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U.S. Uranium In-Situ-Leach Plants by Owner, Capacity, and Operating Status at End of the Year                                          

Table 5. U.S. Uranium In-Situ-Leach Plants by Owner, Capacity, and Operating Status at End of the Year, 2003 - 2007
In-Situ-Leach Plant Owner In-Situ-Leach Plant Name Production Capacity1 Operating Status at End of the Year
(pounds U3O8 per year) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
COGEMA Mining, Inc. Christensen Ranch 650,000 Reclamation Reclamation Reclamation Reclamation Changing License To Operational
COGEMA Mining, Inc. Irigaray Ranch - Reclamation Reclamation Reclamation Reclamation Inactive
COGEMA Mining, Inc. Texas Operations - Reclamation Reclamation Reclamation Reclamation Reclamation
Crow Butte Resources, Inc. Crow Butte 1,000,000 Producing Producing Operating Operating Operating
HRI, Inc. Church Rock 1,000,000 Permitted And Licensed Permitted And Licensed Permitted And Licensed Partially Permitted And Licensed Partially Permitted And Licensed
HRI, Inc. Crownpoint 1,000,000 Partially Permitted And Licensed Partially Permitted And Licensed Partially Permitted And Licensed Partially Permitted And Licensed Partially Permitted And Licensed
Mestena Uranium LLC Alta Mesa Project 1,000,000 Development Pending Operational Operational Producing
Power Resources, Inc. Smith Ranch-Highland Uranium Project 5,500,000 Producing Producing Operating Operating Operating
South Texas Mining Venture, LLP Hobson ISR Plant 1,000,000 Close Indefinitely Close Indefinitely Standby Standby Under Construction
South Texas Mining Venture,LLP La Palangana 1,000,000 - - - Developing Partially Permitted And Licensed
URI, Inc. Kingsville Dome 1,000,000 Standby Standby Standby Operational Producing
URI, Inc. Rosita 1,000,000 Depleted Depleted Standby Standby Standby
URI, Inc. Vasquez 800,000 Partially Developed Producing Producing Producing Producing
Total Production Capacity: 14,950,000
  1 Capacity based on most recent report
   - = No data reported.
  Note: An operating status of "operating" and "operational" usually indicates the in-situ-leach plant was producing uranium concentrate at the end of the year.
  Source: Energy Information Administration: Form EIA-851A, "Domestic Uranium Production Report" (2003-2007)