ENERGY FUELS INC
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 7, 2025.
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The Mill is working to establish itself as a critical minerals hub in the U.S. with its uranium, vanadium, REE Product, HMS Product and potential radioisotopes production. Uranium is the fuel for carbon-free, emission-free baseload nuclear power and one of the cleanest forms of energy in the world. The REEs we are now producing are used to manufacture permanent magnets for EVs, hybrid EVs, wind turbines, advanced robotics, defense technologies and other technologies. The titanium and zirconium products derived from our HMS production are used for, in the case of titanium, aircraft engines and frames, spacecraft components, medical devices, pigments and other industrial and consumer goods uses, and, in the case of zirconium, fuel rod cladding and reactor components for nuclear power plants, high-temperature parts in jet engines and spacecraft, metal alloys, ceramics and abrasives and other uses in the medical field and chemical industry. The radioisotopes we are evaluating recovering from our REE and uranium processing streams have the potential to provide materials needed for emerging TAT cancer treatments.
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In addition, Energy Fuels recovers uranium from Alternate Feed Materials at its Mill, thereby recycling materials back into the market that would otherwise be lost to direct disposal.
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The Company has also secured its own HMS sources of uranium- and REE-bearing monazite sands in furtherance of a fully integrated U.S.-based REE supply chain, which include the Toliara Project in Madagascar, the Donald Project in Australia through the Company’s Donald Project JV and the Bahia Project in Brazil.
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The Company is currently: ramping up the mining of uranium ore from its Pinyon Plain, La Sal and Pandora mines, located in Arizona and Utah and stockpiling the mined ore at the Mill; processing stockpiled uranium ore and Alternate Feed Materials at the Mill for the recovery of U 3 O 8 finished product; performing permitting and exploration activities at its Bahia HMS project in Brazil; negotiating stability arrangements, seeking final government approvals and performing permitting and development activities at its Toliara HMS project in Madagascar in preparation for a final investment decision (“FID”) expected in mid-2026; performing permitting and development activities at its Donald HMS joint venture project in Australia in preparation for an FID expected as early as December 31, 2025; performing various permitting, exploration, and development activities at its numerous uranium and uranium/vanadium properties in the United States; and performing final reclamation activities at its Kwale HMS project in Kenya.
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Uranium Market Overview
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We have four long-term uranium contracts with major U.S. utilities at this time. The Company also entered into one uranium ore purchase agreement with a third-party miner in the vicinity of the Mill during 2025 and has the potential to enter into additional agreements later in 2025 as market conditions warrant.
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Recent Developments
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During April 2025, the Company mined 4,604 tons of ore, containing roughly 151,400 pounds of uranium with an average grade of 1.64% eU 3 O 8 at its Pinyon Plain mine, which the Company believes is one of the highest-grade uranium mines in U.S. history. Production rates at the mine have steadily increased over the past several months as the Pinyon Plain mine is ramping up, with April's results representing the largest monthly production rate since mining began last year. Furthermore, as mined ore grades so far are significantly higher than the gamma probe grades from previous drill programs, the Company believes it will mine considerably more uranium from the Main Zone of the deposit versus what is described in the Technical Report on the Pre-Feasibility Study on the Pinyon Plain Project (“PFS”) prepared in February 2023 in accordance with S-K 1300 and NI 43-101. As a result, the Company has increased its uranium mining guidance for 2025 (see “Changes in Guidance” below), with the high end of the increased guidance assuming that the high grades mined and the increased mining rate experienced during April 2025 will persist at least for the remainder of 2025.
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On April 17, 2025, the Company announced it has successfully developed the technology it believes is required to produce samarium, gadolinium, dysprosium, terbium, lutetium and yttrium, at scale at the Mill, which are six (6) of the seven (7) rare earth oxides that are now subject to newly enacted Chinese export controls, amid increasing trade tensions between the U.S. and China and at the same time President Trump commenced a Section 232 investigation on imports of processed critical minerals, including the rare earth, uranium, and vanadium oxides produced by the Company. The Mill currently has the commercial capacity, in its Phase 1 REE separation circuit to process monazite ore concentrates into separated neodymium-praseodymium (“NdPr”) oxide. Through its ongoing test work at the Mill, the Company believes it now has the technical knowhow to design, construct, and commission the expansion of its existing infrastructure, including an expansion of its Phase 1 REE separation circuit, to produce these six (6) rare earth oxides from monazite relatively quickly with appropriate U.S. government support and/or market conditions.
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However, until such time as the Mill completes its stand-alone Phase 2 REE separation facilities, expected in 2028, the Mill can either process uranium and uranium/vanadium ores or it can process monazite for the recovery of uranium and REEs through its Phase 1 REE separation facilities, but it cannot do both activities at the same time, due to the use of some shared facilities for those activities. As a result, the Mill has historically stockpiled mined uranium ore until such time as it has enough stockpiled conventional ore to justify a Mill processing run, after which the Mill can be switched over to other uses, such as monazite processing for uranium and REEs, relatively easily and at low cost. This has historically not been an issue, as the Mill has a larger throughput capacity and can process uranium ore much faster than it is mined. It does, however, require that Mill processing runs be scheduled depending on the timing of conventional uranium ore processing and other needs of the Mill.
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In light of the higher mining rate expected at the Pinyon Plain mine for the remainder of 2025 and in subsequent years, and in order to produce enough uranium finished product in 2025 to allow the Company to fulfill its contract deliveries in 2025, 2026 and a good portion of 2027 and to thereby allow the Company to free-up the Mill to complete an REE processing campaign in 2026 and/or to make any process changes at the Mill in 2026 if needed to help the U.S. government meet its critical minerals requirements, the Company currently plans to conduct a conventional ore processing campaign at the Mill in Q4 2025, whereas under its previous guidance it assumed the current uranium ore processing run at the Mill would cease at the end of Q2 2025 to be resumed in a later year. As a result of the addition of this planned conventional ore Mill run in Q4 2025, the Company has increased its finished U 3 O 8 production guidance for 2025 (see “Changes in Guidance” below). The timing of this planned Q4 2025 uranium ore Mill run could change, depending on the Company’s involvement in any government activities aimed at increasing U.S. REE processing capability in 2025 that could dictate a change in Mill scheduling and a further change to the Company’s guidance.
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Finally, the major U.S. utility company to which the Company is obligated to deliver 250,000 pounds of U 3 O 8 in 2025, plus or minus 20%, has recently specified that it has opted to take delivery of 220,000 pounds of U 3 O 8, for delivery in Q2- or Q3 2025 under its contract for 2025, thereby providing more certainty to the Company’s contractual uranium sales obligations in 2025. As a result, the Company has adjusted its uranium sales guidance for 2025 accordingly (see “Changes in Guidance” below).
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Changes in Guidance
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As a result of these developments, the Company is pleased to provide its updated production, sales and inventory guidance for 2025 as follows:
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(1) Other includes ore purchases from 3 rd party miners and potential cleanup from abandoned uranium mine (“AUM”) materials.
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(2) The Company has not elected not to sell inventory into the sport market at this time but may do so subject to market conditions.
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During 2025, the Company expects to mine ore from its Pinyon Plain, La Sal and Pandora mines, located in Arizona and Utah, containing 875,000 to 1,435,000 pounds of U 3 O 8, depending on ore grades, mining rates, contract requirements and market conditions, which will be stockpiled at the mines and Mill pending processing at the Mill, which is up from the Company’s most recently published guidance of 730,000 to 1,170,000 pounds of U 3 O 8 in 2025. In addition, the Company expects to receive additional Alternate Feed Materials, AUM cleanup material from the Navajo Nation and ore purchased from third-party mining companies containing approximately 160,000 to 200,000 pounds of U 3 O 8, which, when combined with the ore mined/to be mined by the Company at its own projects, is expected to result in total inventories (uranium-contained-in-ore inventories, work-in-process and finished U 3 O 8 inventory) of approximately 1,985,000 to 2,585,000 pounds of U 3 O 8 up from the Company’s most recently published guidance of 1,655,000 to 2,340,000 pounds of U 3 O 8. Uranium processing activities are currently expected to result in total finished uranium production of 700,000 to 1,000,000 pounds of U 3 O 8 for 2025, up from the Company's most recently published guidance of 200,000 to 250,000 pounds of uranium for 2025, which (combined with existing finished goods inventories) is expected to be sufficient to complete all currently contracted uranium sales in 2025 and 2026 and a large portion of currently contracted uranium sales in 2027.
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The final mix between quantities of U 3 O 8 contained in ore inventories and quantities of U 3 O 8 in finished product inventories at the end of 2025 will depend on the timing of processing stockpiled uranium ore at the Mill (which is currently scheduled to include a conventional ore Mill run in Q4 2025), on any additional ore purchases from third-party mining companies, on any Alternate Feed Materials and other cleanup materials received and on any spot uranium sales or purchases the Company may elect to complete in 2025 in response to uranium prices, market conditions, contract requirements and other factors. Generally, at current spot prices the Company plans to continue to mine uranium ore from its mines, to stockpile the mined ore for future processing, and to process the mined ore only as required to fill deliveries under its long-term contracts, which are currently priced at higher than current spot prices for uranium, and are thereby expected to generate higher margins upon processing and sale in the future compared to processing for delivery into spot sales at this time. This is consistent with the Company’s approach in 2024, during which all the Company’s uranium ore mined in 2024 was stockpiled at the Mill, and none of that ore was processed into finished uranium product or sold in 2024, resulting in no revenues or margins from uranium ore mined in 2024. Instead, the Company elected to stockpile the uranium ore mined in 2024 for processing in 2025 for sale at higher margins into the Company’s 2025 and 2026 deliveries under its long-term sales contracts. Uranium sales in 2024 were limited to sales from pre-existing inventories and only for delivery under the Company’s long-term contracts in 2024.
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Currently, the Company plans to process stockpiled and mined ore from its Pinyon Plain, La Sal and Pandora mines during Q4 2025, containing up to 700,000 pounds of U 3 O 8, subject to market conditions, contract requirements and the Mill’s schedule, which, along with the expected production of 300,000 pounds of U 3 O 8 in Q1 and Q2 2025, would be expected to result in total finished product uranium production in 2025 at the high end of the 700,000 to 1,000,000 range. The finished goods uranium inventory from this currently planned Q4 2025 processing campaign, along with existing finished goods inventories, is expected to be sufficient to satisfy the Company’s 2025, 2026 and a large portion of its 2027 delivery requirements, at higher margins than would be expected compared to spot sales at this time. The Company currently plans to process this larger amount of uranium ore in 2025, rather than deferring a portion of the Company’s processing requirements to 2026 and 2027, in order to allow the Company to be able to complete an REE processing campaign in 2026.
