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Annual uranium production (tonnes U3O8)

  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
McArthur River 8491 8491 8492 8492 7528 8654 9029 9064 8868 9135 8675 8673
Cigar Lake - - - - - - - - - 0 156 5124
McClean Lake 2724 2490 814 867 1476 1637 785 0 0 0 51 0
Rabbit Lake 2462 2732 2326 1821 1613 1706 1726 1721 1744 1872 1889 1912
Total 13676 13713 11632 11180 10617 11997 11540 10785 10612 11007 10771 15709
cf. World 47430 49052 46499 48680 51611 59772 63285 63085 68805 70015 66297  

Source : World Nuclear Association

Canadian uranium resources

Mine Province Operator tonnes U tonnes
U3O8		 Average ore grade U3O8 Category
Rabbit Lake Sask Cameco 4580 5400 0.59% proven & probable reserves
      10,270 12,100 0.86% indicated resources
McClean Lake Sask Areva 337 397 0.42% proven & probable reserves
5220 6156 4.81% measured + indicated resources
McArthur River Sask Cameco 97,530 115,000 9.62% proven reserves
31,930 37,660 18.84% probable reserves
2150 2540 3.8% measured + indicated resources
22,550 26,590 7.7% inferred resources
Cigar Lake Sask Cameco 42,050 49,590 18.30% proven reserves
      43,200 50,950 13.55% probable reserves
      1270 1500 7.5% measured + indicated resources
      39,670 46,780 16.4% inferred resources
Midwest Sask Areva 2227 2626 0.57% indicated resources
Dawn Lake Sask Cameco 6885 8120 4.42% indicated resources
Millennium Sask Cameco 29,200 34,400 2.39% indicated resources
      11,150 13,160 3.19% inferred resources
Wheeler River Sask Denison & Cameco 27,000 31,850 19.13% indicated resources
      16,970 20,000 2.38% inferred resources
Fox Lake Sask Cameco 26,200 30,900 7.99% inferred resources
Shea Creek Sask Areva-UEX 26,100 30,770 1.48% indicated resources
      10,870 12,800 1.01% inferred resources
Roughrider* Sask Hathor/ Rio 22,300 26,300 2.0-11.6% indicated & inferred resources
Tamarack Sask Cameco 6900 8100 4.42% indicated resources
Patterson Lake South Sask Fission 30,600 36,100 1.58% indicated resources
9960 11,700 1.30% inferred resources
Kiggavik Nunavut Areva 48,953 57,730 0.554% indicated resources
Michelin Labrador Aurora (Paladin) 32,430 38,240 0.10% measured + indicated resources
      8820 10,400 0.12% inferred resources
Jacques Lake Labrador Aurora (Paladin) 4000 4700 0.08% measured + indicated resources
Matoush Quebec Strateco 4740 5590 0.954% indicated resources
      6320 7450 0.442% inferred resources

Source : World Nuclear Association

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