In 2022, a total of 58,201 metric tons of uranium oxide was mined worldwide. The uranium oxide described in this statistic is triuranium octoxide. Global triuranium octoxide production peaked in 2016, at 74,357 metric tons.
Mine production of uranium oxide worldwide from 2005 to 2022
(in metric tons)
The uranium oxide described in this statistic is triuranium octoxide. The chemical formula for triuranium octoxide is U 3 O 8. Triuranium octoxide (U3O8) is the first intermediate product that is extracted when processing uranium ores. At that stage, uranium exists in the oxidation states + IV and + VI. Under strong heat, it is reduced to uranium dioxide (UO2).
Triuranium octoxide is also commonly know as "yellow cake".
This statistic has been assembled using several editions of the report.
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World Nuclear Association. (May 16, 2024). Mine production of uranium oxide worldwide from 2005 to 2022 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/263551/global-mine-production-levels-of-uranium-oxide/
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