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UR-ENERGY INC

For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Apr 11, 2025.

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FY2024 · Filed Apr 11, 2025

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Items 1 and 2. BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES

Overview and Corporate Structure

Incorporated on March 22, 2004, we are engaged in uranium mining, recovery and processing activities, including the acquisition, exploration, development and operation of uranium mineral properties in the U.S. Through our Wyoming operating subsidiary, Lost Creek ISR, LLC, we began operation of our first in situ recovery uranium facility at our Lost Creek Project in 2013. Ur-Energy is a corporation continued under theCanada Business Corporations Act on August 8, 2006. Our Common Shares are listed on the NYSE American under the symbol “URG” and on the TSX under the symbol “URE.”

We announced our decision in December 2022 to immediately ramp up Lost Creek production to levels sufficient to deliver into our sales commitments. During 2023, we captured 103,487 pounds of U 3 O 8 at our Lost Creek plant. We sold 280,000 pounds U 3 O 8 in 2023 from existing inventory. These sales were our first sales of produced U 3 O 8 since 2019. During 2024, we captured 265,746 pounds of U 3 O 8 at our Lost Creek plant. We sold 570,000 pounds U 3 O 8 in 2024 from our Lost Creek production and other sources of non-produced inventory.

We are an “exploration stage issuer,” as that term is defined under S-K 1300, because we have not established proven or probable mineral reserves through the completion of a pre-feasibility or feasibility study for any of our uranium projects. As a result, and even though we commenced recovery of uranium at our Lost Creek Project in 2013, we remain classified as an exploration stage issuer and will continue to remain an exploration stage issuer until such time as proven or probable mineral reserves have been established.

We are engaged in uranium recovery and processing operations, in addition to the exploration for and development of uranium mineral properties. Uranium fuels carbon-free, emission-free nuclear power which is a clean, cost-effective, and reliable form of electrical power. Nuclear power is estimated to provide more than 50 percent of the carbon-free electricity in the U.S. and approximately one-third of carbon-free electricity worldwide. As a uranium producer, we are advancing the interests of clean energy, thereby contributing in positive ways to address the challenges of global climate change.

Ur-Energy has one direct wholly owned subsidiary: Ur-Energy USA Inc. (“Ur-Energy USA”), a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado. It has offices in Colorado and Wyoming and has employees in both states.

Ur-Energy USA has three wholly-owned subsidiaries: Lost Creek ISR, LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Wyoming to hold and operate our Lost Creek Project and certain other of our Lost Creek properties and assets; NFU Wyoming, LLC (“NFU Wyoming”), a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Wyoming which acts as our land holding and exploration entity; and Pathfinder Mines Corporation (“Pathfinder”), a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, which holds, among other assets, the Shirley Basin and Lucky Mc properties in Wyoming. Lost Creek ISR, LLC employs personnel at the Lost Creek Project and, currently, in our Casper construction shop and chemistry laboratory.

Currently, and at December 31, 2024, our principal direct and indirect subsidiaries, and affiliated entities, and the jurisdictions in which they were incorporated or organized, are as follows:

Our wholly owned Lost Creek Project in Sweetwater County, Wyoming is our flagship first property. The project has been fully permitted and licensed since October 2012. We received operational approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”) and started production operation activities in August 2013. Our first sales of Lost Creek production were made in December 2013.

From commencement of operations until 2020, we had multiple term uranium sales agreements in place with U.S. utilities for the sale of Lost Creek production or other yellowcake product at contracted pricing. We completed our initial sales contracts in 2020 when we sold 200,000 pounds of Uranium Oxide (“U 3 O 8”). We did not make any sales of U 3 O 8 inventory in 2021 – 2022.

We sold 100,000 pounds U 3 O 8 to the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) National Nuclear Security Administration (“NNSA”) in January 2023, as a part of the national uranium reserve program. In 2023, we delivered 180,000 pounds U 3 O 8 into one of our sales agreements, for a total of 280,000 pounds U 3 O 8 sold in 2023 for proceeds of $17.3 million. In 2024, we delivered 570,000 pounds U 3 O 8 into two of our sales agreements for proceeds of $33.1 million.

