ENERGY FUELS INC
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 26, 2026.
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The Bahia Project
The following technical and scientific description of the Bahia Project is based in part on a number of historical exploration reports provided by previous owners to the ANM. These reports were submitted to ANM between 10/20/2016 and 4/29/2022 and do not comply with S-K 1300 or NI 43-101. Daniel Kapostasy, a Qualified Person employed by the Company and currently serving as the Company’s Vice President, Technical Services, has reviewed these reports in detail and held various discussions with the people who collected the samples and wrote the reports. The Company is currently collecting the data and conducting the test work required to prepare an S-K 1300 compliant initial assessment and NI 43-101 compliant technical report, including a Mineral Resource estimate if the test work is successful in confirming a Mineral Resource, and expects to disclose its results in 2026. Currently, the Bahia Project has no S-K 1300 or NI 43-101 Mineral Resources or Mineral Reserves and is therefore considered to be an exploration stage property.
The Bahia Project is an exploration stage property comprised of nineteen individual ANM Process Areas between the municipalities of Prado and Caravelas in the state of Bahia, Brazil, prospective for HMS, including ilmenite, rutile, zircon and monazite. All nineteen of the Process Areas are 100% controlled by the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. If the Project is put into production, it will be comprised of multiple shallow open pits.
The geographic coordinates for the Bahia Project are approximately latitude 17°17’27.6” S and longitude 39°13’26.4” W for the northern extent, latitude 17°44’27.6” S and longitude 39°13’15.6” W for the southern extent, and latitude 17°30’56.6” S and longitude 39°13’15.6” W for the approximate center of the Project.
The Company acquired two additional ANM Process Areas in 2024, which fill in gaps in its mineral tenure in the southern portion of the Project. These two areas are geologically on trend with other mineralized areas but currently have had no drilling conducted on them. These areas are ANM 870.665/2023 and 870.488/2023 and were purchased for a combined total of US$1.62 million.
The Project consists of approximately 16,977.14 hectares (41,951 acres or 65.5 square miles) of mineral rights controlled by the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda.
| ANM Process Area | Title Holder | Stage | Area (Hectares) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 870.267/2016 | Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. | Mining Concession Request | 112.68 |
| 870.270/2016 | Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. | Exploration Authorization | 607.07 |
| 870.271/2016 | Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. | Exploration Authorization | 1,142.78 |
| 870.864/2011 | Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. | Mining Concession Request | 769 |
| 870.866/2011 | Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. | Mining Concession Request | 1,136.2 |
| 870.868/2011 | Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. | Mining Concession Request | 1,195.32 |
| 870.869/2011 | Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. | Exploration Authorization | 1,778.17 |
| 870.871/2011 | Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. | Right to Apply for Mining Concession | 1,322.54 |
| 870.872/2011 | Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. | Mining Concession Request | 703.43 |
| 870.873/2011 | Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. | Mining Concession Request | 334.67 |
| 870.874/2011 | Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. | Mining Concession Request | 755.96 |
| 870.875/2011 | Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. | Mining Concession Request | 592.48 |
| 870.876/2011 | Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. | Mining Concession Request | 1,112.92 |
| 873.520/2011 | Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. | Mining Concession Request | 1,055.34 |
| 873.723/2011 | Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. | Mining Concession Request | 799.93 |
| 873.724/2011 | Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. | Mining Concession Request | 982.1 |
| 871.441/2018 | Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. | Mineral Research Permit | 689.12 |
| 870.665/2023 | Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. | Exploration Authorization | 916.12 |
| 870.448/2023 | Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. | Exploration Authorization | 971.31 |
| Total | Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. | 16977.14 |
Mineral tenure is guaranteed by the Federal Constitution in Brazil. Mineral resources are separate from the surface owners (i.e. split estate), and the Republic of Brazil is the owner of all mineral resources. The federal government can grant mineral rights for exploration and production to Brazilian companies (or foreign companies with established Brazilian entities). Brazilian entities that are granted mining rights have the ownership of the product they are mining. Mineral rights can be assigned, transferred or subject to encumbrance, provided that legal requirements are fulfilled and that the transaction is registered with and approved by the ANM.