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Of this 700,000 to 1,000,000 pounds of uranium currently expected to be produced in Q4 2025, approximately 220,000 pounds are expected to be sold under the Company’s long-term contracts in 2025 and the remainder is expected to be sold under the Company’s long-term contracts in 2026 and 2027, resulting in an expected increase in the Company’s finished goods inventory to approximately 925,000 to 1,225,000 pounds of finished U 3 O 8 by the end of 2025. As with 2024, this will result in a deferral of revenue recognition and expected margins in connection with the Company’s mined ore and other inventories from 2025 to 2026 and 2027, in order to recognize higher sales prices and hence higher margins from sales into the Company’s higher priced long-term contracts in 2026 and 2027.
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Uranium Permitting and Development Activities
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Other Mill Activities
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REE Activities
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The Company also believes the long-term fundamentals of the REE sector point to higher sustained pricing. According to industry forecaster Adamas Intelligence, the demand for REEs is expected to be primarily driven by increased demand for neodymium-iron-boron (“NdFeB”) magnets used in robotics, advanced air mobility and EVs (including hybrid EVs). Adamas forecasts demand for separated NdPr, dysprosium (“Dy”) and terbium (“Tb”) to grow at a compound annual growth rate (“CAGR”) of 8.7% through 2040, while global production is expected to grow at a slower rate of 5.1%. Robotics are expected to become the largest demand driver for NdFeB magnets through 2040. The Company is also observing significant interest in creating new REE supply chains that are not connected to China, further compounding the REE opportunity for Energy Fuels.
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The Company has significantly advanced its REE programs, including the commissioning of commercial REE (NdPr) separation capabilities at the Mill while securing HMS mines that are expected to supply significant quantities of natural monazite sands feedstock to the Mill for processing into separated REE products, which is expected to be produced as a low-cost byproduct of primarily ilmenite, rutile and zircon from HMS mining. This includes the Company’s recent acquisition of Base Resources, which owns the Toliara Project, and through its recently formed joint venture with Astron to jointly develop the Donald HMS and REE Project (in addition to the Bahia Project, which the Company acquired in 2023).
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The Company completed commissioning its Phase 1 REE separation circuit at the Mill during Q2-2024, which is capable of processing 8,000 to 10,000 tonnes of monazite per year into 850 to 1,000 tonnes of separated NdPr per year, plus a samarium plus (“Sm+”) heavy RE Carbonate. The Company is also advancing engineering and permitting on its Phase 2 separation facilities at the Mill to enable the processing of up to 60,000 tonnes of monazite and the production of up to 4,000 to 6,000 tonnes of separated NdPr, along with separated Dy, Tb and other REE materials (see “Rare Earth Element Initiatives” below). During Phase 1 commissioning, the Company produced approximately 38 tonnes of separated NdPr, which is currently being qualified by REE metal and magnet manufacturers to enable future offtake of the Company’s separated REE products expected to be produced at the Mill from monazite feedstocks originating at the Toliara, Donald and/or Bahia Projects (subject to all required licenses, permits and permissions being obtained), in addition to third-party feedstocks that may be purchased from third parties. The Company also plans to continue to evaluate potential opportunities in REE metal, alloy and magnet-making as they may arise.
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HMS Activities
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With respect to its HMS activities, the Company plans to continue advancing each of its Donald and Toliara HMS projects to a FID by as early as late-2025 and mid-2026, respectively. The Company is also updating the 2021 Australian Joint Ore Reserves Committee (“JORC”)-compliant Toliara Definitive Feasibility Study (“DFS”) and 2024 JORC-compliant Toliara Prefeasibility Study (“PFS”) into a combined S-K 1300 and NI 43-101-compliant feasibility study (“FS”), and the 2023 Donald Project JORC-compliant DFS into an S-K 1300 and NI 43-101-compliant FS, both of which are expected to be completed later in 2025. The Company also plans to advance its permitting efforts and restart its drilling program at the Bahia Project in 2025, once the appropriate permits and surface access arrangements are in place, with the goal of getting enough information to declare an S-K 1300-compliant initial assessment and NI 43-101-compliant technical report in late 2025 or early 2026.
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Mining at the Kwale Project commenced in 2013 and concluded at the end of December 2024 following depletion of the remaining ore reserves previously reported in accordance with the JORC standards. Processing activities concluded in early January 2025. The sale of almost all remaining product stockpiles was completed during Q1 2025. Additional costs of winding-down activities and mining lower mineral grades were incurred during the fourth quarter of 2024 and included in product stockpiles that were sold during the first quarter of 2025. As a result, the Company incurred a loss in connection with its Q1 2025 sales. Reclamation has been ongoing throughout the life of the Kwale Project and will continue until all mining areas are fully reclaimed in accordance with all applicable legal standards. Reclamation of the South Dune mining area was completed in 2024, with the reclamation of the Central Dune, North Dune and Bumamani mining areas scheduled for completion in 2025. Reclamation of the tailings storage facility onsite has commenced and is expected to be completed by 2027, with ongoing management and monitoring expected to continue through 2037.
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TAT Activities
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The Company is also evaluating the potential to recover radioisotopes from its existing uranium and REE process streams for use in the development of TAT medical isotopes for the treatment of cancer, which is seeing promising results in clinical trials to date. TAT requires reliable and secure supplies of radium, which pharmaceutical companies use to extract other short half-life, alpha-emitting elements for the production of TAT drugs. Currently, there is no domestic supplier of radium. Therefore, Energy Fuels sees a potentially significant opportunity to become the U.S. radium supplier of choice, as TAT treatments advance through clinical trials and later into widespread use.
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Increase in Working Capital
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During the first quarter of 2025, the Company increased its working capital from $170.90 million to $214.61 million, thereby maintaining the strong balance sheet necessary for the Company to develop its ongoing projects.
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During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Mill focused on processing stockpiled Alternate Feed Materials and conventional ores during Q1 2025, which resulted in production of 150,000 pounds of U 3 O 8. Expected production from processing stockpiled Alternate Feed Materials and conventional ores during Q2 2025 is expected to be approximately 150,000 pounds of U 3 O 8. No REE separation or vanadium production occurred during Q1 2025, though the Company continually monitors its inventory and vanadium markets to guide future potential vanadium production.
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The Mill also continued to advance its research and development (“R&D”) activities on medical isotopes throughout Q1 2025 while advancing discussions with buyers interested in off-takes for the material (see “Recovering Medical Isotopes for Advanced TAT Cancer Treatments” below).
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During 2025, the Company expects to receive additional Alternate Feed Materials and AUM cleanup material and to purchase ore from third-party mining companies for a total combined U 3 O 8 content of approximately 160,000 to 200,000 pounds. In addition, the Company expects to produce approximately 300,000 pounds of finished U 3 O 8 during the first half of 2025 from existing conventional ore inventories and Alternate Feed Materials, and currently expects to process stockpiled and mined ore from its Pinyon Plain, La Sal and Pandora mines along with Alternate Feed Materials in Q4 2025, which would be expected to result in total uranium production during 2025 of up to 1,000,000 pounds of finished U 3 O 8 depending on market conditions, contract requirements and the Mill’s processing schedule.
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The Company also plans to continue to pursue additional Alternate Feed Materials, third-party processing, ore purchases and other sources of feed for the Mill (including potential material recovered from AUMs and other land cleanup work) and, when market conditions warrant, to pursue the recovery of uranium and/or vanadium dissolved in the Mill’s tailings pond solutions.
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The Company expects to have a total of 1,985,000 to 2,585,000 pounds of contained uranium in ore inventories plus finished product at the end of 2025. Having stockpiled mined ore available at the Mill, which can be processed into finished U 3 O 8 product on relatively short notice, gives the Company more flexibility in securing long-term sales contracts on the most favorable terms when needed rather than merely accepting contracts at current prices when the fundamentals suggest higher prices in the future may be expected.
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Conventional Uranium Mine Activities
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During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company continued ramping up ore production at the Pinyon Plain mine, La Sal mine and Pandora mine.
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In 2022, we entered into three long-term uranium contracts with major U.S. utilities, and in 2024, we entered into a fourth long-term contract with a major U.S. utility. To deliver under these contracts, the Company commenced ore production at three of its permitted and developed conventional uranium mines, Pinyon Plain, La Sal and Pandora, located in Arizona and Utah for uranium production. Once production is fully ramped up to commercial levels at Pinyon Plain, La Sal and Pandora, expected by late-2024, the Company expects to be producing uranium ore at a run-rate of approximately 1.1 to 1.4 million pounds per year. The Company will stockpile ore from production at these three conventional mines to process in late 2024 or in 2025, subject to market conditions, contract requirements and the Mill’s schedule. The Company will continue to produce uranium from its alternate feed recycling program, which is expected to total approximately 150,000 pounds of finished U 3 O 8 in 2024. Total uranium production for 2024 is expected to be between 150,000 to 200,000 pounds of finished U 3 O 8, depending on the timing of ramp up of production at the Company's Pinyon Plain, La Sal and Pandora mines and the Mill's schedule.
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The Company’s decision to ramp-up uranium production was driven by several favorable market and policy factors, including strengthening spot and long-term uranium prices, increased buying interest from U.S. nuclear utilities, U.S. and global government policies supporting nuclear energy to address global climate change, and the need to reduce U.S. reliance on Russian and Russian-controlled uranium and nuclear fuel.
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The Company has secured additional sources of natural monazite sands to supply feedstock to its emerging REE business at the Mill, including through its recent acquisition of Base Resources, which owns the Toliara HMS and monazite project in Madagascar (the “Toliara Project”), and through its recently formed joint venture with Astron to jointly develop the Donald HMS and REE project (in addition to the acquisition of the Bahia Project discussed in Note 6 – Property, Plant and Equipment and Mineral Properties). The Company completed commissioning its Phase 1 REE separation circuit at the Mill during Q3-2024 and is advancing engineering on its Phase 2 and 3 separation facilities at the Mill (see “Rare Earth Element Initiatives” below). The Company is also evaluating the potential to recover radioisotopes from its existing process streams for use in the development of TAT medical isotopes for the treatment of cancer and continues its support of U.S. governmental activities to assist the U.S. uranium mining industry, supporting efforts to restore domestic nuclear fuel capabilities and advocating for the responsible sourcing of uranium and nuclear fuel.
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During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Mill focused on finalizing the commissioning of its Phase 1 REE separation circuit. This Phase 1 REE separation circuit is capable of producing separated NdPr and a “heavy” samarium plus (“Sm+”) RE Carbonate (see “Rare Earth Element Initiatives” below). In late 2023, the Company purchased an additional 480 tonnes of monazite from Chemours that it received in early 2024. As of September 30, 2024, the Mill had produced approximately 38 tonnes of separated NdPr, which exceeded the Company's expected recovery of 25 – 35 tonnes of separated NdPr and 10 – 20 tonnes of Sm+ RE Carbonate, along with uranium. The Mill is focused on uranium production for the remainder of 2024. No vanadium production is currently planned during 2024, though the Company continually monitors its inventory and vanadium markets to guide future potential vanadium production.