Shirley Basin, our other material property, and second flagship property, is one of the assets we acquired as a part of the Pathfinder acquisition in 2013. We also acquired all the historic geologic and engineering data for the project. During 2014, we completed a drill program of a limited number of confirmatory holes to complete an NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate which was released in August 2014; subsequently, an NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment for Shirley Basin was completed in January 2015. See also*“Shirley Basin ISR Uranium Project S-K 1300 Report,”* below. Baseline studies necessary for the permitting and licensing of the project commenced in 2014 and were completed in 2015.

In December 2015, our applications for a permit and license to mine at Shirley Basin was submitted to the State of Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (“WDEQ”). The Wyoming Uranium Recovery Program (“URP”) issued our source material license and the Land Quality Division (“LQD”) issued the permit to mine for Shirley Basin in 2021. We received approvals for the project from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) in 2020. Therefore, all major authorizations to construct and operate at Shirley Basin have been received. We have begun construction and development at the site, with construction of the satellite plant planned in 2025. We anticipate production will begin at Shirley Basin in Q1 2026.

We currently have seven multi-year sales agreements for delivery of a base quantity ranging between 440,000 and 1,300,000 pounds U 3 O 8 annually from 2025 through 2030. Our agreements also provide for smaller 100,000-pound annual deliveries in 2032 and 2033.

We utilize in situ recovery (“ISR”) of the uranium at Lost Creek and will do so at other projects where this is possible, including Shirley Basin. The ISR technique is employed in uranium extraction because it allows for a lower cost and effective recovery of roll front mineralization. The ISR technique does not require the installation of tailings facilities or significant surface disturbance. This recovery method utilizes injection wells to introduce a mining solution, called lixiviant, into the mineralized zone. The lixiviant is made of natural groundwater fortified with oxygen as an oxidizer, carbon dioxide for pH control, and may include the addition of sodium bicarbonate as a complexing agent. The complexing agent bonds with the uranium to form uranyl carbonate, which is highly soluble. The dissolved uranyl carbonate is then recovered through a series of production wells and piped to a processing plant where the uranyl carbonate is removed from the solution using ion exchange (“IX”) and captured on resin contained within the IX columns. The groundwater is re-fortified with the oxidizer and, possibly, the complexing agent and sent back to the wellfield to recover additional uranium. A small volume of water, called bleed, is permanently removed from the lixiviant flow to create an inward groundwater gradient. A reverse osmosis (“RO”) process is available to minimize the wastewater stream generated. Brine from the RO process, if used, and bleed are disposed of by means of injection into deep disposal wells. Each wellfield is made up of multiple groupings of injection and production wells installed in patterns to optimize the areal sweep of fluid through the uranium deposit.

Our Lost Creek processing facility includes all circuits for the capture, concentration, drying and packaging of uranium yellowcake for delivery into sales. Our processing facility, in addition to the IX circuit, includes processing trains with separate elution, precipitation, filter press and drying circuits (this contrasts with certain other uranium in situ recovery facilities which operate as a capture plant only, and rely on agreements with other producers for the finishing, drying and packaging of their yellowcake end-product). Additionally, a restoration circuit including an RO unit was installed during initial construction of Lost Creek to complete groundwater restoration once mining is complete.

We continue to make great strides in reducing water consumption. The first such achievement was the implementation of a Class V treatment system which became operational in 2017. The system includes water treatment and injection of the clean water into a shallow formation where it can be accessed by future generations. Since implementation of the Class V system, the generation of wastewater during production has been reduced significantly. To further reduce water consumption and enhance IX effectiveness, detailed design and engineering work is progressing for a filtration and wastewater treatment facility, together with procurement of equipment. Field construction will occur as appropriate as design work advances. The system, as envisioned, will allow for more effective use of current and future deep disposal wells working in conjunction with the Class V water recycling system while preserving precious water resources. Our goal is to further reduce wastewater generation by at least an additional 70 percent.

The elution circuit (the first step after IX) is utilized to transfer the uranium from the IX resin to elution tanks and concentrate the uranium to the point where it is ready for the next phase of processing. The resulting rich eluate is an aqueous solution containing uranyl carbonate, salt and sodium carbonate and/or sodium bicarbonate. The precipitation circuit follows the elution circuit and removes the carbonate from the concentrated uranium solution and combines the uranium with peroxide to create a yellowcake crystal slurry. Filtration and washing is the next step, in which the slurry is loaded into a filter press where excess contaminants such as chloride are removed and a large portion of the water is removed. The final stage occurs when the dewatered slurry is moved to a yellowcake dryer, which further reduces the moisture content, yielding the final dried, product. Refined, salable yellowcake is packaged in 55-gallon steel drums and transported by truck to the conversion facility.

