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The Largest Uranium Producing Companies


World's largest mining companies in 2022 and their respective shares of total global production.
World's largest mining companies in 2022 and their respective shares of total global production.

This graphic illustrates the uranium output of the world's largest mining companies in 2022 and their respective shares of total global production.


1.) Kazatomprom, a state-owned enterprise in Kazakhstan, stands as the largest uranium producer in the world. In 2022, Kazatomprom produced 11,373 tonnes of uranium, accounting for 23% of the global uranium supply.


2.) Number two on the list is Cameco which produced 5,675 tonnes uranium, 12 percent of world production.


3.) Orano, headquartered in France, is a leading multinational company specializing in nuclear fuel cycle activities is the third largest producer of uranium in world 2022. They produced 5,519 tonnes uranium which represents 11% of world production.


Uranium production by company 2022

Company

tonnes U

% of world total

Kazatomprom

11,373

23

Cameco

5675

12

Orano

5519

11

CGN

4627

10

Uranium One

4454

9

Navoi Mining

3300

7

CNNC

3247

7

BHP

2813

6

ARMZ

2508

5

General Atomics/Quasar

1740

4

Other

4098

6

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