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The Company is also actively pursuing opportunities to process additional sources of natural monazite sands, new and additional Alternate Feed Material sources, and new and additional low-grade mineralized materials from third parties in connection with various uranium clean-up programs.
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Conventional Mine Activities
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During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company continued ore production at the La Sal mine, Pinyon Plain Project and Pandora mine. As of April 1, 2024, the Company had achieved material production levels at the Pinyon Plain Project. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company has mined ore containing approximately 180,000 pounds of U 3 O 8 from the project. In July 2024, the Pinyon Plain Mine commenced uranium ore haulage to the White Mesa Mill on federal and state highways that crossed over the Navajo Nation, in accordance with the Mine's USFS-approve Mine Plan of Operations.
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On July 31, 2024, the Navajo Nation’s President expressed that, as a result of the Navajo Nation’s long and troubled history with uranium mining during the cold war era, resulting in numerous abandoned mine and mill sites in Navajo Nation lands, the Navajo Nation is concerned about the potential effects the transport uranium ore across the Navajo Nation may have on the health, safety, and welfare of the its citizens, and indicated its intention to promulgate regulations addressing the transport of radioactive materials across the Navajo Nation.
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Although Energy Fuels does not believe the Navajo Nation has the legal authority to restrict Energy Fuels’ right to haul uranium ore across the federal and state-owned and maintained highway system through Navajo Nation lands, because any such claimed authority would be preempted under federal laws, Energy Fuels has agreed to engage in good-faith discussions with the Navajo Nation to address its concerns.
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Energy Fuels has noted to the Navajo Nation that today’s mining industry is substantially improved from the industry of decades past. There are significant laws and regulations in place to ensure uranium mining is fully protective of human health and the environment, and Energy Fuels fully complies with all such laws and regulations. Energy Fuels has also noted that it has an exceptional record protecting health and the environment, including the transport of tens of thousands of ore on state and federal highways across the Navajo Nation as recently as 2022.
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Energy Fuels has met on several occasions with the Navajo Nation since July 31, 2024 and is optimistic that a suitable agreement will be reached between Energy Fuels and the Navajo Nation during Q4-2024 that will satisfy the Navajo Nation's concerns and reaffirm that uranium ore transportation across the reservation will comply with all applicable laws and regulation and will be conducted in a manner that fully protects the health, safety, welfare and environment of the Navajo Nation and its citizens.
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Energy Fuels has voluntarily agreed to hold off transporting uranium ore across the Navajo Nation for a reasonable time while the parties engage in good faith discussion aimed at reaching suitable agreement. Pending such an agreement, mining is continuing at the Pinyon Plain mine, but as a reduced rate with mined ore being stockpiled at the mine site and with underground mine development activities continuing at an accelerated rate. It is expected that ore haulage will re-commence and mining will continue at normal or accelerated rates (to the extent underground development at the mine has been accelerated) once these discussions are concluded.
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Once production is fully ramped up to commercial levels at the three mines, which is currently planned for later in 2024, subject to a positive and timely conclusion of discussions with the Navajo Nation on ore transport from the Pinyon Plain mine to the Mill, the Company expects to be producing uranium at a run-rate of approximately 1.1 to 1.4 million pounds per year. Ore mined from these three mines during 2024 will be stockpiled at the Mill for processing that is anticipated to start in late 2024 or in 2025, subject to market conditions, contract requirements and the Mill’s schedule.
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The Company has four long term contracts with major U.S. nuclear utilities and entered into spot sale agreements with three customers during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Under these contracts, the Company sold 450,000 pounds of U 3 O 8 during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 with a weighted-average sales price of $84.23 per pound.
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The Company completed the following sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:
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•January 2024: sold 200,000 pounds of U 3 O 8 for $15.03 million ($75.13 per pound) into its existing portfolio of long-term contracts.
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•March 2024: sold 100,000 pounds of U 3 O 8 on the spot market for $10.29 million ($102.88 per pound).
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•June 2024: sold 100,000 pounds of U 3 O 8 on the spot market for $8.59 million ($85.90 per pound).
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•September 2024: sold 50,000 pounds of U 3 O 8 on the spot market for $4.00 million ($80.00 per pound).
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During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company did not have any rare earth sales. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company completed the commissioning of the Mill’s newly installed Phase 1 separation circuit, from which it produced approximately 38 tonnes of separated NdPr in 2024, all of which it intends to sell to Neo Performance Materials (“Neo”) under previous contractual arrangements. Additionally, the Company has approximately 28 tonnes of NdPr plus approximately 4 tonnes of Sm+ RE Carbonate in solution in its Phase 1 separation circuit.
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Rare Earth Element Initiatives
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During Phase 3, Energy Fuels expects to add “heavy” REE separation capabilities at the Mill, including the production of Dy, Tb, and potentially other separated REE’s and advanced materials. The Company will also evaluate the potential to produce lanthanum (“La”) and cerium (“Ce”) products, along with potentially other REE products. Monazite naturally contains higher concentrations of “heavy” REEs, including Dy and Tb, versus many other REE-bearing ores, mainly due to the presence of another REE-bearing phosphate mineral called “xenotime.” Phase 3 is expected to enable Energy Fuels to produce separated Dy, Tb, and potentially other “light” and “heavy” products. Prior to the construction of Phase 3, the “heavy” Sm+ RE carbonate produced during Phases 1 and 2 will either be sold on the market or stockpiled at the Mill as feed for separation into Dy and Tb and potentially other separated REE's and advanced materials at the Mill once the Phase 3 separation circuit is available. The Company expects to complete Phase 3 in 2028, subject to licensing, financing, and receipt of sufficient feed.
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The acquisition of the Bahia Project is a part of the Company’s efforts to build a large and diverse book of monazite supply for its rapidly advancing REE processing business. The Company expects to procure monazite through Company-owned mines like the Bahia Project, joint ventures or other collaborations, and open market purchases, like the Company’s current arrangement with The Chemours Company, its acquisition of Base Resources and the Toliara Project and its joint venture interest in the Donald Project.
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Under the Acquisition, the purchase price paid by Energy Fuels to the owners of RadTran consisted of: (i) on closing, $1.5 million in cash, $1.5 million in Common Shares and the grant of a 2% royalty on future revenues from the sale of produced radium, as well as certain other contractual commitments; and up to an additional $14 million in cash and Common Shares based on the satisfaction of a number of performance-based milestones, including achieving initial production, securing suitable offtake agreements to justify commercial production and reaching commercial production. See Note 3 – Transactions for more information.
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According to monthly price data from TradeTech LLC (“TradeTech”), uranium spot prices decreased by 4% during the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $85.00 per pound as of June 30, 2024 to $82.00 per pound as of September 30, 2024. Weekly uranium spot prices per TradeTech during the third quarter ranged from a high of $86.00 per pound during the week of July 12, 2024 to a low of $79.00 per pound during the week of August 30, 2024. TradeTech price data indicates that long-term U 3 O 8 prices increased from $80.00 as of June 30, 2024 to $82.00 as of September 30, 2024. On October 28, 2024, TradeTech reported a spot price of $81.00 per pound and a long-term price of $82.00 per pound U 3 O 8.
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The Company continues to believe that certain uranium supply and demand fundamentals point to higher sustained uranium prices in the future, including significant production cuts in recent years, along with significant increased demand from utilities, financial entities, traders and producers. Recently, large technology companies including Google, Microsoft and Amazon have announced their interest in using nuclear energy to meet growing demand for energy needed for artificial intelligence. Globally, the Company believes that nuclear energy is seeing greater acceptance by governments and policymakers as a solution to addressing the issues of climate change, increased energy demand and energy security. The Company believes that financial entities purchasing uranium on the spot market for long-term investment continue to represent a fundamental shift in the uranium market due to increasing demand and removing readily available material from the market that would otherwise serve as supply to utilities, traders and others. Further, the Company believes that Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has sparked a widespread trend away from Russian-sourced nuclear fuel supply. On May 13, 2024, President Joe Biden signed the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act, which bans the import of Russian uranium products into the U.S. Under the ban, which commences 90 days after enactment and terminates in 2040, all imports of uranium products from Russia will be banned, subject to waivers in the event “no alternative viable source of low-enriched uranium is available to sustain the continued operation of a nuclear reactor or U.S. nuclear energy company.” However, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) is currently granting waivers to the ban.
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The Company also continues to believe that a large degree of uncertainty exists in the market, primarily due to transportation issues, trade issues, the life of existing uranium mines, uncertainty on the timing and success of the commissioning of new mines, conversion and enrichment bottlenecks, the opaque nature of inventories and secondary supplies, unfilled utility demand, geopolitical risks including Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, and the market activity of state-owned uranium and nuclear companies.
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The Company continues to closely monitor uranium markets and seek additional opportunities to enter into long-term sales contracts with utilities at prices that sustain production, cover overhead costs and provide a reasonable rate-of-return to investors while also providing the Company and its shareholders with exposure to further upside price movements. The Company commenced production at its Pinyon Plain, La Sal and Pandora mines in 2023 and is also continuing to evaluate its ramp-up back into production at certain of its conventional mines in anticipation of its fulfillment obligations, as well as the timing and method for the purchase and disposition of its uranium inventories, including selling into the spot market or as a part of one or more term contracts.
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The REE market is dominated by China, which produces nearly 90% of refined REE products according to the International Energy Agency. According to Wood Mackenzie, “The rare earths industry is poised for significant growth as global demand, particularly driven by renewable energy technologies like electric vehicles and wind turbines, continues to rise. Efforts to diversify supply chains are intensifying, with new mining projects being explored worldwide. Despite some short-term market pressures, long-term prospects remain strong, with prices for NdPr oxide expected to stabilize as market sentiment is expected to improve through 2024.”
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The Company believes one of the main drivers of V 2 O 5 prices is demand for steel, including global prospects for economic growth, construction, infrastructure and auto manufacturing. According to Fastmarkets, spot vanadium prices have decreased due to “lower long-term contract offers from the major producers”. The same report indicated that “lower spot vanadium pentoxide prices upstream also put pressure on China's ferro-vanadium producers and traders to lower their offers, with less buying activity heard in the market.”China domestic vanadium prices dip amid reduced long-term contract offers, September 26, 2024.