The restoration circuit may be utilized in the production as well as the post-mining phases of the operation. The RO is utilized as a part of our Class V recycling circuit to minimize the wastewater stream generated during production. Once production is complete, the groundwater must be restored to its pre-mining water quality or to concentrations that support the pre-mining class of use. The first step of restoration involves removing a small portion of the groundwater and disposing of it (commonly known as groundwater sweep). Following sweep, the groundwater is treated utilizing RO and re-injecting the clean water. Finally, the groundwater is homogenized and sampled to ensure the cleanup is complete, concluding the restoration process.

Our Lost Creek processing plant was constructed beginning in 2012, with production operations commencing in August 2013. Following receipt of amendments to our source material license in 2021, the licensed capacity of our Lost Creek processing plant allows for up to 2.2 million pounds U 3 O 8 per year, of which up to 1.2 million pounds U 3 O 8 per year may be produced from Lost Creek wellfields. The Lost Creek plant and the allocation of resources to mine units and resource areas were designed to generate approximately one million pounds of production per year at certain flow rates and uranium concentrations subject to regulatory and license conditions. The excess capacity in the design of the processing circuits of the plant is intended, first, to facilitate routine (and non-routine) maintenance on any particular circuit without hindering production operational schedules. The capacity was also designed to allow us to process uranium from other mineral projects in proximity to Lost Creek if circumstances warrant in the future (e.g., Shirley Basin Project) or,

alternatively, to be able to contract to toll mill/process product from other uranium mine sites in the region. The design permits us to conduct either of these activities while Lost Creek is producing and processing uranium and/or in years following Lost Creek production from wellfields during final restoration activities.

We plan for the Lost Creek processing facility to be utilized for the drying and packaging of uranium from Shirley Basin, for which we are building only a satellite plant. However, the Shirley Basin license and permit allows for the construction of a full processing facility, providing greater construction and operating flexibility as future market conditions may suggest.

Our Mineral Properties

Below is a map showing our Wyoming projects and the geologic basins in which they are located.

Our current land portfolio in Wyoming includes 12 projects. Ten of these projects are in the Great Divide Basin (“GDB”), Wyoming, including our flagship project, Lost Creek Project. We control nearly 1,800 unpatented mining claims and three State of Wyoming mineral leases for a total of approximately 35,400 acres at our Lost Creek Property, including the Lost Creek permit area (the “Lost Creek Project” or “Lost Creek”) and certain adjoining projects which we refer to as LC East, LC West, LC North, LC South and EN project areas (collectively, with the Lost Creek Project, the “Lost Creek Property”). Five of the projects at the Lost Creek Property contain reported mineral resources: Lost Creek, LC East, LC West, LC South and LC North.

Our Wyoming properties together total approximately 48,000 acres and include our Shirley Basin Project. Other non-material exploration stage projects are located in the GDB and the Lucky Mc Project is in the Gas Hills Uranium District, Wyoming. The Lost Creek Property and the Shirley Basin Project are the only two mineral properties that we deem to be individually material.

Our mineral resources reported pursuant to S-K 1300 for our material properties Lost Creek Property and Shirley Basin Project are summarized here and discussed below at “*Lost Creek ISR Uranium Property S-K 1300 Mineral Resources”*and “Shirley Basin ISR Uranium Project S-K 1300 Mineral Resources.”

Resource Summary (December 31, 2024)

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​ · Measured · Indicated · Inferred · ​
​AvgGradeShortTonsPoundsAvgGradeShortTonsPoundsAvgGradeShortTonsPoundsAssumed
Project% eU3O8(X 1000)(X 1000)% eU3O8(X 1000)(X 1000)% eU3O8(X 1000)(X 1000)Pricing
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Wyoming Uranium Projects​​​​​​​​​​
Lost Creek Property (after production)(7)0.0498,6648,5060.0444,5864,0110.0437,9916,807$55.00 to $87.20
Shirley Basin Project0.2691,4127,5980.1165541,290———$82.46 to $86.21
TOTAL0.08010,07616,1040.0525,1405,3010.0437,9916,807​
​​​​​​​​​​​
MEASURED & INDICATED​​​0.07015,21621,405​​​​
INFERRED​​​​​​0.0437,9916,807​

Notes: (please also see notes related to each of the mineral resource summary tables below, for the Lost Creek Property and the Shirley Basin Project)

