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Australia's longest continually operating uranium oxide producer. Mining and processing activities at the Ranger mine ceased in January 2021 after 40 years of operation, and the site is now undergoing progressive rehabilitation. The mine consisted of open-pit operations at Pit 1 and Pit 3.

uranium oxide producer

brine concentrator and reverse osmosis plants for water treatment

17 haul trucks, 2 x 2500-6 excavators, 3 dozers, 3 drill rigs (mining fleet); 12 haul trucks, 1 x 2500 excavator, 1 x 1200 excavator, 2 drill rigs, 2 dozers (pre-extension fleet)

Camp accommodation is available for approximately 180 people. The total workforce onsite at Beverley, supporting the Four Mile operations, consists of more than 300 fly-in fly-out staff.

The Beverley Uranium Mine is an integrated uranium mining operation located approximately 550 kilometres north of Adelaide in South Australia. Owned by Heathgate Resources Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of General Atomics, it was Australia's first commercial in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium mine, commencing production in late 2000 and officially opening in 2001. The Beverley North deposits were discovered in 2009, with mining approved in 2011. The operation is currently in care and maintenance, with its processing plant now used for ore from the nearby Four Mile Uranium Mine.

Production from the Beverley and Beverley North deposits ceased in late 2013 and early 2014, respectively. Zero tonnes of uranium were produced from Beverley in 2019 and 2020.

The mine uses in-situ recovery (ISR) or solution mining, which involves pumping an oxidant and weak acid through the underground ore body to dissolve uranium. The uranium-rich solution is then pumped to the surface. At the Beverley North Pannikan satellite plant, uranium is loaded onto resin via an ion-exchange process before being transported to the main Beverley processing plant for final processing, drying and packaging.

The infrastructure includes a main processing plant, two satellite plants, a power plant, an airstrip and camp accommodation.

The Beverley North deposits, located on a contiguous lease, were discovered in 2009, with mining approved in 2011.

Uranium-focused property with updated MRE; no mine plan.

Testwork only

Helicopter-supported diamond drilling; handheld scintillometer (Radiation Solutions RS-120); airborne VTEM/Mag survey (MMT)

Around 320 Cameco employees and 325 contractors, with approximately half being northern Saskatchewan residents. Another source states 530 employees.

The Cigar Lake mine, located in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, is an underground uranium mine operated by Cameco Corporation (54.547% ownership). Discovered in 1981, commercial operation began in 2015. It is known as the world's highest-grade uranium mine.

Total packaged production in 2025 was 19.1 million pounds of U3O8 (100% basis). The 2024 production plan was 18 million pounds (100% basis). Average ore grade is 16.33% U3O8. Reserves as of Dec 31, 2025, were 94.1 million pounds U3O8.

Ore in slurry form is hauled 70 km to Orano's McClean Lake mill for processing. Mining method employs a jet-boring technique complemented by ground freezing.

Underground mine, freezing plants, ore processing and load-out facilities, water treatment systems, mine rock storage pads, two shafts (Shaft 1 and Shaft 2).

Cameco plans to begin work to extend the estimated mine life to 2036.

~700

World’s highest-grade uranium mine operated by Cameco.

Historical / restart planning

Slurry to Key Lake mill

Underground mobile equipment: Scoops (8yd/6yd/4yd) x9; Mechanized bolters x2; Two boom jumbo drills x2; Cubex long hole drills x2; Cubex freeze drills x4; Raisebore drills x8; Transmixers x2; Shotcrete sprayers x2; Concrete pumps (portable & fixed) x5; AM75 Alpine Miner x1 | Surface mobile equipment: Cement trucks x4; Graders x2; Loaders x3; Dozers x2; Haul trucks x2; Other support equipment mentioned: scissor lifts, loaders, graders, haul trucks, fork lifts, water trucks, vacuum trucks, personnel carriers

NI 43-101 MRE for satellite uranium deposits; no mine plan.

Conceptual UG fleet

Updated NI 43-101 Mineral Resource; no mine plan or CAPEX.

