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Hobson is an
unincorporated community
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in Karnes County, Texas
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, United States
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. According to the Handbook of Texas
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, 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 species of ion present in an insoluble solid with another of like charge present in a solution surrounding the solid. Ion exchange is used in softening or demineralizing of water, purification of ch ...
facility in Goliad County
Goliad County ( ) is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population is 7,012. Its county seat is Goliad, Texas, Goliad. The county is named for Father Miguel ...
, processing the material into yellowcake
Yellowcake (also called urania) is a type of powdered uranium concentrate 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 ...
. 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