The Uranium Mining Industry and The Uravan ... - Uranium Watch

NOTES
1. A total of 41 DOE leases were first issued (about 25,000 acres),
but only 13 remain active (6585 acres) and all of these are on hold
subject to a lawsuit against DOE for failure to abide by NEPA.
Energy Fuels owns a few of these leases.
2. If the DOE is able to comply with NEPA, only a few of the
active leases are likely to be developed. Most are owned by Cotter,
which includes Lease #7, the only lease with open pit potential.
Cotter has permanently closed its uranium mill at Canon City and
will probably sell its leases to EF.
3. Nearly all historical production was from the DOE leases, where
the USGS identified U resources in the 1940's for military use.
These leases have largely been reclaimed.