Kazakhstan is now the world’s leading uranium producer, moving ahead of Canada and Australia in 2009.
Preliminary figures put Kazakh uranium production in 2009 at 13,900 tonnes of uranium, a 63% increase on the 8521 tonnes produced in 2008.
Canadian production in 2009 is expected to be about 10,000 tonnes and Australia's about 9000 tonnes.
All Kazakh production is from in situ leaching at 21 mines.
- Information courtesy of World Nuclear News