In December 2024, the global average price per pound of uranium stood at roughly 60.22 U.S. dollars. Uranium prices peaked in June 2007, when it reached 136.22 U.S. dollars per pound. The average annual price of uranium in 2023 was 48.99 U.S. dollars per pound. Global uranium production Uranium is a heavy metal, and it is most commonly used as a nuclear fuel. Nevertheless, due to its high density, it is also used in the manufacturing of yacht keels and as a material for radiation shielding. Over the past 50 years, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan together dominated uranium production worldwide. Uranium in the future Since uranium is used in the nuclear energy sector, demand has been constantly growing within the last years. Furthermore, the global recoverable resources of uranium increased between 2015 and 2021. Even though this may appear as sufficient to fulfill the increasing need for uranium, it was forecast that by 2035 the uranium demand will largely outpace the supply of this important metal.

Uranium decreased 8.70 USD/LBS or 11.92% since the beginning of 2025, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Uranium - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on March of 2025.

The average annual price for one pound of uranium was 48.99 U.S. dollars in 2023. This is the highest annual average since 2011, and comes in the wake of greater fuel demand as the global economy began recovering from the coronavirus pandemic as well as the energy crisis.

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In the third quarter (Q3) of 2024, the price of uranium amounted to nearly 82 U.S. dollars per pound globally. By comparison, the global price of uranium during Q4 2022 stood at approximately 50.1 U.S. dollars per pound.

As of 2021, the global recoverable resources of uranium amounted to a total of 6.08 million metric tons. Identified recoverable resources of uranium are defined as recoverable at a price of 130 U.S. dollars per kilogram.

Australia has the largest known recoverable resources of uranium of any country worldwide at this price threshold, with 1.68 million metric tons as of 2021.

Uranium mining in Australia began in 1954 at Rum Jungle in the Northern Territory and Radium Hill in South Australia. The first mining of uranium for electricity generation in nuclear reactors began in 1976, at Mary Kathleen in Queensland.

Australia is now the world's second largest producer. In 2004, Canada accounted for 29% of world production, followed by Australia with approximately 22%. Australia's output came from three mines: Ranger, which produced 5138 tonnes of U3O8 (11% of world production), Olympic Dam (4370 t, 9%) and Beverley (1084 t, 2%).

Exports have increased steadily to a record level of 9648 tonnes of U3O8 in 2004, valued at A$411 million.

Australia's uranium sector is based on world-leading resources and high and increasing annual output. Our resources are generally amenable to low-cost production with minimal long-term environmental and social impacts.

Around 85 known uranium deposits, varying in size from small to very large, are scattered across the Australian continent (McKay & Miezitis 2001). After five decades of uranium mining, Australia still has the world's largest uranium resources recoverable at low-cost (less than US$40/kg U, or US$15/lb U3O8). In April 2005, these remaining low-cost resources amounted to 826 650 t U3O8 (= 701 000 t U), or roughly 40% of world resources in this category. Australia's total remaining identified resources in all cost categories amount to 1 347 900 t U3O8.