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The following table summarizes the results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands of U.S. dollars):
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Revenues
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Revenues from uranium concentrates decreased by $6.47 million to $4.00 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $10.47 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 due to lower volumes sold, partially offset by higher average realized sales prices. Lower sales volumes (calculated as the change in period-to-period sales volumes times the prior period realized price) accounted for an approximate $7.56 million decrease in revenue between periods. Higher realized sales prices (calculated as the change in the period-to-period average realized price times the current period sales volume sold) accounted for an approximate $1.09 million increase between periods.
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Revenues from RE Carbonate were $0.29 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 due to a completed sale of 26,167 kilograms at a realized sales price of $10.99 per kilogram. There were no revenues from RE Carbonate for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
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Costs Applicable to Revenues
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Costs applicable to uranium concentrates decreased by $3.42 million to $1.85 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $5.27 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 due to lower volumes sold between periods, partially offset by higher weighted average costs per pound. Lower sales volumes (calculated as the change in period-to-period sales volumes times the prior period weighted average costs per pound) accounted for an approximate $3.80 million decrease in costs between periods. Higher weighted average costs per pound (calculated as the change in the period-to-period weighted average costs per pound times the current period sales volumes sold) accounted for an approximate $0.38 million increase in costs between periods.
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Costs applicable to RE Carbonate
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Costs applicable to RE Carbonate were $0.28 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 due to a completed sale of 26,167 kilograms at a weighted average costs of $10.75 per kilogram. There were no costs applicable to RE Carbonate for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
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Exploration, development and processing
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Exploration, development and processing costs increased by $1.10 million to $3.62 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $2.52 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase is primarily due to a net realizable value adjustment to vanadium as a result of lower vanadium prices during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and higher exploration expenses for the Bahia Project between periods.
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We responsibly produce several of the raw materials needed for clean energy and advanced technologies, including uranium, REEs and vanadium.
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We responsibly produce several of the raw materials needed for clean energy and advanced technologies, including uranium, vanadium, HMS and REE. The Company owns conventional uranium, uranium/vanadium and HMS properties and projects in various stages of operation, development, exploration and permitting, as well as fully permitted uranium and uranium/vanadium projects on standby.
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The Company believes that uranium supply pressure and demand fundamentals point to higher sustained uranium prices in the future. The Company believes that the advancement of reliable nuclear energy, fueled by uranium, is experiencing a global resurgence with an increased focus by governments, policymakers, and citizens on decarbonization, electrification, and security of energy supply. In addition, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, restrictions on Russian uranium products in the U.S. and the entry into the uranium market by financial entities purchasing uranium on the spot market to hold for the long-term has the potential to result in higher sustained spot and term prices and, perhaps, induce utilities to enter into more long-term contracts with non-Russian producers, like Energy Fuels, to foster security of supply, avoid transportation and logistics issues, and ensure more certain pricing.
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The Company believes that uranium supply pressure and demand fundamentals point to higher sustained uranium prices in the future and that the advancement of reliable nuclear energy, fueled by uranium, is experiencing a global resurgence with an increased focus by governments, policymakers, technology companies and citizens on decarbonization, electrification and security of energy supply. In addition, a number of factors, including restrictions on Russian uranium products in the U.S., transportation challenges, trade policies, production challenges and financial entities purchasing uranium on the spot market to hold for an extended period has the potential to result in higher sustained spot and term prices and to potentially induce utilities to enter into additional long-term contracts with non-Russian producers, such as Energy Fuels. Those factors additionally have the potential to foster security of supply, the avoidance of transportation and logistics issues and more certain pricing. Indeed, the past two years have seen the highest levels of long-term contracting by utilities since 2012, according to TradeTech.
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Additionally, the Company is preparing two additional mines in Colorado and Wyoming (Whirlwind and Nichols Ranch) for expected production within one year from a “go” decision and is advancing several other large-scale U.S. mine projects in order to increase uranium production in the coming years in response to potentially strong uranium market conditions. With strong market conditions, the Whirlwind and Nichols Ranch mines could potentially increase Energy Fuels’ uranium production to a run-rate of over two million pounds of U 3 O 8 per year as early as 2026. In 2024, the Company plans to advance permitting and development on the Roca Honda and Bullfrog projects, which together with the Company's Sheep Mountain Project, could expand the Company’s uranium production to a run-rate of up to five million pounds of U 3 O 8 per year in the coming years, as market conditions warrant. The Company also expects to commence an ore buying program from third-party miners in 2024, which is expected to further increase the Company's uranium production profile. As the Company is ramping up its commercial uranium production, it can rely on its uranium inventories and potential purchases of U.S. origin uranium on the spot market to supplement its uranium production if necessary to fulfill its contract requirements.
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Additionally, the Company is continuing to prepare two additional mines in Colorado and Wyoming (Whirlwind and Nichols Ranch, respectively) for expected production within one year from a “go” decision and is advancing several other of its large-scale U.S. mine projects in order to increase uranium production in the coming years, as market conditions warrant. With strong market conditions, the Whirlwind and Nichols Ranch mines could potentially increase Energy Fuels’ uranium production to a run-rate of over two million pounds of U 3 O 8 per year in as early as 2026. The exact timing for resumption of production from each of these projects will be subject to current and future uranium market conditions and/or the procurement of additional long-term contracts. In 2025, the Company also plans to continue advancing its permitting and development on the Roca Honda and Bullfrog Projects, which together with the Company’s Sheep Mountain Project, could expand the Company’s uranium production to a run-rate of up to five million pounds of U 3 O 8 per year in the coming years, as market conditions warrant. As the Company is ramping up its commercial uranium production, it can rely on its uranium inventories and potential purchases of uranium on the spot market to supplement its uranium production if necessary to fulfill existing contract requirements.
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The Company continually seeks to maximize capacity utilization at the Mill and new sources of revenue, including through its emerging REE business, as well as new sources of Alternate Feed Materials and new feed processing opportunities at the Mill, that can be processed without reliance on uranium sales prices. The Company also expects to produce vanadium at a run-rate of 1.0 – 2.0 million pounds per year starting as early as 2025, assuming the La Sal mine ramps up to full production in 2024 as contemplated and the Whirlwind mine is brought into production in 2025, which could be held as in-process inventory or processed into finished V 2 O 5 available for sale into improving markets.
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The Company continually seeks to maximize capacity utilization at the Mill and new sources of revenue, including through its emerging REE/HMS and potential TAT radioisotopes business lines, as well as new sources of Alternate Feed Materials and new feed processing opportunities at the Mill that can be processed without reliance on uranium sales prices. The Company also entered into an agreement with the Navajo Nation in January 2025, which could open the door to the Company assisting in the cleanup of AUM materials left over from Cold War era government programs predating the Company while recycling uranium from ore historically lost to direct disposal.
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The Company expects to continue rehabilitation and development work at its Whirlwind mine in preparation for future production. Although the timing of the Company’s plans to extract and process mineralized materials from the Whirlwind mine will be based on contract requirements, inventory levels, and/or sustained improvements in general market conditions, the Company currently expects the Whirlwind mine, along with the Company’s Nichols Ranch ISR project, to commence uranium production within one (1) year from a “go” decision, which could increase Energy Fuels' uranium production to a run-rate of over two (2) million pounds of U 3 O 8 per year starting in 2026, as market conditions may warrant.
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The Company plans to continue to maintain its other uranium projects and facilities in a state of readiness for the purpose of restarting mining activities on an expedited basis, as contract obligations and market conditions may warrant. To this end, the Company expects to continue rehabilitation and development work at its Whirlwind mine in preparation for future production. Although the timing of the Company’s plans to extract and process mineralized materials from the Whirlwind mine will be based on contract requirements, inventory levels and/or sustained improvements in general market conditions, the Company currently expects the Whirlwind mine, along with the Company’s Nichols Ranch ISR project, to be able to commence uranium production within one (1) year from a “go” decision, which could increase Energy Fuels’ uranium production to a run-rate of over two (2) million pounds of U 3 O 8 per year starting as early as 2026, as market conditions may warrant.
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In 2024, the Company also plans to advance permitting and development on its Roca Honda Project, a large, high-grade conventional project in New Mexico and its Bullfrog Project in Utah, which together with its Sheep Mountain Project, a large conventional project in Wyoming, could expand the Company’s uranium production to a run-rate of up to five million pounds of U 3 O 8 per year in the coming years. The Company is also continuing to maintain required permits at its other conventional projects, including the Energy Queen mine. All these projects serve as important pipeline assets for the Company’s future conventional production capabilities, as market conditions may warrant.
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Through the remainder of 2025, the Company also plans to continue advancing permitting and development on its Roca Honda Project, a large, high-grade conventional project in New Mexico, and its Bullfrog Project in Utah, which together with its Sheep Mountain Project (a large conventional project in Wyoming) could expand the Company’s uranium production to a run-rate of up to five million pounds of U 3 O 8 per year in the coming years. The Company is also continuing to maintain required permits at its other conventional projects, including the Energy Queen mine. These projects serve as important pipeline assets for the Company’s future conventional production capabilities, as market conditions may warrant.
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ISR Extraction and Recovery Activities
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ISR Uranium Extraction and Recovery Activities
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Although the Company does not expect to produce significant quantities of U 3 O 8 in 2024 from Nichols Ranch, the Company plans to undertake exploration and development activities in 2024 to expand the resources at the Nichols Ranch Project and to further develop wellfields to be ready for potential recommencement of production within one year from a “go” decision, as market conditions warrant. At Nichols Ranch the Company currently holds 34 fully permitted, undeveloped wellfields, including four additional wellfields at the Nichols Ranch wellfields, 22 wellfields at the adjacent Jane Dough wellfields and eight wellfields at the Hank Project, which is fully permitted to be constructed as a satellite facility to the Nichols Ranch Plant.
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The Company producedde minimus quantities of U 3 O 8 at its Nichols Ranch ISR Project during the three months ended March 31, 2025, as it remained on standby. Although the Company does not expect to produce significant quantities of U 3 O 8 through the remainder of 2025 from Nichols Ranch, the Company is undertaking exploration and development activities during the remainder of 2025 to expand the resources at the Nichols Ranch Project and to further develop wellfields to be ready for potential recommencement of production within one year from a “go” decision, as market conditions warrant. At Nichols Ranch, the Company currently holds 34 fully permitted, undeveloped wellfields, including four wellfields at the Nichols Ranch wellfields, 22 wellfields at the adjacent Jane Dough wellfields and eight wellfields at the Hank Project, which is fully permitted to be constructed as a satellite facility to the Nichols Ranch Plant.
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As of September 30, 2024, the Company had approximately 235,000 pounds of finished uranium inventories located at conversion facilities in North America. Additionally, the Company has approximately 805,000 pounds of additional U 3 O 8 contained in stockpiled Alternate Feed Materials and other ore inventory at the Mill or nearby mine sites that can potentially be recovered relatively quickly in the future, as market conditions and contract requirements may warrant. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company sold 200,000 pounds of uranium under one of its term contracts and 250,000 pounds on the spot market.
