Domestic Uranium Production Report 2003 Summary The U.S. uranium production industry's decline continued through 2003. Total U.S. uranium mining, concentrate production, and employment are near historical lows. During 2003, an estimated 2.2 million pounds U3O8 of uranium was mined in the United States, 9 percent less than mine production in 2002. Mine production of uranium came mostly from in-situ leaching. Overall, there were two commercially operating uranium in-situ leach mines and one underground mine during part or all of 2003. U.S. uranium concentrate production in 2003 was estimated at 2.0 million pounds U3O8, 15 percent below the 2002 level. Shipments of uranium concentrate from domestic production facilities were estimated at 1.6 million pounds in 2003. Employment in the U.S. uranium raw materials industry totaled 321 person-years in 2003, a decrease of 25 percent from the 2002 level. Employment in production (exploration, mining, milling and processing) of uranium decreased 26 percent from 2002. Wyoming accounted for about 42 percent of the total employment. 2nd Quarter 2004 Data Release Date: August 10, 2004 (Next Release: November 2004) 2003 Uranium Marketing Annual Report Data for 1993-2002: Uranium Industry Annual 2002: Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Uranium data since 1949: Annual Energy Review: Nuclear Energy: Table 9.3 Uranium Overview, 1949-2002 For questions about content, please contact: douglas.bonnar@eia.doe.gov Phone: (202) 287-1911