Mineral rights do not grant the land where the mineral deposits are located but do provide the possibility of creating a mineral easement that allows holders of the mineral rights the ability to explore or mine the mineral and take ownership of the product. This right of access also includes neighboring lands, as long as ANM recognizes that such lands are needed for exploration and production. The surface owners are entitled to a royalty and damages caused by exploration, mining and ancillary activities. A maximum royalty is set at half the federal government royalty. If the Company and the surface owner are unable to reach an agreement the matter will be settled by the local court based on criteria provided in applicable laws.
The granting of mineral rights in Brazil is performed in four steps:
Exploration Authorization: A 1-3 year authorization that is renewable for an additional 1-3 years. Exceptions can be made for additional renewals following the first authorization. The purpose of this authorization is to allow a company to explore for a mineral of interest. The company must then submit an exploration report to ANM. ANM will approve or deny the report based on the economic and technical feasibility of exploiting the mineral explored for under the report. Four of the mineral rights underlying the Bahia Project currently fall within this category (870.270/2016, 870.271/2016, 870.869/2011 and 871.441/2018).
Right to Request a Mining Concession: Following approval of the exploration report the company has 1 year to apply for a mining concession. This request period can be renewed, upon request and justification, based on ANM’s criteria. If ANM does not agree with the justification, ANM may request the holder of the mineral right to proceed with the request for a mining concession stage. Eventually, ANM can forfeit the request right if there is clear and strong evidence of procrastination. One of the mineral rights underlying the Bahia Project currently falls within this category (870.871/2011).
Mining Concession Request: The request for a mining concession has to include a mine development plan. Furthermore, the mining concession will only be granted once an environmental construction permit is obtained. Extensions can be granted if the environmental permitting process is delayed. The holder must use best efforts to obtain the environmental permit and report to ANM. Eventually, ANM can deny the request if there is clear and strong evidence of procrastination. Twelve of the mineral rights underlying the Bahia Project currently fall within this category (870.267/2016, 870.864/2011, 870.866/2011, 870.868/2011, 870.872/2011, 870.873/2011, 870.874/2011, 870.785/2011, 870.876/2011, 873.520/2011, 873.723/2011 and 873.724/2011).
Mining Concession: This is the approval to mine. Once this is granted the company has six months to start mining and is required to provide an annual report to ANM. The mining concession is valid for the life of the mine.
Mineral rights do not grant the land where the mineral deposits are located, but do provide the possibility of creating a mineral easement that allows holders of the mineral rights the ability to explore or mine the mineral and take ownership of the product. This right of access also includes neighboring lands, as long as ANM recognizes that such lands are needed for exploration and production. The surface owners are entitled to a royalty and damages caused by exploration, mining and ancillary activities. A maximum royalty is set at half the federal government royalty. If the company and the surface owner are unable to reach an agreement the matter will be settled by the local court based on criteria provided in applicable laws. The Company is currently in negotiations with a number of surface owners for access arrangements required for its exploration drilling program.
Under the terms of the purchase agreement with the previous owners no royalty payment is due. Under the terms of a finders’ fee agreement with an agent that assisted in the purchase of the Process Areas a 4% gross revenue royalty is due on Heavy Minerals concentrates sold from the Project. This 4% royalty was due to two parties along at a 50%/50% split or 2% to each party. In April 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with one of the parties to purchase their 50% of the 4% royalty. A US$2 million dollar payment was made to one of the parties. As of April 2024, there is now only a 2% finders' fee royalty due. A 2% gross revenue royalty is due to the Brazilian government and a maximum 1% gross revenue royalty is due to the surface owners where production occurs.
The Bahia Project is easily accessed from the all-weather Bahia State Road 001 (BA-001), which runs north to south through and along the western edge of the project. Additional local paved roads and dirt roads for various ranches provide access to the individual Process Areas. Airports in Porto Seguro, BA, approximately 230 km to the north and Teixeira de Freitas, BA approximately 60 km to the west provide commercial air service. A port on the Caravelas River at the extreme southern end of the project area was last operated in 2021 but has been maintained in a standby condition and could be used for the Project. The closest deepwater port is the Port of Ilheus approximately 380 km to the north. There is no rail near the Project.
