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
- Symbol: U
- Atomic number: 92
- Discovered: 1789, by Martin Heinrich Klaproth
- Isolated: 1841
- Uses: Nuclear power, nuclear weapons, nuclear submarines
- 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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References
Fast Facts
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24%
Australia's known percentage of total global uranium resourcesWorld Nuclear Association: Uranium Mining
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21%
Amount of world's uranium produced, per yearWorld Nuclear Association: Uranium Mining
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Currently operating uranium mines
Three (Ranger in Northern Territory, Olympic Dam and Beverly in South Australia)
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Uranium mine under construction
Honeymoon, South Australia
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Fact:
12% of world uranium supply is from Ranger mineWorld Nuclear Association: Uranium Mining
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