U.S. Uranium Mills by Owner, Capacity, and Operating Status at End of the Year, 2003-2008

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U.S. Uranium Mills by Owner, Capacity, and Operating Status at End of the Year

Table 4. U.S. Uranium Mills by Owner, Capacity, and Operating Status at End of the Year, 2003-2008
Mill Owner(s)	Mill Name	Milling Capacity ¹	Operating Status at End of the Year
Mill Owner(s)	Mill Name	(short tons of ore per day)	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Cotter Corporation	Canon City Mill	400	Standby	Operating	Operating	Standby	Standby	Standby
Denison White Mesa L.L.C.	White Mesa Mill	2,000	Standby	Standby	Operating-Processing Alternate Feed	Operating-Processing Alternate Feed	Operating-Processing Alternate Feed	Operating
Energy Fuels Resources Corp.	Piñon Ridge Mill	1,000	-	-	-	-	-	Developing
Kennecott Uranium Company/Wyoming Coal Resource Company	Sweetwater Uranium Project	3,000	Standby	Standby	Standby	Standby	Standby	Standby
Uranium One Utah, Inc.	Shootaring Canyon Uranium Mill	750	Reclamation	Reclamation	Reclamation	Standby	Changing License To Operational	Changing License To Operational
Total Milling Capacity:		7,150
¹Milling capacity based on most recent report. - = No data reported. Note: An operating status of "operating" usually indicates the mill was producing uranium concentrate at the end of the year. Source: Energy Information Administration: Form EIA-851A, "Domestic Uranium Production Report" (2003-2008).