Uranium ore

Description:

A natural mineral containing uranium in economically significant quantities.

Main view:

Uraninite (UO₂), torbernite (Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂-8-12H₂O), carnotite (K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂-3H₂O) and other uranium minerals.

Application:

Mining and processing to produce uranium used in nuclear power for electricity generation and in the nuclear fuel cycle to create thermal and radioactive energy.

Mining:

The main producing countries are Kazakhstan, Canada, Australia, Namibia.

Uranium ore plays a key role in the energy industry, providing raw materials for nuclear power, and is also used in medicine and science as a radioactive source.