Crow Butte

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  • In the second quarter of 2016, Cameco made the decision to curtail production and defer all wellfield development at our US operations.
  • Crow Butte was the first uranium mine in Nebraska - discovered in 1980 and began production in 1991. 
  • Crow Butte has used the in situ recovery mining method to extract about 11.8 million pounds of uranium.

Operation

(As of December 31, 2024)
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Infographic - 11.8 million lbs triuranium octoxide (Since 2000)

US ISR Operations

As a result of our 2016 decision, commercial production at the US operations ceased in 2018. We expect ongoing cash and non-cash care and maintenance costs to range between $14 million (US) and $15 million (US) for 2025.

We do not expect any production in 2025.

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Environment & Safety

Worker safety, environmental monitoring and proper decommissioning after project completion are of the utmost importance to Cameco.

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Reserves & Resources

Our mineral reserves and resources are the foundation of our company and fundamental to our success.

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An image of the Crow Butte facility from afar with a purple sky

Crow Butte in northwest Nebraska, is situated in rolling grasslands and the rock formations that give the area its name.  

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Crow Butte is licensed and regulated by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

An image of the Crow Butte mining field with a truck nearby

Crow Butte uses the environmentally friendly insitu recovery (ISR) technique to extract uranium.  

An image of a man operating mining equipment at the Crow Butte facility

Routine environmental sampling is part of a rigorous monitoring program in place at each operation.  

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Caution about Forward-Looking Information   
This page may contain forward-looking information that is based upon the assumptions and subject to the material risks discussed on page 2 of Cameco's most recent Quarterly MD&A.

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