1.Sum of Measured and Indicated tons and pounds may not add to the reported total due to rounding.
2.Table shows resources based on grade cutoff of 0.02 % eU3O8 and a grade x thickness cutoff of 0.20 GT.
3.Mineral processing tests have been conducted historically and by the Company and indicate that recovery should be at or about 80%, which is consistent with industry standards. Recovery at Lost Creek to date has exceeded the industry standard of 80%.
4.Measured, Indicated, and Inferred (where estimated) Mineral Resources as defined in S-K 1300.
5.Resources set forth above are reported through December 1, 2024 for Lost Creek (with production reconciled through December 31, 2024) and through December 31, 2024 for Shirley Basin.
6.All reported resources occur below the static water table at Lost Creek and below the historical, pre-mining static water table at Shirley Basin.
7.Related to Lost Creek, through December 31, 2024, 3.104 million lbs. of U3O8 have been produced from the Lost Creek Project HJ Horizon. The Lost Creek TRS reflected 2.838 million lbs. of U3O8 produced from the Lost Creek Project HJ Horizon as of December 31, 2023.
8.Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
9.Variable pricing for each, based upon projections of market analysts and industry experts, and assumptions for operations at each property, including sales contracts, are as shown, and set forth in the respective S-K 1300 Initial Assessments filed in March 2024.

Mineralization at our uranium properties in Wyoming typically occurs at depth and does not outcrop. Therefore, investigation of the mineralization is accomplished by drilling and related sampling and logging procedures. We maintain standards to routinely calibrate our logging tools (and require similar standards of our logging contractors), as well as utilizing established quality control procedures for sample collection, and detailed logging of drill cuttings by Company geologists to gain an understanding of redox conditions within host sandstones. The security and controls over the preparation of samples and analytical procedures data is typical among U.S. uranium industry professionals. In turn, the controls inherent in the calculation of mineral resources once the data is obtained and analyzed are recognized professional standards, and our methods have routinely been assessed and verified by third party qualified professionals through the preparation of our technical reports.

Lost Creek Property – Great Divide Basin, Wyoming

We acquired the Lost Creek Project area in 2005. Lost Creek is in the GDB, Wyoming. The permit area of the Lost Creek Project covers 4,254 acres (1,722 hectares), comprising 201 lode mining claims and one State of Wyoming mineral lease section. Regional access relies almost exclusively on existing public roads and highways. The local and regional transportation network consists of primary, secondary, local and unimproved roads. Direct access to Lost Creek is mainly on two crown-and-ditched gravel paved access roads to the processing plant. One road enters from the west from Sweetwater County Road 23N (Wamsutter-Crooks Gap Road); the other enters from the east off BLM controlled Sooner Road.

On a wider basis, from population centers, the Lost Creek property area is served by an Interstate Highway (Interstate 80), a US Highway (US 287), Wyoming state routes (SR 220 and 73 to Bairoil), local county roads, and BLM roads. The nearest airport to the Project is Casper-Natrona County International Airport located just north and west of Casper. Both Laramie and Rawlins have smaller regional airports.

The basic infrastructure (power, water, and transportation) necessary to support our ISR operation is located within reasonable proximity. Generally, the proximity of Lost Creek to paved roads is beneficial with respect to transportation of equipment, supplies, personnel and product to and from the property. Existing regional overhead electrical service is aligned in a north-to-south direction along the western boundary of the Lost Creek Project. An overhead power line, approximately two miles in length, was constructed to bring power from the existing Pacific Power line to the Lost Creek plant. Power drops have been made to the property and distributed to the plant, offices, wellfields, and other facilities. Additional power drops will be installed as we continue to expand the wellfield operations.

The Lost Creek Property is located as shown here:

Production Operations

Following receipt of the final regulatory authorization in October 2012, we commenced construction at Lost Creek. Construction included the plant facility and office building, installation of all process equipment, installation of two access roads, additional power lines and drop lines, deep disposal wells, construction of two holding ponds, a multi-purpose warehouse facility, and drill shed building. In August 2013, we received operational approval from the NRC and commenced production operations. See also discussion of the operational methods used at Lost Creek, above, under*“Business and Properties.”*

At year-end 2024, all wells to support the originally planned 13 header houses (“HHs”) in Mine Unit 1 (“MU1”) have been completed and have operated, as have the first 11 HHs in Mine Unit 2 (“MU2”). The first three HHs in MU2 have been producing since 2018; two new HHs came online in 2023 and six new header houses came online in 2024. We have brought HHs 2-12 and 2-13 online in Q12025.

