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U.S. Uranium Expenditures                                          

Table 8. U.S. Uranium Expenditures, 2003 - 2007
(Million Dollars)
Year
Drilling
Production
Land and Other:
Total Expenditures
Total Land
and Other:
Land
Exploration
Reclamation
2003 W W 31.3 NA NA NA W
2004 10.6 27.8 48.4 NA NA NA 86.9
2005 18.1 58.2 59.7 NA NA NA 136.0
2006 40.1 65.9 115.2 41.0 23.3 50.9 221.2
2007 67.5 90.4 178.2 77.7 50.3 50.2 336.2
  Drilling: All expenditures directly associated with exploration and development drilling.
  Production: All expenditures for mining, milling, processing of uranium, and facility expense.
  Land and Other: All expenditures for: land; geological research; geochemical, and geophysical surveys; costs incurred by field personnel in the course of exploration, reclamation and restoration work; and overhead and administrative charges directly associated with supervising and supporting field activities.
  NA = Not available.
  W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
  Note: Expenditures are in nominal U.S. dollars. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
  Source: Energy Information Administration: Form EIA-851A, "Domestic Uranium Production Report" (2003-2007)