Australian Uranium Mining

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