Mentioned:
There’s a new operational uranium mine in Wyoming. And a publicly traded company is behind it.
What’s happening:
- Ur-Energy (NYSE: URG) has successfully made their first shipment of uranium from their Shirley Basin mine in Wyoming to their Lost Creek processing plant
Why it matters:
- Ur-Energy now has two operational uranium mines in the United States
Going deeper:
- The Shirley Basin mine is licensed for up to 2M pounds of U308 equivalent annually in wellfield and toll-processing capacity
- Ur-Energy has publicly stated their Lost Creek mine and Shirley Basin mine have a combined annual licensed production and toll-processing capacity of 4.2M pounds of U308 equivalent
