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Uranium
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| Product | Price | Source and period | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uranium Yellowcake (U3O8 Spot Delivery) | Not published $/lb U3O8 | No free current source Background only: US EIA 2025 annual average: $76.01 $/lb U3O8 (yearly average, not a current price) | - |
- Largest producer
- Kazakhstan 41%
- Concentration (HHI)
- 2,253
- Producing countries
- 11
- Export measures
- 1
Global Production by Country
USGS MCS 2026 ground truthTop producing jurisdictions, annual metric output (metric tons U3O8 equivalent), and modeled global production shares.
| Country | Production (metric tons U3O8 equivalent) | Global Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 25,800 | 41.2% |
| Canada | 9,600 | 15.3% |
| Namibia | 7,200 | 11.5% |
| Australia | 5,800 | 9.3% |
| Uzbekistan | 4,200 | 6.7% |
| Russia | 3,100 | 5.0% |
| Niger | 2,400 | 3.8% |
| China | 2,100 | 3.4% |
| Other producers | 1,200 | 1.9% |
| India | 750 | 1.2% |
| United States | 450 | 0.7% |
Export Controls & Trade Restrictions
1 Active Sovereign MeasureStatutory export bans, quotas, and licensing regimes documented by the USGS (effective January 2026) and national trade ministries affecting physical uranium trade corridors.
Russia maintains an export ban covering Steel waste and scrap, tungsten scrap, and enriched uranium (2022), as compiled by the USGS from official and reported sources effective January 2026.
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Analytics for uranium
Opens with Uranium Yellowcake (U3O8 Spot Delivery) selected and its usual route suggested: Kazakh In-Situ Recovery (ISR) Rail to Klaipeda + Specialized Class 7 Nuclear Ocean Freight.
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Open Trade Desk for uranium →- Supply shocks & export rules →Take out a producer or apply a quota; see concentration and supply move.
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- Mine closure →Rehabilitation liability and when it falls due.
- Haulage & carbon →Freight cost and emissions by route and mode.
- Smelter catchments →Which mines can feed a plant, or which plants can take your concentrate.
- Secondary recovery →Critical minerals in red mud, slag, fly ash and tailings, and who holds them.
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Sourced & EmpiricalEmpirical intelligence on uranium production concentration, sovereign trade controls, and import reliance.
How concentrated is global mine production of uranium?▼
Global uranium extraction is moderately concentrated with a Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) of 2,253. The leading producer is Kazakhstan, representing 41% of global mine output, with 11 countries reporting commercial production, based on USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries (MCS 2026).
Which jurisdictions enforce export controls or bans on uranium?▼
There are 1 documented sovereign export control regimes affecting uranium trade corridors: Russia (Russia maintains an export ban covering Steel waste and scrap, tungsten scrap, and enriched uranium (2022), as compiled by the USGS from official and reported sources effective January 2026.).
What is the net import reliance and critical supply vulnerability for uranium?▼
Uranium is designated as an economically essential critical commodity with strategic supply dependencies tracked across major processing and refining corridors.