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Tom__mm t1_isxl247 wrote

Worth noting that the US has numerous uranium mines that are shuttered or maintained on inactive status due to low global demand. As far as I know, there is not a single active uranium mine in the USA today.

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MisledMuffin t1_isy4zv9 wrote

Yup, just started some work with DTE to complete remediation and closure of another mine. Concentrations of uranium in groundwater are high enough that it is economical to extract the uranium from the water . . .

It's not low demand so much as it is that the uranium deposits are harder to mine in the US (think 1000s ft deep underground mines vs. open pits) and less subsizied so that they cannot compete with cheaper imports from more accessible deposits and countries with more subsidies/lower labour's costs.

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colin8651 t1_isxov7e wrote

I believe there is also push back from people not wanting Uranium mining plants in the US.

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