U.S. Uranium In-Situ-Leach Plants by Owner, Capacity, and Operating Status at End of the Year, 2003-2008

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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, 2003-2008
In-Situ-Leach Plant Owner	In-Situ-Leach Plant Name	Production Capacity¹	Operating Status at End of the Year
In-Situ-Leach Plant Owner	In-Situ-Leach Plant Name	(pounds U₃O₈ per year)	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
COGEMA Mining, Inc.	Christensen Ranch	650,000	Reclamation	Reclamation	Reclamation	Reclamation	Changing License To Operational	Standby
COGEMA Mining, Inc.	Irigaray Ranch	-	Reclamation	Reclamation	Reclamation	Reclamation	Inactive	Standby
COGEMA Mining, Inc.	Texas Operations	-	Reclamation	Reclamation	Reclamation	Reclamation	Reclamation	Reclamation
Cameco Corporation	Crow Butte Operation	1,000,000	Producing	Producing	Operating	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	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	Partially Permitted And Licensed
Lost Creek ISR LLC	Lost Creek Project	2,000,000	-	-	-	-	-	Developing
Mestena Uranium LLC	Alta Mesa Project	1,000,000	Development	Pending	Operational	Operational	Producing	Producing
Power Resources, Inc. dba Cameco Resources	Smith Ranch-Highland Operation	5,500,000	Producing	Producing	Operating	Operating	Operating	Operating
Powertech Uranium Corp.	Centennial Project	-	-	-	-	-	-	Undeveloped
Powertech Uranium Corp.	Dewey Burdock Project	-	-	-	-	-	-	Undeveloped
South Texas Mining Venture, LLP	Hobson ISR Plant	1,000,000	Close Indefinitely	Close Indefinitely	Standby	Standby	Under Construction	Permitted And Licensed
South Texas Mining Venture, LLP	La Palangana	1,000,000	-	-	-	Developing	Partially Permitted And Licensed	Partially Permitted And Licensed
URI, Inc.	Kingsville Dome	1,000,000	Standby	Standby	Standby	Operational	Producing	Producing
URI, Inc.	Rosita	1,000,000	Depleted	Depleted	Standby	Standby	Standby	Standby
URI, Inc.	Vasquez	800,000	Partially Developed	Producing	Producing	Producing	Producing	Restoration
Uranerz Energy Corporation	Nichols Ranch ISR Project	-	-	-	-	-	-	Developing
Uranium Energy Corporation	Goliad ISR Uranium Project	-	-	-	-	-	-	Partially Permitted And Licensed
Uranium Energy Corporation	Nichols Project	-	-	-	-	-	-	Developing
Uranium One, Inc.	Jab and Antelope	2,000,000	-	-	-	-	-	Developing
Uranium One, Inc.	Moore Ranch	2,000,000	-	-	-	-	-	Developing
Total Production Capacity:		20,950,000
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" (2003-2008).