Beginning in 2020 Q3 we maintained reduced production operations at Lost Creek. In 2021-2022, we had nominal production at Lost Creek. In December 2022, a ramp-up decision was made to return Lost Creek to commercial level production operations. In 2023, we captured 103,487 pounds U 3 O 8 and began drying and packaging yellowcake. In 2024, we captured 265,746 pounds U 3 O 8.

The production at Lost Creek, for the past three years, is set forth here:

​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​
​202420232022
Pounds U3O8 Captured265,746103,487325

Lost Creek ISR Uranium Property S-K 1300 Mineral Resources

An updated Initial Assessment Technical Report Summary on the Lost Creek ISR Uranium Property Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA (the “Lost Creek Report”) was filed with as an exhibit to our Annual Report of Form 10-K filed in March 2024 and provided the mineral resource estimates and preliminary economic analysis in respect of the Lost Creek Property. The Lost Creek Report was prepared by WWC Engineering. The Lost Creek Report reflects the updated mineral resource estimates, production operations, and operational and development costs to December 31, 2023.

In 2024, we continued our ramp-up of operations at Lost Creek, with additional development drilling in MU2 and MU1 Phase 2, as well delineation drilling in MU5. The drilling, generally, was not intended to expand the mineral resources, although, as was expected, the delineation drilling did identify additional inferred mineral resources. The changes to the mineral resource in other areas confirmed earlier estimates and allowed categorization of mineral resource to be heightened (e.g., from inferred to indicated and from indicated to measured). Resources recovered through production operations are subtracted from measured resources. We utilized a cut-off of December 1, 2024, with respect to estimating our mineral resources at Lost Creek to facilitate timely completion of our year-end estimate. Due to winter weather conditions and holiday slow-down, December is a considerably slower drilling month. Reconciliation of pounds recovered is reflected as at December 31, 2024.

The mineral resources at the Lost Creek Property are as follows:

Lost Creek Property - Resource Summary (December 31, 2024)

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​MeasuredIndicatedInferred
​AvgGradeShortTonsPoundsAvgGradeShortTonsPoundsAvgGradeShortTonsPounds
Project% eU3O8(X 1000)(X 1000)% eU3O8(X 1000)(X 1000)% eU3O8(X 1000)(X 1000)
LOST CREEK0.04910,43010,1450.0462,4822,2780.0433,7403,215
Production through 12/31/20240.049(3,167)(3,104)——————
LC EAST0.0521,4011,4650.0421,8831,5680.0422,9542,481
LC NORTH——————0.045644581
LC SOUTH———0.0372211650.039637496
LC WEST——————0.1091634
EN—————————
TOTAL0.0498,6648,5060.0444,5864,0110.0437,9916,807
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MEASURED & INDICATED​​​0.04713,25012,517​​​
INFERRED​​​​​​0.0437,9916,807

Notes:

1.Sum of Measured and Indicated tons and pounds may not add to the reported total due to rounding.
2.% eU3O8 is a measure of gamma intensity from a decay product of uranium and is not a direct measurement of uranium. Numerous comparisons of eU3O8 and chemical assays of Lost Creek rock samples, as well as PFN logging, indicate that eU3O8 is a reasonable indicator of the chemical concentration of uranium.
3.Table shows resources based on grade cutoff of 0.02 % eU3O8 and a grade x thickness cutoff of 0.20 GT.
4.Mineral processing tests have been conducted historically and by the Company and indicate that recovery should be at or about 80%, which is consistent with industry standards. Recovery at Lost Creek to date has exceeded the industry standard of 80%.
5.Measured, Indicated, and Inferred Mineral Resources as defined in S-K 1300.
6.Mineral Resources are calculated with drilling to December 1, 2024 and recovery reconciliation figures to December 31, 2024.
7.All reported resources occur below the static water table.
8.3.104 million lbs. U3O8 were produced from the Lost Creek Project HJ Horizon as of December 31, 2024.
9.Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
10.The point of reference for resources is in situ at the Property.

Information shown in the table above may differ from the disclosure requirements of the Canadian Securities Administrators. SeeCautionary Note to Investors Concerning Disclosure of Mineral Resources**, above.