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As of March 31, 2025, the Company held approximately 595,000 pounds of finished uranium inventories located at the Mill and at conversion facilities in North America. Additionally, as of March 31, 2025, the Company held approximately 710,000 pounds of additional U 3 O 8 contained in stockpiled ore, Alternate Feed Materials and work-in-process at the Mill or nearby mine sites that can potentially be processed and recovered expediently in the future, as market conditions and contract requirements may warrant.
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As of September 30, 2024, the Company holds approximately 905,000 pounds of finished V 2 O 5 in inventory, and there remains an estimated 1.0 to 3.0 million pounds of additional solubilized recoverable V 2 O 5 remaining in tailings solutions at the Mill awaiting future recovery, as market conditions may warrant.
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As of March 31, 2025, the Company holds approximately 905,000 pounds of finished V 2 O 5 in inventory, and there remains an estimated 1.0 to 3.0 million pounds of additional solubilized recoverable V 2 O 5 in tailings solutions at the Mill awaiting future recovery, as market conditions may warrant.
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The Company sells uranium into its existing long-term contracts and continually evaluates selling a portion of its inventories on the spot market in response to future upside uranium price movements. The Company also continually evaluates the potential to purchase uranium on the spot market to replace sold inventory, meet contract obligations and gain exposure to future price increases.
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The Company sells uranium into its existing long-term contracts and continually evaluates selling a portion of its inventories on the spot market or new term contracts in response to future upside uranium price movements. The Company also continually evaluates the potential to purchase uranium on the spot market to replace sold inventory, meet contract obligations and gain exposure to future price increases.
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The Company recently entered into a fourth long-term utility contract. The four long-term utility contracts require future deliveries of uranium between 2025 and 2030, with base quantities totaling 2.80 million pounds of uranium sales remaining over the period, and up to 4.25 million pounds of uranium, if all remaining options are exercised. Having observed a marked uptick in interest from nuclear utilities seeking long-term uranium supply, the Company remains actively engaged in pursuing additional selective long-term uranium sales contracts.
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The four long-term utility contracts require future deliveries of uranium between 2025 and 2030 with base quantities totaling 2.77 million pounds of uranium sales remaining over the period, and between 2.07 million and 3.85 million pounds of deliveries of uranium over that time period based on the buyer’s exercise of options and quantity flexibility. Having observed a uptick in interest from nuclear utilities seeking long-term uranium supply, along with continued strong long-term prices, the Company remains actively engaged in pursuing additional selective long-term uranium sales contracts.
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The Company holds uncommitted inventory and, with the benefit of future production, will continue to evaluate additional spot and/or long-term uranium sales opportunities for the remainder of 2024 and beyond.
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Under the current portfolio of contracts, the Company expects to sell 220,000 pounds of uranium during Q2 or Q3 2025. The Company holds uncommitted inventory and, with the benefit of production in 2025 and potentially further into the future, will continue to evaluate additional spot and/or long-term uranium sales opportunities during 2025 and beyond. The Company may also evaluate the purchase of uranium on the spot market, subject to market conditions, contract requirements and the Mill’s schedule for processing uranium ore stockpiles at the Mill.
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The Company did not sell any vanadium during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The Company expects to sell its remaining finished vanadium product when justified into the metallurgical industry, as well as other markets that demand a higher purity product, including the aerospace, chemical, and potentially the vanadium battery industries. The Company expects to sell to a diverse group of customers in order to maximize revenues and profits. The vanadium produced in the 2018/19 Pond Return campaign was a high-purity vanadium product of 99.6%-99.7% V 2 O 5. The Company believes there may be opportunities to sell certain quantities of this high-purity material at a premium to reported spot prices, which it has done from time-to-time in the past.
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The Company did not sell any vanadium during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The Company expects to sell its remaining finished vanadium product when justified into the metallurgical industry, as well as other markets that demand a higher purity product, including the aerospace, chemical and potentially the vanadium battery industries. The Company expects to sell to a diverse group of customers in order to maximize revenues and profits. The vanadium produced in the 2018/2019 Pond Return campaign was a high-purity vanadium product of 99.6%-99.7% V 2 O 5. The Company believes there may be opportunities to sell certain quantities of this high-purity material at a premium to reported spot prices, which it has done from time-to-time in the past.
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While the Company continues to make progress on its mixed RE Carbonate and separated REE production and additional capital is spent on process enhancements, improving recoveries, product quality and other optimization, profits from this initiative are expected to be minimal until such time when monazite throughput rates are increased and optimized. Throughout this process, the Company is gaining important knowledge, experience and technical information, all of which are valuable for current and future mixed RE Carbonate production and planned future production of separated REE oxides and other advanced REE materials at the Mill or elsewhere.
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While the Company continues to make progress on its separated REE production and additional capital is spent on process enhancements, improving recoveries, product quality and other optimization, profits from this initiative are expected to be minimal until such time when throughput rates are increased and optimized, which is expected in the 2027-2028 timeframe, assuming completion of the development of the Donald Project and/or Toliara Project and the provision of a steady stream of monazite from those projects to the Mill. Throughout this process, the Company is gaining important knowledge, experience and technical information, while also having its products qualified by end-users, all of which are valuable for current and future production of separated REE oxides and other advanced REE materials at the Mill or elsewhere.
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On October 2, 2024, EFR completed its Transaction with Base Resources pursuant to the Deed. Under the Deed, at closing, each holder of ordinary shares of Base Resources received Share Consideration and AUS$0.065 in cash, paid by way of a special dividend by Base Resources to its shareholders. The total Share Consideration issued by Energy Fuels was approximately $178 million and the total special dividend value was approximately US$55.1 million. Holders of ordinary shares of Base Resources that reside in certain jurisdictions will receive the net proceeds from the sale of the Company’s common shares made by a nominee in lieu of the Share Consideration. See Note 18 – Subsequent Events.
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On October 2, 2024, the Company completed its acquisition of Base Resources. At closing, each holder of ordinary shares of Base Resources received share consideration and AUS$0.065 in cash, paid by way of a special dividend by Base Resources to its shareholders. The total share consideration issued by Energy Fuels was approximately $178.4 million and the total special dividend value was approximately $55.1 million. See Note 3 – Transactions to the consolidated financial statements for more information.
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The Company, through its newly acquired subsidiary Base Resources (as of October 2, 2024), owns the Toliara Project which is a world-class, advanced-stage, low-cost, and large-scale HMS project. In addition to its stand-alone, ilmenite and rutile (titanium) and zircon (zirconium) production capability, the Toliara Project also contains large quantities of monazite, which is a rich source of the ‘magnetic’ REEs used in EVs and a variety of clean energy, defense and advanced technologies, as well as a source of recoverable uranium, which, upon development, would be shipped to the Mill for the recovery of REEs and the contained uranium.
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The Company, through its newly acquired subsidiary Base Resources (as of October 2, 2024), owns the Toliara Project. In addition to its stand-alone ilmenite, rutile and zircon production capability, the Toliara Project also contains large quantities of monazite, which is a rich source of the ‘magnetic’ REEs used in EVs, hybrid EVs and a variety of clean energy, defense and advanced technologies, which, upon development, would be shipped to the Mill for the recovery of REEs.
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Although the Toliara Project holds a mining permit that allows production of Ilmenite, Rutile and Zircon, development at the Project was suspended by the Government of Madagascar in November 2019 pending negotiation of fiscal terms applying to the Toliara Project. The Company is currently negotiating a binding investment agreement (the "Investment Agreement") with the Government of Madagascar that, if successfully negotiated, would set out the key fiscal terms applicable to the Toliara Project and also provide necessary legal clarifications in relation to applicable law. To be effective, the Investment Agreement will require ratification by the Madagascar Parliament. With the recent adoption of a new Mining Code in Madagascar and the Company and the Government of Madagascar making sound progress on fiscal terms negotiations, the Company believes the Investment Agreement could potentially be finalized in time to have it put before the Madagascar Parliament for ratification during the current Parliamentary session, which ends on December 18, 2024, in which case the suspension would be lifted, and required legal and fiscal stability achieved, during 2024. Aspects intended to facilitate the inclusion of Monazite on the Toliara Project's mining permit as soon as reasonably practicable after fiscal terms are agreed are included in the scope of current negotiations. However, there can be no assurance as the to the timing of completion of fiscal terms negotiations and lifting of the current suspension, the timing for achieving sufficient legal and fiscal stability or the timing for approval of the addition of Monazite to the mining permit. If such approvals are not obtained, or obtained on terms less favorable than expected, this could delay any final investment decision in relation to the Toliara Project or prevent or otherwise have a significant effect on the development of the Toliara Project or ability to recover Monazite from the Toliara Project.
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While the Company is progressing towards an FID, the Company will continue working with the Government of Madagascar to formalize the terms and conditions set out in the MOU through the implementation of a “Stability Mechanism” consisting of one or a combination of the following: (a) submittal of an Investment Agreement to the Madagascar Parliament for approval as law and certification of the Toliara Project (“Project Certification”) under existing law establishing a special regime for large scale investments in the Malagasy mining sector (the “LGIM”); (b) promulgation of amendments and revisions to the existing LGIM (the “LGIM Amendment”) in a form that provides for the necessary certainty of financial and legal terms, and reasonable financial, operational and legal requirements, for large-scale projects and have Project Certification under the amended LGIM, together with an Investment Agreement (if reasonably required) submitted to Parliament for approval as law; and/or (c) another agreed upon mechanism that achieves the necessary certainty of financial and legal terms, and reasonable financial, operational and legal requirements, applying to large-scale mining projects. The Government of Madagascar has been working on the LGIM, and the Company expects to obtain Project Certification under the amended LGIM, together with an Investment Agreement (if reasonably required). The Company currently expects that the LGIM Amendment process could be completed as early as Q2 2025 with the Project Certification and Investment Agreement, if required, approved by the end of Q3 2025. In parallel, the Company and the Government of Madagascar are working through the process for having Monazite added to the Toliara Project’s mining permit. There can be no assurance of achieving sufficient legal and fiscal stability or the timing thereof, or obtaining approval of the addition of Monazite to the mining permit or the timing thereof. If such approvals are not obtained, or obtained on terms less favorable than expected, this could delay any final investment decision in relation to the Toliara Project or prevent or otherwise have a significant effect on the development of the Toliara Project or ability to recover Monazite from the Toliara Project.
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Base Resources also owns the Kwale HMS project in Kenya, which is nearing completion of its mine life and commencement of reclamation activities.
