In 2022, uranium production from in situ leach (ISL) mines accounted for a 56 percent share of the total global production volume of uranium, making this the most used mining method that year. By comparison, uranium produced from underground and open pit mines that year came to 38 percent of the total uranium production worldwide.
Distribution of uranium mine production worldwide from 2014 to 2022, by mining method
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