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Hobson is an
unincorporated community
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in Karnes County, Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
, United States
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. According to the Handbook of Texas
The ''Handbook of Texas'' is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Texas geography, history, and historical persons published by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA).
History
The original ''Handbook'' was the brainchild of TSHA President Wal ...
, the community had an estimated population of 135 in 2000. The ZIP Code for Hobson is 78117.
Industry
The community is the site of the Hobson uranium processing plant, operated by Uranium Energy Corp. The plant treats uranium loaded resin beads from the Palangana ISR ion exchange facility in Duval County, and from the Goliad ISRion exchange
Ion exchange is a reversible interchange of one kind of ion present in an insoluble solid with another of like charge present in a solution surrounding the solid with the reaction being used especially for softening or making water demineralised, ...
facility in Goliad County, processing the material into yellowcake
Yellowcake (also called urania) is a type of uranium concentrate powder obtained from leach solutions, in an intermediate step in the processing of uranium ores. It is a step in the processing of uranium after it has been mined but before f ...
. The plant was originally constructed in 1978, and fully refurbished in 2008. It currently operates at roughly 20% of capacity.
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* * Unincorporated communities in Karnes County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{KarnesCountyTX-geo-stub