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Base Resources also owns the Kwale Project in Kenya, which completed its mine life in December 2024 and has commenced reclamation activities.
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On June 3, 2024, the Company executed JV Agreements with Astron, creating the Donald Project JV to jointly develop and operate the Donald Project in Australia, which is a well-known HMS and REE deposit that the Company believes could provide it with another near-term, low-cost, and large-scale source of monazite sand that, upon development, would be transported to the Mill for the recovery of separated REE products along with the contained uranium. The Donald Project has most licenses and permits in place (or at an advanced stage of completion). The JV Agreement provides Energy Fuels the right to invest up to AUS$183 million (approximately $127 million at September 30, 2024 exchange rates) to earn up to a 49% interest in the Donald Project JV, of which approximately $10.6 million is expected to be invested in 2024 in preparation of a final investment decision (“FID”), and, if a positive FID is made, the remainder would be invested to develop the project and to earn into the full 49% interest in the Donald Project JV. In addition, the Company would issue Common Shares to Astron having a value of up to $17.5 million, of which $3.5 million of Common Shares were issued in September 2024 upon the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent and the remainder would be issued upon a positive FID. See Note 3 – Transactions.
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On June 3, 2024, the Company executed the JV Agreements with Astron, creating the Donald Project JV to jointly develop and operate the Donald Project in Australia, which is a well-known HMS and REE deposit that the Company believes could provide it with another near-term, low-cost, and large-scale source of monazite sand that, upon development, would be transported to the Mill for the recovery of separated REE products. The Donald Project has most licenses and permits in place (or at an advanced stage of completion) for ilmenite, rutile and zircon production and is in the process of updating those licenses to also include the production of monazite. The JV Agreement provides Energy Fuels the right to invest up to AUS$183.00 million (approximately $114.50 million at March 31, 2025 exchange rates) to earn up to a 49% interest in the Donald Project JV. In addition, the Company has agreed to issue Common Shares to Astron having a value of up to $17.50 million, of which $3.50 million of Common Shares were issued on September 24, 2024 and the remainder will be issued upon a positive FID. On September 25, 2024, the Donald Project JV was established and the Company earned an initial 3.21% interest in the Donald Project in exchange for the September 24, 2024 share issuance and for funds invested in the Donald Project to that date. As of March 31, 2025, the Company has earned in total a 6.58% interest for total funds of $18.59 million invested in the Donald Project to date plus the value of the September 24, 2024 issuance. Astron, through its subsidiary Dickson & Johnson Pty Ltd, holds the remaining 93.42% interest. See Note 3 – Transactions for further information.
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The Company continues to make progress toward full REE separation capabilities at the Mill to produce both “light” and “heavy” separated REE products in the coming years. The Company has been producing a mixed RE Carbonate from monazite sands at the Mill since 2021. Energy Fuels recently completed the modification and enhancement of its infrastructure at the Mill (“Phase 1”), which is now capable of producing commercial quantities of separated NdPr. The Company is also planning further enhancements to expand its NdPr production capability (“Phase 2”) and to produce separated dysprosium (“Dy”), terbium (“Tb”) and potentially other REE materials in the future (“Phase 3”) from monazite and potentially other REE process streams. The Company is focused on monazite at the current time, as it has superior concentrations of these four critical REEs (NdPr, Dy and Tb) compared to many other REE-bearing minerals. These REEs are used in the powerful neodymium-iron-boron (“NdFeB”) magnets that power the most efficient EVs, along with uses in other clean energy and defense technologies. For reference, a typical EV utilizes approximately one (1) to two (2) kilograms of NdPr oxide in its drivetrain. The uranium contained in the monazite, which is generally comparable to typical Colorado Plateau uranium deposits, will also be recovered at the Mill.
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The Company continues to make progress at the Mill to produce both “light” and “heavy” separated REE products in the coming years. The Company produced a mixed RE Carbonate from monazite sands at the Mill between 2021 and 2024. Energy Fuels recently completed its Phase 1 REE Separation circuit, which is now capable of producing commercial quantities of separated NdPr (the Company produced 38 tonnes of high-purity NdPr during commissioning). The Company is also planning its Phase 2 REE separation circuit to increase NdPr separation capacity and to install the capacity to produce separated Dy, Tb) and potentially other “heavy” REEs such as Sm, Gd, Lu and/or Y as well as to install a dedicated crack-and-leach circuit to enable the simultaneous production of both uranium/vanadium from conventional ores and uranium and REEs from monazite ores. The Company is focused on using monazite feedstock at the current time, as it has superior concentrations of these four critical REEs (NdPr, Dy and Tb) as well as Sm, Gd, Lu and Y compared to many other REE-bearing minerals. These REEs are used in the powerful NdFeB magnets that power the most efficient EVs, along with uses in other clean energy, industrial and defense technologies. The uranium contained in the monazite is generally comparable to typical Colorado Plateau uranium deposits.
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In 2022, the Company began development of its Phase 1 REE separation facilities at the Mill, which were completed in late Q1-2024, fully commissioned in Q2-2024 with the initial run completed in Q3-2024. The Phase 1 REE separation facilities involve modifications and enhancements to the existing solvent extraction (“SX”) circuits at the Mill and have the design capacity to process approximately 8,000 to 10,000 tonnes of monazite per year, producing roughly 4,000 to 6,000 tonnes of total rare earth oxides (“TREO”), containing roughly 850 to 1,000 tonnes of recoverable separated NdPr per year. Because Energy Fuels is utilizing existing infrastructure at the Mill, Phase 1 capital including commissioning totaled approximately $19 million (depending on the offset value of NdPr production during the commissioning process, which has yet to be sold). This is favorable to our initial budget by approximately $6 million due to higher than expected quantities of NdPr produced during commissioning.
Current wording
The Company completed and commissioned its Phase 1 REE separation circuit at the Mill during 2024. The Phase 1 REE separation circuit involved modifications and enhancements to the existing solvent extraction (“SX”) circuits at the Mill and has the design capacity to process approximately 8,000 to 10,000 tonnes of monazite per year, producing approximately 4,000 to 6,000 tonnes of total rare earth oxides (“TREO”), containing approximately 850 to 1,000 tonnes of separated NdPr per year. With the commissioning of the Phase 1 REE separation circuit, the Mill produces separated NdPr and an Sm+ mixed RE
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During Phase 2, Energy Fuels expects to expand its NdPr separation capabilities at the Mill, with an expected capacity to process approximately 30,000 to 60,000 tonnes of monazite per year, containing approximately 15,000 to 30,000 tonnes of TREO, containing approximately 3,000 to 6,000 tonnes of NdPr per year, or sufficient NdPr for 1.5 to 6.0 million EVs per year. Phase 2 is also expected to add a dedicated monazite “crack-and-leach” circuit to the Mill’s existing leach circuits, which may be developed as the first stage of Phase 2, prior to construction of the expanded NdPr separation capabilities. The Company expects to complete Phase 2 in 2028, subject to licensing, financing, and receipt of sufficient monazite feed.
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Through the Phase 2 REE separation facility, Energy Fuels is expected to expand its NdPr separation capabilities at the Mill with an expected processing capacity of approximately 50,000 tonnes of monazite per year containing approximately 25,000 tonnes of TREO and approximately 5,000 tonnes of NdPr per year. Phase 2 is also expected to add a dedicated monazite “crack-and-leach” circuit to the Mill’s existing leach circuits, which may be developed as the first stage of Phase 2 prior to construction of the expanded NdPr separation capabilities. During Phase 2, Energy Fuels expects to add “heavy” REE separation capabilities at the Mill, including the production of Dy and Tb, each of which has a commercial market at this time due to its importance in the production of permanent magnets for EVs and other uses, and potentially: Sm, Gd, Lu and/or Y, each of which does not currently have a commercial market but is of interest to the U.S. government for national security purposes. The Company will also evaluate the potential to produce, lanthanum (La) and cerium (Ce) products, along with potentially other REE products. The Company expects to complete Phase 2 in 2028, subject to licensing, financing and receipt of sufficient monazite feed. It is expected that the Mill could run its Phase 1 and Phase 2 REE separation circuits simultaneously, resulting in a combined throughput of up to approximately 60,000 tonnes of monazite per year.
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In addition to the acquisition of Base Resources and the Donald Project JV with Astron described above, the Company completed its purchase of the Bahia Project in Brazil on February 10, 2023. The Bahia Project is a well-known HMS deposit that has the potential to supply 3,000 – 10,000 tonnes of natural monazite per year to the Mill for decades for processing into high-purity REE oxides and other materials. 3,000 – 10,000 tonnes of monazite contains approximately 1,500 – 5,000 tonnes of TREO, including 300 – 1,000 tonnes of NdPr and significant commercial quantities of Dy and Tb. The Bahia Project alone would be expected to supply enough NdPr oxide to power 150,000 to 1 million EVs per year. While Energy Fuels’ primary interest in acquiring the Bahia Project is the REE-bearing monazite, the Bahia Project is also expected to produce large quantities of high-quality ilmenite and rutile (titanium) and zircon (zirconium) minerals that are also in high demand.
Current wording
In addition to the acquisition of Base Resources and the Donald Project JV with Astron, as described above, the Company completed its purchase of the Bahia Project in Brazil on February 10, 2023. The Bahia Project is an HMS deposit that the Company believes has the potential to supply 3,000 to 10,000 tonnes of natural monazite per year to the Mill for decades for processing into high-purity REE oxides. That amount of monazite contains approximately 1,500 to 5,000 tonnes of TREO, including an estimated 300 to 1,000 tonnes of NdPr per year and significant commercial quantities of Dy and Tb and other “heavy” REEs. While Energy Fuels’ primary interest in acquiring the Bahia Project was the uranium and REE-bearing monazite, the Bahia Project is also expected to produce large quantities of high-quality ilmenite and rutile and zircon minerals also in high demand for the production of the critical minerals, titanium and zirconium.
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Recovering Medical Isotopes for Advanced Cancer Therapies
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Recovering Medical Isotopes for Advanced TAT Cancer Treatments
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On August 16, 2024, the Company acquired RadTran, a private company specializing in the separation of critical radioisotopes, to further the Company’s plans for development and production of medical isotopes used in cancer treatments. RadTran’s expertise includes separation of Ra-226 and Ra-228 from uranium process streams. This strategic acquisition is expected to significantly enhance Energy Fuels’ planned capabilities to address the global shortage of these essential isotopes used in emerging TAT for cancer treatment. See Note 3 – Transactions.
