UEC commences production at Burke Hollow, the first new U.S. ISR uranium mine in over a decade
At Costmine, our Mining Intelligence platform tracks the project-level milestones and market activity shaping critical mineral supply chains across North America. The commencement of production at Burke Hollow is exactly the kind of development we’re watching closely.
Uranium Energy Corp has commenced production at Burke Hollow in South Texas, the world’s newest ISR uranium mine and the first new U.S. ISR operation in over a decade. The project advanced from a grassroots discovery in 2012 to production in 2026, representing over a decade of exploration, permitting, and development work that culminates in a significant addition to the domestic uranium supply base.
Burke Hollow is the largest ISR uranium discovery in the United States in the past decade, with only about half of the roughly 20,000-acre property explored to date. The project hosts multiple mineralized trends and horizons, supporting a phased approach to future resource expansion and additional wellfield development. Production will be processed at the Hobson Central Processing Plant, which is licensed to produce up to 4 million pounds of uranium per year.
With Burke Hollow now online, UEC becomes the only U.S. uranium company operating two active ISR hub-and-spoke platforms, backed by the largest uranium resource base in the country. The company’s 100% unhedged strategy provides full exposure to uranium market fundamentals as the sector continues to strengthen. A third platform at Ludeman is targeted for startup in 2027, further expanding UEC’s U.S. production footprint.
The milestone arrives at a pivotal moment for the U.S. nuclear fuel cycle. Domestic uranium production is increasingly tied to national energy policy, with growing federal emphasis on rebuilding supply chain infrastructure from mine to conversion to reactor. Burke Hollow’s startup is a concrete step in that direction, demonstrating that large-scale ISR projects can be successfully advanced through discovery, permitting, and into production within the United States.
Mining Intelligence tracks the full lifecycle of uranium projects like Burke Hollow, from early exploration and permitting timelines to production milestones and supply chain development. As policy support for domestic nuclear fuel grows and the global nuclear energy revival accelerates, milestones like this one offer important signal for where capital and development activity in the U.S. uranium sector are headed.
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