The State of Bahia is approximately 564,692 square kilometers, of which, 68.7% are considered semi-arid. Near the project, the climate is tropical to subtropical with average temperatures between 21 and 25°C. Relative humidity is approximately 80% on average and annual rainfall is around 1,500 – 1,750 mm.
Prado, Alcobaça and Caravelas are the nearest municipalities to the project and have populations of approximately 28,000, 22,500 and 22,000 people respectively. The municipalities are sufficient for providing necessities for initial work at the project including personnel, lodging, and supplies. Larger equipment and more technical items can be purchased in the larger surrounding cities of Teixeira de Freitas, Itamaraju or Eunapolis. Belo Horizonte, a large city and home to a number of mining service providers, is 750 km away.
It is anticipated that most personnel will be hired from the local area with other technical personnel being hired from other mining districts around Brazil.
Electric transmission and distribution lines exist throughout the project area, supplying the three major municipalities in the area. Groundwater in the region is relatively shallow and depending on the season or portion of the project can range from near surface to 10 meters below the surface. It is anticipated that water for the operation will be supplied by groundwater wells.
History
Sixteen of the ANM Process Areas were acquired from G-4 Esmeralda and URBtopo who did the majority of the exploration work on the Project including the drilling of over 3,300 hand auger drill holes. In addition to the drilling, these groups conducted a gamma survey of the region. Monazite, one of the heavy minerals of interest contains both uranium and thorium and is therefore naturally radioactive. Surveying for this radioactivity with gamma detectors provides an indication of mineralization and therefore can focus drilling efforts.
The data from the drilling was used to publish exploration reports for each of the Process Areas to ANM. This is a required process under Brazilian law to move the Process Areas towards mine production. The reports detail in-situ mineral inventory and then apply economics to declare “reserves” and provide evidence to ANM that the Process Areas are able to economically produce the mineral being applied for in the Process Area. The Company is not treating any of these reports as a current Mineral Resource or Mineral Reserve.
The Bahia Project is in the early stage of permitting. In 2024, the Company began implementation of a stakeholder engagement plan and initiated environmental baseline surveys to support preparation of an Environmental Impact Assessment/Environmental Impact Report ("EIA/RIMA"). During 2025, the Company submitted a request for a Preliminary License ("LP") to the Institute for the Environment and Water Resources of the State of Bahia ("INEMA"), which is expected to be approved in 2027 following submittal of the EIA/RIMA. Once the LP has been granted, the Project will also require the granting of an Installation License ("LI") and Operating License ("LO") in a phased approach through INEMA. As more information is available on the permitting process, additional information will be provided.
The Barreiras Group is a unit that occurs along the coast of Brazil, from the State of Amapá to Rio de Janeiro. It is an alluvial fan deposit composed of clay, sand and gravel and was by fluvial systems. Overlying the Barreiras Group are the mineral bearing beach/dune sand deposits of Holocene age. These mineralized beach/dune deposits are referred to below as placers.
Most of the Heavy Minerals were brought down from the higher interior of Brazil by rivers and reworked along the Brazilian coastline by wave action and currents. This primarily occurred during the last 6,000 years during a sea level decline of about 3 to 4 meters. This event and the deposition of material from the various rivers gave rise to extensive plains of coastal dunes. One of these plains, Belmonte, is located in the southern part of the state of Bahia, which is part of the Jequitinhonha River delta. Another plain of considerable size stretches from the Prado region to Caravelas, where the clear strands of beachfront can be seen and makes up the majority of the Project area. All coastal dunes are reworked by the wind, most prominently in the frontal dunes. The study of the geometry, orientation and truncation patterns of coastal ridges can provide a great deal of information about the evolution of these plains, sediment dispersion patterns and past episodes of severe erosion that affected the coastline.
