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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.
Robotics and Remote Systems Division
April 29, 2025|1:00–2:00PM (2:00–3:00PM EDT)
Available to All Users
This webinar is the second installment in a series highlighting R&D efforts from industry, national laboratories, and universities. The webinar focuses on R&D at three universities, each presenting a brief overview of their program and then an interesting problem and their solution utilizing robotics and remote handling.
Leonel Lagos
Associate Professor / Director of Research, Florida International University
Mitchell Pryor
Research Professor, University of Texas at Austin
Y Z
Professor and Engineering physics Chair, University of Michigan
Moderator: Adam J. Carroll
Senior Engineer & Chair of RRSD, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
