• Australian uranium mining produces 22% of the world's uranium.World Nuclear Association: Uranium Mining Australia does not generate nuclear power, but imports to other nations under strict regulations from the International Atomic Energy Agency.

• Fast Facts

  1. 24%: Australia's known percentage of total global uranium resourcesWorld Nuclear Association: Uranium Mining
  2. 21%: Amount of world's uranium produced, per yearWorld Nuclear Association: Uranium Mining
  3. Currently operating uranium mines: Three (Ranger in Northern Territory, Olympic Dam and Beverly in South Australia)
  4. Uranium mine under construction: Honeymoon, South Australia
  5. 12% of world uranium supply is from Ranger mineWorld Nuclear Association: Uranium Mining
  6. 2007: 11,183 tons mined (10,145 British tons)Australian Uranium Associates: Australia's Uranium Mines

• Uranium Facts

  1. Symbol: U
  2. Atomic number: 92
  3. Discovered: 1789, by Martin Heinrich Klaproth
  4. Isolated: 1841
  5. Uses: Nuclear power, nuclear weapons, nuclear submarines
  6. 140 British tons of uranium ore makes 27 British tons of enriched uranium fuelScience: Prospect or suspect - Uranium mining in Australia

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