Lost Creek Property - Resource Variance (December 31, 2024 compared to December 31, 2023)

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​MeasuredIndicatedInferred
​AvgGradeShortTonsPoundsAvgGradeShortTonsPoundsAvgGradeShortTonsPounds
Project% eU3O8(X 1000)(X 1000)% eU3O8(X 1000)(X 1000)% eU3O8(X 1000)(X 1000)
LOST CREEK—398326—(217)(225)(0.002)906688
Production—(271)(266)——————
LC EAST—————————
LC NORTH—————————
LC SOUTH—————————
LC WEST—————————
EN—————————
TOTAL—12760—(217)(225)—906688
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MEASURED & INDICATED​​​(0.001)(90)(165)​​​
INFERRED​​​​​​—906688

As discussed in the Lost Creek Report, the economic analysis upon which the mineral resources were evaluated assumes a variable price per pound U 3 O 8 over the life of the Lost Creek Property. The pricing for anticipated sales in the report ranges from $55.00 to $87.20 per pound U 3 O 8. The sale price in the Report for the produced uranium was based on existing and reasonably assumed sales commitments through 2030, and consensus pricing using an annual simple average of the projections of long-term pricing made by expert market analysts.

The Lost Creek Property includes six contiguous Projects: Lost Creek Project, LC East Project, LC West Project, LC North Project, LC South Project and EN Project. The fully licensed and operating Lost Creek Project is considered the core project while the others are collectively referred to as the Adjoining Projects in the Lost Creek Report. The Adjoining Projects were acquired by the Company as exploration targets to provide resources supplemental to those recognized at the Lost Creek Project. Most were initially viewed as stand-alone projects but expanded over time such that, collectively, they represent a contiguous block of land along with the Lost Creek Project.

The Main Mineral Trend of the Lost Creek uranium deposit (the “MMT”) is located within the Lost Creek Project. The East Mineral Trend (or “EMT”) is a second mineral trend of significance, in addition to the MMT, identified by historic drilling on the lands forming LC East. Although geologically similar, it appears to be a separate, but closely related, trend from the MMT.

The 2024 Lost Creek mineral resource estimate includes drill data and analyses of approximately 5,680 historic and current holes and over 3.19 million feet of drilling at the Lost Creek Project alone. With the acquisition of the Lost Creek Project, we acquired logs and analyses representing approximately 360,000 feet of data. Since our acquisition of the project, approximately 5,108 holes and wells have been drilled at Lost Creek. This figure now includes development drilling through 2024. Additionally, drilling from the Adjoining Projects, both historical and our drill programs, is included in the mineral resource estimate. This represents ~2,400 additional drill holes (1.3 million feet).

Regulatory Authorizations and Land Title of Lost Creek

Beginning in 2007, we completed all necessary applications and related processes to obtain the required permitting and licenses for the Lost Creek Project, of which the three most significant are a Source and Byproduct Materials License from the NRC (August 2011); a Plan of Operations with the BLM (Record of Decision (“ROD”))(October 2012); and a Permit and License to Mine from the WDEQ (October 2011)(“WDEQ Permit”). The WDEQ Permit includes the approval of MU1, as well as the Wildlife Management Plan, including a positive determination of the protective measures at the project for the greater sage-grouse species.

Potential risks to the accessibility of the estimated mineral resource at Lost Creek may include changes in the designation of the greater sage-grouse (sage grouse) as an endangered species by the USFWS because the Lost Creek Property lies within a sage grouse core area as defined by the State of Wyoming. (See discussion below under “Government Regulations, Protection of Endangered and Protected Species.”) The Company continues to work closely with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (“WGFD”) and the BLM to mitigate impacts to the sage grouse.

The timing restrictions developed by the State preclude exploration drilling and other non-operational based activities which may disturb the sage grouse. The sage grouse timing restrictions relevant to ISR production and operational activities at Lost Creek are somewhat different because the State has recognized that mining projects within core areas must be allowed to operate year-round. While our sage grouse adaptive management plan includes certain calendar restrictions on drilling and construction activities, there are no calendar restrictions on production and operational activities in pre-approved disturbed areas within our permit to mine, and the limitations in the sage grouse management plan are not expected to affect our planned production profile.

