imply compliance with U.S. or Canadian government definitions for purposes of investment disclosure. Sources: Estimated by Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels, based on company reports, industry conferences, and U.S. Department of Energy, Grand Junction Office, files. |