Conceptual fleet

~400 (planned)

The Wheeler River Project is the largest undeveloped uranium project in the eastern Athabasca Basin. It hosts two high-grade uranium deposits: Phoenix and Gryphon. In February 2026, Denison's Board of Directors approved a Final Investment Decision for the construction of the Phoenix deposit, with site preparation and construction scheduled to begin in March 2026. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) issued a licence to prepare the site and construct a mine and mill in February 2026, representing the final regulatory approval needed for construction to commence.

First uranium production from the Phoenix operation is targeted for mid-2028. The project is anticipated to produce an annual average of 9 million pounds of uranium octoxide, with a potential peak production of 12 million pounds per year. Another estimate suggests production could be up to 5,400 tonnes of uranium oxide annually.

The Phoenix deposit will be mined using the in-situ recovery (ISR) method, the first time this method will be used for a uranium mine in Canada. The Gryphon deposit is subject to a pre-feasibility study for conventional underground mining.

6 yd LHD (8); 2 boom Jumbo (2); Boom bolter (2); Mine survey vehicle (1); ITH with compressor (2); Electro/hydraulic production drill (2); Diamond drill + compressor (2); 30 tonne truck (6); 16–17 ton utility vehicle (2); 2 ton utility (Kubota) (5); Scissor lift (1); Transmixer (2); Shotcrete sprayer (2); Telehandler (1); Fuel lube truck (1); Kubota forklift 2.5 t (1); Grader (1).

Large-scale uranium project; flagged for completeness (non-AU).

Conventional crushing, heap leach, SX; yellowcake

Boss Energy is a multi-mine uranium producer, with 100% owned Honeymoon Project in South Australia and 30% ownership in Alta Mesa project in South Texas.

ISR wellfields; ion-exchange/solvent extraction; yellowcake precipitation

approximately 600 local jobs

The Kayelekera Uranium Mine, formerly operated by Paladin Energy, was on care and maintenance from 2014. Australian-based company Lotus Resources acquired an 85% interest in the project in 2020 and is the current operator, with the Government of Malawi holding the remaining 15%. Lotus restarted production at Kayelekera in August 2025. The mine is currently ramping up production, with the first blast in the open pit occurring in November 2025 to supplement ore stockpiles. The operation is on track to achieve a steady-state production level of 2.4 million pounds of U3O8 per annum in the second quarter of 2026. The restart is based on a 10-year mine life.

The mine historically produced approximately 11 million pounds of U3O8 between 2009 and 2014. The targeted steady-state production rate following the restart is 2.4 million pounds of U3O8 per annum.

The operation uses shallow open pit mining with a low strip ratio. The processing plant utilises a debottlenecked flowsheet consisting of traditional milling, acid leach and resin-in-pulp (RIP) circuits. An on-site acid plant is being commissioned to support production.

Lotus Resources completed a Definitive Feasibility Study for the restart in August 2022. In October 2024, the company announced an Accelerated Restart Plan with an initial capital expenditure of US$50 million. A Mine Development Agreement was signed with the Government of Malawi in July 2024, which provides a stable fiscal regime for 10 years. First yellowcake production from the restart was achieved in August 2025, on time and on budget.

ISR uranium projects in Powder River Basin, Wyoming; production restart 2023.

ISR using low-pH recovery

Paladin’s flagship uranium mine; outside Australia but noted for completeness.

OP mining; conventional uranium processing (alkaline leach)

Uranium project east of Kalgoorlie owned by Deep Yellow (via Vimy merger).

Acid leach; solvent extraction; precipitation to yellowcake (proposed)

ISR uranium project near Whyalla, SA; resource drilling and studies underway.

ISR with alkaline leach proposed

Paleochannel uranium deposits in Namibia; DFS stage.

OP mining; processing via alkaline leach

Uranium project south of Wiluna comprising several palaeochannel/lake deposits.

Proposed leach and resin-in-pulp/ion exchange flowsheet (study-level)