Additional authorizations from federal, state and local agencies for the Lost Creek project include: WDEQ-Air Quality Division Air Quality Permit and WDEQ-Water Quality Division Class I Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) Permit. Following the plugging of one of our deep disposal wells in 2019, the UIC permit allows Lost Creek to operate up to four Class I injection wells to meet the anticipated disposal requirements for the life of the Lost Creek Project. The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an aquifer exemption for the Lost Creek project. The WDEQ’s separate approval of the aquifer reclassification is a part of the WDEQ Permit. We also received approval from the EPA and the Wyoming State Engineer’s Office for the construction and operation of two holding ponds at Lost Creek. Application has been made to the BLM for a right-of-way for use of portions of an existing regional road.

In 2014, applications for amendments to the Lost Creek license were submitted to federal regulatory agencies, NRC and BLM, for the development and mining of the LC East Project. The BLM issued its ROD authorizing the plan in 2019. The NRC participated in this review as a cooperating agency. In 2018, Wyoming assumed responsibility from the NRC for the regulation of radiation safety at uranium recovery facilities like Lost Creek. The Wyoming State Uranium Recovery Program (“URP”), a part of the WDEQ, oversees the licensing process for source material licenses as well as the operations of licensees in Wyoming. The URP has demonstrated that its integration into the overall WDEQ oversight of uranium recovery streamlines the process of licensing, offers greater consistency in authorizations and oversight, and results in reduced costs in the licensing phase. The URP issued a source material license for LC East in 2021. Also in 2021, we submitted a license renewal for the Lost Creek source material license. The renewal is under technical review with the URP.

A permit amendment requesting approval to mine at the LC East Project was also submitted to the WDEQ. The air quality permit for Lost Creek will be revised to account for additional surface disturbance at the LC East Project. Certain of our earlier Sweetwater County approvals have been amended. Numerous well permits from the State Engineer’s Office will be required. It is anticipated that the remaining permit to mine amendment and aquifer exemption will be completed prior to our planned production schedule.

During 2016, we received all authorizations for the operation of Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class V wells at Lost Creek, and operation of the circuit began in early 2017. This allows for the onsite reinjection of fresh permeate (*i.e.,*clean water) into relatively shallow Class V wells. Site operators use the RO circuits, which were installed during initial construction of the plant, to treat process wastewater into brine and permeate streams. The brine stream continues to be disposed of in the UIC Class I deep wells while the clean permeate stream is injected into the UIC Class V wells after treatment for radium. These operational procedures have significantly enhanced wastewater capacity at the site, ultimately reducing the injection requirements of our Class I deep disposal wells and extending the life of those valuable assets.

Through our subsidiaries Lost Creek ISR, LLC and NFU Wyoming, we control the federal unpatented lode mining claims and State of Wyoming mineral leases which make up the Lost Creek Property. Title to the mining claims is subject to rights ofpedis possessio against all third-party claimants so long as the claims are maintained. The mining claims do not have an expiration date. Affidavits have been timely filed with the BLM and recorded with the Sweetwater County Recorder attesting to the payment for the Lost Creek Property mining claims of annual maintenance fees to the BLM as established by law from time to time.

The state leases have a ten-year term, subject to renewal for successive ten-year terms. The surface of all the unpatented mining claims is controlled by the BLM, and we have the right to use as much of the surface as is necessary for exploration and mining of the claims, subject to compliance with all federal, state and local laws and regulations. Surface use on BLM lands is administered under federal regulations. Similarly, access to state-controlled land is largely inherent within a State of Wyoming mineral lease, with certain additional obligations to those holding surface rights on a lease-specific basis.

There are no royalties at the Lost Creek Project, except on the State of Wyoming mineral lease as provided by law. Currently, there is only limited production planned from the state leased lands. There is a production royalty of one percent on certain claims of the LC East Project, and other royalties on certain claims at the LC South and EN Projects, as well as the other State of Wyoming mineral leases (LC West and EN projects).

Together with the Lost Creek Project, Five Adjoining Projects Form the Lost Creek Property

The LC East Project (5,750 acres) was added to the Lost Creek Property in 2011-2012. We located additional unpatented lode mining claims in 2014. Our LC East Project, as discussed elsewhere in this annual report, now has a source material license and awaits only the WDEQ permit to mine before all major authorizations are in hand to recover uranium at the project. The Lost Creek Report recommends that we continue to progress all remaining permit amendments to allow for future uranium recovery.

The LC West Project (3,840 acres) was also added to the Lost Creek Property in 2011-2012. The land position here includes one State of Wyoming mineral lease, in addition to the unpatented lode mining claims. We possess data related to historical exploration programs of earlier operators.

