| Crow Butte Mine | |
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Crow Butte Mine
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| State | Nebraska |
| Country | United States |
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| Company | Cameco Resources |
| Website | www.cameco.com |
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| Products | Uranium |
Crow Butte is a uranium mining operation located in Nebraska, U.S.A.
Crow Butte is a roll-front uranium deposit discovered in 1980. Uranium is recovered using in-situ recovery (ISR) mining methods.
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As of December 31, 2009, proven and probable reserves are 1,461,800 metric tons at an average grade of 0.13% U3O8 (4.1 million pounds U3O8) .[1]
The Crow Butte operation is owned by Cameco Resources Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of the Canadian company, Cameco Corporation.