Wyoming has officially surpassed Texas in uranium production, marking a dramatic turnaround for an industry that has languished for decades under depressed prices and foreign competition.

The state produced 92,595 pounds of uranium concentrate in the first quarter of 2025, representing an impressive increase year-over-year and pushing Wyoming past Texas's 69,082 pounds, according to federal data. Utah remains the nation's largest uranium producer at 148,856 pounds.

Wyoming's current production levels are just the beginning of what promises to be an explosive growth period, said Wayne Heili, a Casper-based uranium industry veteran.

"Those quarterly results really are nothing like the full potential," Heili told Cowboy State Daily, listing the state's active mines currently increasing pro

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