Placer deposits form from the concentration of a diverse group of valuable, resistant, detrital minerals resulting from the erosion of its source rock. These resistant minerals include gold, cassiterite, zircon, rutile, ilmenite, monazite, magnetite, platinum group minerals, chromite and various gemstones. It is important to emphasize that the source of the placer minerals might not be of economic value, but the erosion and concentration of the mineral can make the placer economically viable. In the case of the Bahia Project, detrital minerals concentrated in the placers are referred to as heavy minerals, due to their high specific gravity (greater than 2.9 g/cm 3), higher than quartz (2.65 g/cm 3). Typically, the heaviest minerals such as gold and platinum are not transported long distances and are found close to the source rocks. Lighter heavy minerals such as ilmenite, rutile, monazite and zircon can be transported longer distances and typically end up in coastal environments.
In the region from Prado to Caravelas (passing through Alcobaca), the placers are classified as placer beach disseminated. This type of deposit forms by waves and currents concentrating the heavy minerals and typically contains the lighter heavy minerals such as ilmenite, rutile, zirconite, monazite, garnet and magnetite.
Placer deposits, similar to those found at the Project, can be found globally in places such as South Africa, Australia, Madagascar, India, Thailand, and the Southeastern U.S. In Brazil, similar placers were mined in São Francisco de Itabapoana, Rio de Janeiro, and Cumuruxatiba (located 30 km to north of Prado), in Bahia.
The data collected and provided in this disclosure is derived entirely from the exploration reports for each of the nineteen ANM Process Areas. Daniel Kapostasy, Vice President, Technical Services and Qualified Person for the Company has reviewed these reports in detail and discussed the methods used with the project geologist in charge of field and laboratory activities for the previous owners. This person is also currently an employee of Energy Fuels Brazil Ltda. Heavy mineral concentrations were derived for every meter drilled using heavy liquid separations, a standard method of heavy mineral determination.
To determine the concentration of the various Heavy Minerals in a sample, the heavy fraction is separated from the silica sand by using heavy liquid separation. The heavy fraction is then mounted in epoxy or dispersed on slide glass and viewed under a microscope. A geologist then can identify the various minerals and determine the concentration of each mineral through a process called point counting, whereby the geologist identifies each sand grain individually, tallies the number of each mineral and then divides by the total.
Prior to the restart of its drilling program in late 2025, the Company identified, toured and started working with SGS Geosol in Belo Horizonte ("SGS") for all of its mineral sands assay work. The Company, using its heavy mineral sands technical team in Perth put a detailed sample process flow sheet in place for consistent sample analysis.
The Project is a greenfield project in that no mining has taken place on any of the ANM Process Areas. The primary surface use in the region is for farming and ranching. As mentioned previously, the former owners carried out an extensive auger drill exploration program completing over 3,300 holes. Between September 20, 2022 and February 14, 2023, the Company employed a contract driller to drill in both the northern and southern areas of the project to better define mineralization. That program completed 2,266 meters of sonic drilling.
During 2024, the Company advanced its drilling of the southern portion of the project (the area between Alcobaca and Caravelas) by completing 76 sonic drill holes totaling 1,758 meters (5,766 feet) with its Company owned drill rig. In addition, 416 auger drill holes totaling 1,676 meters were completed to delineate mineralization for future drill campaigns. Samples from this drilling program were sent to SGS for analysis. In addition to drilling, the Company collected a 15 metric ton bulk sample from the southern portion of the Project and shipped it to Mineral Technologies in Florida for processing test work. Test work started in December 2024 and is ongoing. Process development work in ongoing with the bulk sample and is expected to be completed in Q2 2026. This test work will inform the processing needed to create a HMC and provide information on the contained saleable heavy minerals, including monazite.
The Company halted drilling operations on December 9, 2024 as it awaited additional permitting required to continue drilling. Drilling resumed in late 2025 with all environmental licenses and surface use agreements in place.
As of December 31, 2025, the net book value of the Bahia Project was $34.11 million.
The Company restarted its drilling program in December 2025 following issuance of an exploration license from INEMA. During 2026, the Company expects to drill the southern half of the project using both its own sonic drill rig as well as a contract hollow stem auger rig. In total, the Company is planning to drill 850 holes with its contract driller and 165 holes with it own sonic drill rig. It is anticipated that drilling will continue into Q3 2026. Bulk test work from a sample collected in 2024 is ongoing with Mineral Technologies and is expected to be complete in Q2 2026. Both the drilling and the test work is expected to be utilized to release a Technical Report Summary in late 2026.
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