Crow Butte

Crow Butte
Crow Butte Mine
Location
Crow Butte Mine is located in Nebraska
Crow Butte Mine
Location in Nebraska

42°38′43.62″N 103°21′23.56″W / 42.64545°N 103.3565444°W / 42.64545; -103.3565444Coordinates: 42°38′43.62″N 103°21′23.56″W / 42.64545°N 103.3565444°W / 42.64545; -103.3565444

State Nebraska
Country United States
Owner
Company Cameco Resources
Website www.cameco.com
Production
Products Uranium

Crow Butte is a uranium mining operation located in Nebraska, U.S.A.

Crow Butte is a roll-front uranium deposit discovered in 1980. Uranium is recovered using in-situ recovery (ISR) mining methods.

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Reserves

As of December 31, 2009, proven and probable reserves are 1,461,800 metric tons at an average grade of 0.13% U3O8 (4.1 million pounds U3O8) .[1]

Ownership

The Crow Butte operation is owned by Cameco Resources Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of the Canadian company, Cameco Corporation.

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