The Cigar Lake mine in Canada, owned by Cameco and Orano, was the world's highest-yielding uranium mine in 2022. Cigar Lake mine produced a total of 6,928 metric tons of uranium that year, and thus was the world's top uranium mine based on production. That was a 14 percent increase, from the mine's production in 2021, which amounted to 4,693 metric tons of uranium.
Production of the leading uranium mines worldwide in 2022 (in metric tons)
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World Nuclear Association. (May 31, 2023). Production of the leading uranium mines worldwide in 2022 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/259198/production-levels-of-global-top-uranium-mines/
World Nuclear Association. "Production of the leading uranium mines worldwide in 2022 (in metric tons)." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259198/production-levels-of-global-top-uranium-mines/
World Nuclear Association. (2023). Production of the leading uranium mines worldwide in 2022 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259198/production-levels-of-global-top-uranium-mines/
World Nuclear Association. "Production of The Leading Uranium Mines Worldwide in 2022 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259198/production-levels-of-global-top-uranium-mines/
World Nuclear Association, Production of the leading uranium mines worldwide in 2022 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259198/production-levels-of-global-top-uranium-mines/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Production of the leading uranium mines worldwide in 2022 (in metric tons) [Graph], World Nuclear Association, May 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/259198/production-levels-of-global-top-uranium-mines/