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{{Infobox Mine
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| owner = [[Cameco|Cameco Resources]]
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'''Crow Butte''' is a [[uranium mining]] operation located in [[Nebraska]], [[United States|U.S.A.]]
'''Crow Butte''' is a [[uranium mining]] operation located in [[Nebraska]], [[United States|U.S.A.]]


Crow Butte is a roll-front [[Uranium ore deposits|uranium deposit]] discovered in 1980. [[Uranium]] is recovered using [[in-situ leach|in-situ recovery (ISR)]] mining methods.
Crow Butte is a roll-front [[Uranium ore deposits|uranium deposit]] discovered in 1980. [[Uranium]] is recovered using [[in-situ leach|in-situ recovery (ISR)]] mining methods.


==Reserves==
==Reserves==
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*[http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2238&Itemid=1 Environmental groups to fight uranium mine expansion plans]
*[http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2238&Itemid=1 Environmental groups to fight uranium mine expansion plans]
*[http://savecrowbutte.org/ Save Crow Butte]
*[http://savecrowbutte.org/ Save Crow Butte]


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[[Category:Dawes County, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Dawes County, Nebraska]]

Revision as of 07:05, 28 July 2011

Crow Butte Mine
Location
Crow Butte Mine is located in Nebraska
Crow Butte Mine
Crow Butte Mine
Location in Nebraska
StateNebraska
CountryUnited States
Production
ProductsUranium
Owner
CompanyCameco Resources
Websitewww.cameco.com

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.

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Financial Reporting - Reserves". Cameco Corporation. Retrieved 2010-03-20.