Current wording
On August 16, 2024, the Company acquired RadTran, a private company specializing in the separation of critical radioisotopes, to further the Company’s plans for development and production of medical isotopes used in cancer treatments. RadTran’s expertise includes technology applicable to the separation of Ra-226 and Ra-228 from uranium process streams. This strategic acquisition is expected to significantly enhance Energy Fuels’ planned capabilities to address the global shortage of these essential isotopes used in emerging TAT for cancer treatment. See Note 3 – Transactions for more information.
Previous wording
Since July 2021, Energy Fuels and RadTran have been working under a Strategic Alliance Agreement to evaluate the feasibility of recovering Ra-226 and Ra-228 from existing uranium process streams at the Mill. Recovered Ra-226 and Ra-228 would be made available to the pharmaceutical industry and others to enable the production of Ac-225, Pb-212 and potentially other leading medically attractive TAT isotopes. These isotopes are critical components in the development of targeted alpha therapies, which offer promising new treatments for various cancers. The global shortage of Ra-226 and Ra-228 currently presents a significant barrier to the advancement and commercialization of these therapies.
Current wording
Between July 2021 and the Company’s acquisition in August 2024, Energy Fuels and RadTran worked under a Strategic Alliance Agreement to evaluate the feasibility of recovering Ra-226 and Ra-228 from existing uranium process streams at the Mill. Recovered Ra-226 and Ra-228 would be made available to the pharmaceutical industry and others to enable the production of Ac-225, Pb-212 and potentially other leading medically attractive TAT isotopes. These isotopes are critical components in the development of targeted alpha therapies, which offer promising new treatments for various cancers. The global shortage of Ra-226 and Ra-228 currently presents a significant barrier to the advancement and commercialization of these therapies.
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Energy Fuels received regulatory approval and licensing in 2023 for the concentration of R&D quantities of Ra-226 at the Mill and is currently completing engineering on its R&D pilot facility for Ra-226 production. During the remainder of 2024, Energy Fuels plans to set up the first stages of the pilot facility and expects to produce R&D quantities of Ra-226 for testing by end-users of the product. Upon successful production of R&D quantities of Ra-226, Energy Fuels plans to develop capabilities at the Mill for the commercial-scale production of Ra-226 and potentially Ra-228 in 2027-2028, conditional on completion of engineering design, securing sufficient offtake agreements for final radium production, and receipt of all required regulatory approvals. The Company’s current R&D activities are being conducted using existing Mill facilities without the need for capital improvements of any significance. Capital development for future commercial production capabilities, upon successful production at the R&D level, would be expected to be supported by future offtake agreements for radium production.
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Energy Fuels received regulatory approval and licensing in 2023 for the concentration of R&D quantities of Ra-226 at the Mill and is currently performing engineering on its process development and R&D pilot facility for Ra-226 production. During 2025, Energy Fuels plans to complete its process development engineering and, upon successful completion of such engineering, expects to set up the first stages of the pilot facility and produce R&D quantities of Ra-226 for testing by end-users of the product. Upon successful production of R&D quantities of Ra-226, Energy Fuels plans to develop capabilities at the Mill for the commercial-scale production of Ra-226 in 2027-2028, conditional on completion of engineering design, securing sufficient offtake agreements for final radium production, and receipt of all required regulatory approvals and project financing. At the same time, parallel with its Ra-226 process development activities, the Company has applied for a license to concentrate R&D quantities of Ra-228 at the Mill and is currently performing engineering on its process development and R&D pilot facility for Ra-228 production. The Company’s current R&D activities are being conducted using existing Mill facilities without the need for capital improvements of any significance. Capital development for future commercial production capabilities, upon successful production at the R&D level, would be expected to be supported by future offtake agreements for radium production.
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During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the mid-point price of vanadium in Europe decreased by 14% from $6.00 per pound V 2 O 5 as of June 30, 2024 to $5.19 per pound V 2 O 5 as of September 30, 2024. The price of vanadium has ranged from a high of $6.00 per pound V 2 O 5 between July 1, 2024 and August 1, 2024 and a low of $5.19 per pound V 2 O 5 between September 27, 2024 and September 30, 2024. As of October 28, 2024, the price of vanadium was $5.25 per pound V 2 O 5.
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During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the mid-point price of vanadium in Europe had the following activity:
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REEs are a group of 17 chemical elements (the 15 elements in the lanthanum series, plus yttrium and scandium) that are used in a variety of clean energy and advanced technologies, including wind turbines, EVs, cell phones, computers, flat panel displays, advanced optics, catalysts, medicine and national defense applications. Monazite, the source of REEs currently utilized by the Company, also contains significant recoverable quantities of uranium, which fuels the production of carbon-free electricity using nuclear technology. According to industry analyst Wood-Mackenzie, most demand for REEs is in the form of separated REEs, “as most end-use applications require only one or two separated rare earth compounds or products.” (Wood Mackenzie, Rare Earths, Outlook to 2030, 20 th Edition). The main uses for REEs include: (i) battery alloys; (ii) catalysts; (iii) ceramics, pigments and glazes; (iv) glass polishing powders and additives; (v) metallurgy and alloys; (vi) permanent magnets; (vii) phosphors; and (viii) others (Adamas Intelligence). By volume, REEs used for permanent magnets within a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) and EV drive unit motor (neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr), dysprosium (Dy), and terbium (Tb)) and catalysts (cerium (Ce) and lanthanum (La)) comprised 60% of total consumption, yet over 90% of the value consumed.
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REEs are a group of 17 chemical elements (the 15 elements in the lanthanum series, plus yttrium and scandium) that are used in a variety of clean energy and advanced technologies, including wind turbines, EVs, cell phones, computers, flat panel displays, advanced optics, catalysts, medicine and national defense applications. Monazite, the source of REEs currently utilized by the Company, also contains significant recoverable quantities of uranium, which fuels the production of carbon-free electricity using nuclear technology. According to industry analyst Wood-Mackenzie, most demand for REEs is in the form of separated REEs, “as most end-use applications require only one or two separated rare earth compounds or products.” (Wood Mackenzie, Rare Earths, Outlook to 2030, 20 th Edition). The main uses for REEs include: (i) battery alloys; (ii) catalysts; (iii) ceramics, pigments and glazes; (iv) glass polishing powders and additives; (v) metallurgy and alloys; (vi) permanent magnets; (vii) phosphors; and (viii) others (Adamas Intelligence). By volume, REEs used for permanent magnets within a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) and EV drive unit motor (NdPr), Dy, and Tb) and catalysts (cerium (Ce) and lanthanum (La)) comprised 60% of total consumption, yet over 90% of the value consumed.
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Typical natural monazite sands from the southeast U.S. average approximately 55% TREO and 0.20% uranium, which is the typical grade of uranium found in uranium mines that have historically fed the Mill. Of the 55% TREO typically found in the monazite sands, the NdPr comprises approximately 22% of the TREO. NdPr is among the most valuable of the REEs, as it is the key ingredient in the manufacture of high-strength permanent magnets, which are essential to the lightweight and powerful synchronous motors required in EVs and permanent magnet wind turbines used for renewable energy generation, as well as in an array of other modern technologies, including mobile devices and defense applications. Monazite concentrates also contain higher concentrations of “heavy” REEs, including dysprosium (Dy) and terbium (Tb) used in permanent magnets, relative to other common REE ores.
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Typical natural monazite sands from the southeast U.S. average approximately 55% TREO and 0.20% uranium, which is the typical grade of uranium found in uranium mines that have historically fed the Mill. Of the 55% TREO typically found in the monazite sands, the NdPr comprises approximately 22% of the TREO. NdPr is among the most valuable of the REEs, as it is the key ingredient in the manufacture of high-strength permanent magnets, which are essential to the lightweight and powerful synchronous motors required in EVs and permanent magnet wind turbines used for renewable energy generation, as well as in an array of other modern technologies, including mobile devices and defense applications. Monazite concentrates also contain higher concentrations of “heavy” REEs, including Dy and Tb used in permanent magnets, each of which has a commercial market at this time due to its importance in the production of permanent magnets for EVs and other uses, and Sm, Gd, Lu and/or Y, each of which currently does not have a commercial market but is of interest to the U.S. government for national security purposes.
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The Company is currently primarily focused on NdPr, Tb, Dy and, to a lesser extent, La, Ce and Sm. The REE supply chain starts at a mine. REEs are mined both as a primary target, like the Mountain Pass REE mine in California, and as a byproduct, which is the case of Chemours’ Offerman Mineral Sand Plant as well as HMS from the Donald Project, Toliara Project and Bahia Project, where the natural monazite sands are physically separated from the other mined sands. Mining creates an ore, which in the case of the Chemours, Donald, Toliara and Bahia material is the natural monazite sands that are physically separated from the other mined mineral sands. The ore then goes through a process of cracking and cleaning at the Mill that may include acids or caustic solutions, elevated temperature and pressure to recover the uranium and free the REEs from the mineral matrix. After removal of the uranium, which will be sold into the commercial nuclear fuel cycle for the creation of carbon-free nuclear energy, this solution is cleaned of any remaining deleterious elements (including remaining radioactive elements) and made into an RE Carbonate, which is a form acceptable as an SX feedstock for REE separation. SX facilities then use solvents and a series of mixer-settlers for the separation of the REEs in the RE Carbonate from each other and to create the desired purified REE products (often as oxides) for the market or particular end user. Separated REE products are typically sold to various markets, depending on the use. Separated REE products can be made into REE metals and metal-alloys, which are used for magnets and other applications.
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The Company remains primarily focused on NdPr, Tb, Dy and, to a lesser extent, La and Ce, but has the capability to separate other REEs, such as Sm, Gd, Lu and Y, should market conditions support such activities. The REE supply chain starts at a mine. REEs are mined both as a primary target, like the Mountain Pass REE mine in California, and as a byproduct, which is the case of Chemours’ Offerman Mineral Sand Plant as well as HMS from the Donald Project, Toliara Project and Bahia Project, where the natural monazite sands are physically separated from the other mined sands. Mining creates an ore, which in the case of the Chemours, Donald, Toliara and Bahia material is the natural monazite sands that are physically separated from the other mined mineral sands. The ore then goes through a process of cracking and cleaning at the Mill that may include acids or caustic solutions, elevated temperature and pressure to recover the uranium and free the REEs from the mineral matrix. After removal of the uranium, which will be sold into the commercial nuclear fuel cycle for the creation of carbon-free nuclear energy, this solution is cleaned of any remaining deleterious elements (including remaining radioactive elements) and made into an RE Carbonate, which is a form acceptable as an SX feedstock for REE separation. SX facilities then use solvents and a series of mixer-settlers for the separation of the REEs in the RE Carbonate from each other and to create the desired purified REE products (often as oxides) for the market or particular end user. Separated REE products are typically sold to various markets, depending on the use. Separated REE products can be made into REE metals and metal-alloys, which are used for magnets and other applications.
