US uranium company Ur-Energy has announced the start of uranium mining operations at its Shirley Basin project in Wyoming.
The company, which says it has in-situ recovery (ISR) projects that are among the largest and lowest-cost in the US, said uranium bearing solution is now being captured from Mine Unit 1 at Shirley Basin after the successful completion of significant construction, wellfield installation and permitting.
Uranium bearing solution is used in ISR mining to dissolve uranium from underground ore bodies, turning it into a “pregnant solution” or that is pumped to the surface.
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