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Ur-Energy begins ISR mining operations at Wyoming’s Shirley Basin
Ur-Energy Inc. announced last week that it has begun in situ recovery (ISR) operations at its Shirley Basin uranium mining site in central Wyoming.
The company, which also operates the Lost Creek ISR project in south-central Wyoming, decided to begin construction at Shirley Basin after making a “go” decision in March 2024. It has said that the combined total annual licensed production and toll processing capacity of Lost Creek and Shirley Basin is 4.2 million pounds U₃O₈.
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Captain Benjamin F. Goehring commissioned into the United States Marine Corps in 2019 after graduating from the United States Military Academy, West Point, with a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering. He is currently assigned to the Future Technologies section of Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) in Quantico, VA. Beyond his duties with MCSC, Captain Goehring supports the Shore Nuclear Technologies program under the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment (ASN EIE) and the nuclear technologies portfolio within the Office of Undersecretary of Defense Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund (OUSD OECIF). Prior to his current assignment, Captain Goehring served as a communications officer at the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, MCAS Cherry Point.
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