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To date, substantially all RE Carbonate produced by the Mill has been sold to Neo. The Company also recently commissioned its Phase 1 circuit capable of producing up to 850 to 1,000 tonnes of separated NdPr per year directly from leach solutions at the Mill (without the need to prepare an RE Carbonate) and is designing facilities capable of producing up to 4,000 to 6,000 tonnes of separated NdPr per year, along with separated Dy, Tb and other REEs. The Company is also evaluating the potential to produce other downstream REE materials, including REE metals and alloys, in the future at the Mill or elsewhere in the U.S.
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To date, substantially all RE Carbonate produced by the Mill has been sold to Neo Performance Materials. The Company also recently commissioned its Phase 1 circuit capable of producing up to 850 to 1,000 tonnes of separated NdPr per year directly from leach solutions at the Mill (without the need to prepare an RE Carbonate) and is designing facilities capable of producing up to 4,000 to 6,000 tonnes of separated NdPr per year, along with separated Dy, Tb and potentially other REEs. The Company is also evaluating the potential to produce other downstream REE materials, including REE metals and alloys, in the future at the Mill or elsewhere in the U.S.
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REEs are commercially transacted in a number of forms and purities. Therefore, there is no single price for REEs collectively, but numerous prices for various REE compounds and materials. The primary value that the Company expects to generate in the short- to medium-term will come from NdPr, Dy, Tb, Ce and La, as the price the Company receives from the sale of its RE Carbonate is tied to the prices of those REE oxides. In addition, as discussed above, the Company commenced production of separated NdPr in 2024. The following table sets forth certain REE compounds and materials mid-point prices in RMB¥/kg and their approximate value in USD$/kg, according to date from Asian Metal:
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REEs are commercially transacted in a number of forms and purities. Therefore, there is no single price for REEs collectively, but numerous prices for various REE compounds and materials. The primary value that the Company expects to generate in the short- to medium-term will come from NdPr, Dy, Tb, Ce and La, as the price the Company receives from the sale of its RE
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While China consumes the most REEs in its manufacturing industries, much of it is consumed in the manufacture of end-use goods for export and by non-Chinese companies operating within China. REE separation facilities are additionally located in Vietnam, India, as well as Neo’s Silmet in Estonia, and use a variety of feedstocks and sources with small-scale or experimental operational facilities located elsewhere (Russia included).
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While China consumes the most REEs in its manufacturing industries, much of it is consumed in the manufacture of end-use goods for export and by non-Chinese companies operating within China. REE separation facilities are additionally located in Vietnam, India and Estonia and use a variety of feedstocks and sources with small-scale or experimental operational facilities located elsewhere (Russia included).
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The Company sees its commercial production of RE Carbonate to date and its recent commercial production of separated NdPr in 2024 as the first steps in an effort to restore the REE supply chain in the U.S., where one currently does not exist. By acquiring the Bahia Project, the Toliara Project and the right to earn into a 49% interest in the Donald Project, the Company has taken the second step in restoring the REE supply chain in the US. Upon successful development of those projects, expected to be in the 2027-2028 time frame, the Company will have secured monazite sources capable of producing up to approximately 4,500 tonnes per year of separated NdPr, of which up to 1,000 tonnes per year can be produced utilizing existing Mill facilities. The Company’s next step in restoring the REE supply chain in the US will be the development of the Mill’s planned hase 2 and 3 separation circuits, also expected in the 2027-2028 time frame, which would allow the Mill to produce up to 6,000 tonnes per year of separated NdPr oxides, along with 200 to 300 tonnes per year of separated Dy and Tb, which would utilize all the monazite expected to be mined from the Company’s Bahia, Toliara and Donald Projects, along with additional monazite expected to be sourced from Chemours’ mines on the east coast of the US and others. That amount of separated REE oxides would provide the REEs needed for the permanent magnets in up to 6 million EVs/PHEVs per year. As demand for clean energy technologies and other advanced technologies increases in the coming years, the Company expects demand and prices for REEs to increase. Increases in supply sources for REEs are expected in conjunction with this anticipated rising demand.
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The Company sees its prior commercial production of RE Carbonate and its recent commercial production of separated NdPr in 2024 as the first steps in an effort to restore the REE supply chain in the U.S., where one currently does not exist. By acquiring the Bahia Project, the Toliara Project and the right to earn up to a 49% interest in the Donald Project, the Company has secured what it believes will be low-cost feedstock that can be processed in the U.S. into competitive separated REE products available for sale to U.S. and allied customers. Upon successful development of those projects, expected to be in the 2027-2028 time frame, the Company will have secured monazite sources capable of producing up to approximately 4,500 tonnes per year of separated NdPr, of which up to 1,000 tonnes per year can be produced utilizing existing Mill facilities. The Company’s next step in restoring the REE supply chain in the U.S. will be the development of the Mill’s planned Phase 2 separation circuit, also expected in the 2027-2028 time frame, which would have the capacity to allow the Mill to produce up to 6,000 tonnes per year of separated NdPr, along with 200 to 300 tonnes per year of separated Dy and Tb, and potentially other REEs, which would utilize all the monazite expected to be mined from the Company’s Bahia, Toliara and Donald Projects, along with additional monazite expected to be sourced from Chemours’ mines on the east coast of the U.S. and others. As demand for clean energy technologies and other advanced technologies increases in the coming years, the Company expects demand and prices for REEs to increase. Increases in supply sources for REEs are expected in conjunction with this anticipated rising demand.
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The Company has had negative net cash flows from operating activities and net losses in previous years, in part due to depressed uranium and vanadium prices, along with low quantities of monazite to process into salable RE Carbonate or separated NdPr, which has not allowed the Company to realize economies of scale. We are not aware at this time of any trends or uncertainties that have had or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on revenues or income of the Company, other than: (i) recent strengthening of uranium markets, which could result in the Company selling inventories and future production at increased prices and/or signing additional contracts with nuclear utilities for the long-term supply of uranium; (ii) U.S. government laws and programs, including the recent ban on Russian uranium imports and efforts to restore domestic nuclear fuel capabilities, which could result in improved uranium sales prices; (iii) volatility in prices of uranium, vanadium, HMS, REEs and our other primary metals; and (iv) the Company’s HMS, REE and TAT radioisotope initiatives, which, if successful, could result in improved results from operations in future years. We are not aware at this time of any events that are reasonably likely to cause a material change in the relationship between costs and revenue of the Company.
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The Company has had negative net cash flows from operating activities and net losses in previous years, in part due to depressed uranium and vanadium prices, along with low quantities of monazite to process into salable RE Carbonate or separated NdPr, which has not allowed the Company to realize economies of scale. We are not aware at this time of any trends or uncertainties that have had or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on revenues or income of the Company, other than: (i) recent activity in uranium markets, which has resulted in: (a) the Company entering into four long-term uranium supply agreements, with approximately 220,000 pounds of deliveries in 2025 and approximately 510,000 pounds of deliveries per year starting in 2026 through 2030; (b) the Company commencing mining at three of its uranium mines (Pinyon Plain, La Sal and Pandora); and (c) the Company selling uranium inventories and mined uranium production into its long-term contracts, and potentially on the spot market, thereby generating significant revenues and expected gross margins; (ii) U.S. government laws and programs, including the recent tariffs enacted by President Donald Trump and retaliatory tariffs proposed by other countries, which could result in changes in the cost of production of various of the Company’s products and also in changes in demand and prices received for the Company’s sale of its products, depending on how such tariff and other trade activities settle out, which could result in the development of commercial markets for “heavy” REEs that did not previously exist in the U.S. and U.S. government support for critical minerals, including uranium, production; (iii) volatility in prices of uranium, vanadium, HMS, REEs and our other primary metals; and (iv) the Company’s HMS, REE and TAT radioisotope initiatives, which, if successful, could result in improved results from operations in future years. We are not aware at this time of any events that are reasonably likely to cause a material change in the relationship between costs and revenue of the Company.
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An Advisory Board, comprised of local citizens from San Juan County, evaluates grant applications on a quarterly basis and makes recommendations to the Foundation’s Managers for final review and approval. As of September 30, 2024, the Foundation has awarded 25 grants totaling $0.55 million, of which $0.25 million was committed to American Indian initiatives.
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An Advisory Board, comprised of local citizens from San Juan County, evaluates grant applications on a quarterly basis and makes recommendations to the Foundation’s Managers for final review and approval. As of March 31, 2025, the Foundation has awarded 32 grants totaling $0.66 million, of which $0.25 million was committed to American Indian initiatives.
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For the three months ended September 30, 2024, we incurred a net loss of $12.08 million or $0.07 per share compared to net income of $10.47 million or $0.07 per share for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The change between periods was primarily due to mark-to-market unrealized gains on marketable securities and our Convertible Note as well as higher revenues during the three months ended September 30, 2023 combined with transaction and integration related costs for the acquisition of Base Resources and formation of the Donald Project JV of $1.46 million during the three months ended September 30, 2024.
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For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we incurred a net loss of $26.32 million or $0.13 per share compared to net income of $3.64 million or $0.02 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The change between periods was primarily due to lower revenues between periods driven by timing of our uranium contract deliveries, higher costs applicable to revenues between periods due to the lower grade HMS produced at the end of the Kwale mine life and higher operating costs following the acquisition of Base Resources on October 2, 2024.
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Standby costs are related to the care and maintenance of the standby mines and are expensed as incurred. Standby costs decreased by $0.63 million to $1.65 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $2.28 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to the conversion of La Sal Complex into development status from standby status during the fourth quarter of 2023 and then to production status in the first quarter of 2024.
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Standby costs are related to the care and maintenance of the standby mines and are expensed as incurred. Standby costs increased by $0.54 million to $1.87 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $1.33 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 primarily due to higher general maintenance costs and inflation.
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Carbonate is tied to the prices of those REE oxides. In addition, as discussed above, the Company commenced production of separated NdPr in 2024. The following table sets forth certain REE compounds and materials mid-point prices in RMB¥/kg and their approximate value in USD$/kg, according to date from Asian Metal:
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As demand for clean energy technologies and other advanced technologies increases in the coming years, the Company expects demand and prices for REEs to increase. Increases in supply sources for REEs are expected in conjunction with this anticipated rising demand.
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
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While we expect exploration and development costs related to our mineral properties to provide added future value to the Company, the Company expenses these costs in part due to the fact that the Company has not established Proven Mineral Reserves or Probable Mineral Reserves as defined by S-K 1300 or NI 43-101 through the completion of a feasibility or pre-feasibility study for any of the Company’s projects as of September 30, 2024, with the exception of its Sheep Mountain and Pinyon Plain Projects.
Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
The following table sets forth selected operating data and financial metrics for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
Selling, general and administrative (excluding share-based compensation)