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Uranium ore mined in the US during the radium period
Year
Amount of ore tons
Approximate value US$
1913
2 269
120 000
1914
4 294
441 300
1915
47 000
693 750
1916
20 300
500 000
1917
33 404
No data
1918
18 860
957 000
1919
14 509
1 630 900
1920
35 076
2 401 000
1921
8 540
876 000
1922
929
166 016
1923
2 025
150 000
1924
No data
No data
1925
13 070
331 000
(1 ton = 1.016 tonnes)
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Early uranium mining in the United States