The LC North Project (6,260 acres) is located to the north and to the west of the Lost Creek Project. Historical wide-spaced exploration drilling on this project consisted of 175 drill holes. We have conducted two drilling programs at the project. We may conduct exploration drilling at LC North to pursue the potential of an extension of the MMT of the Lost Creek Project.

The map below shows the Lost Creek Property, including the Adjoining Projects.

The LC South Project (10,200 acres) is located to the south and southeast of the Lost Creek Project. Historical drilling on the LC South Project consisted of 488 drill holes. In 2010, we drilled 159 exploration holes (total, 101,270 feet) which confirmed numerous individual roll front systems occurring within several stratigraphic horizons correlative to mineralized horizons in the Lost Creek Project. Also, a series of wide-spaced drill holes were part of this exploration program which identified deep oxidation (alteration) that represents the potential for several additional roll front horizons.

The EN Project (5,160 acres) is adjacent to and east of LC South, including unpatented lode mining claims and one State of Wyoming mineral lease. We have over 50 historical drill logs from the EN project. Some minimal, deep, exploration drilling has been conducted at the project. No mineral resource is yet reported due to the limited nature of the data.

History and Geology of the Lost Creek Property

Uranium was discovered in the Great Divide Basin, where Lost Creek is located, in 1936. Exploration activity increased in Wyoming in the early 1950s after the Gas Hills District discoveries, and continued to increase in the 1960s, with the discovery of numerous additional occurrences of uranium. Wolf Land and Exploration (which later became Inexco), Climax (Amax) and Conoco Minerals were the earliest operators in the Lost Creek area and made the initial discoveries of low-grade uranium mineralization in 1968. Kerr-McGee, Humble Oil, and Valley Development, Inc. were also active in the area. Drilling within the current Lost Creek Project area from 1966 to 1976 consisted of approximately 115 wide-spaced exploration holes by several companies including Conoco, Climax, and Inexco.

Texasgulf acquired the western half of what is now the Lost Creek Project in 1976 through a joint venture with Climax and identified what is now referred to as the MMT. In 1978, Texasgulf optioned into a 50% interest in the adjoining Conoco ground to the east and continued drilling, fully identifying the MMT eastward to the current project boundary; Texasgulf drilled approximately 412 exploration holes within what is now the Lost Creek Project. During this period Minerals Exploration Company (a subsidiary of Union Oil Company of California) drilled approximately eight exploration holes in what is currently the western portion of the Lost Creek Project. Texasgulf dropped the project in 1983 due to declining market conditions. The ground was subsequently picked up by Cherokee Exploration, Inc. which conducted no field activities.

In 1987, Power Nuclear Corporation (also known as PNC Exploration) acquired 100% interest in the project from Cherokee Exploration, Inc. PNC Exploration conducted a limited exploration program and geologic investigation, as well as an evaluation of previous in situ leach testing by Texasgulf. PNC Exploration drilled a total of 36 holes within the current project area.

In 2000, New Frontiers Uranium, LLC acquired the property and database from PNC Exploration, but conducted no drilling or geologic studies. New Frontiers Uranium, LLC later transferred the Lost Creek Project-area property along with its other Wyoming properties to its successor NFU Wyoming. In 2005, Ur-Energy USA purchased 100% ownership of NFU Wyoming.

The Lost Creek Property is situated in the northeastern part of the GDB which is underlain by up to 25,000 ft. of Paleozoic to Quaternary sediments. The GDB lies within a unique divergence of the Continental Divide and is bounded by structural uplifts or fault displaced Precambrian rocks, resulting in internal drainage and an independent hydrogeologic system. The surficial geology in the GDB is dominated by the Battle Spring Formation of Eocene age. The dominant lithology in the Battle Spring Formation is coarse arkosic sandstone, interbedded with intermittent mudstone, claystone and siltstone. Deposition occurred as alluvial-fluvial fan deposits within a south-southwest flowing paleodrainage. The sedimentary source is considered to be the Granite Mountains, approximately 30 miles to the north. Maximum thickness of the Battle Spring Formation sediments within the GDB is 6,000 ft.

Uranium mineralization identified throughout the property occurs as roll front type deposits, typical in most respects of those observed in other Tertiary Basins in Wyoming. Uranium deposits in the GDB are found principally in the Battle Spring Formation, which hosts the Lost Creek Property deposit. Lithology within the Lost Creek deposit consists of approximately 60% to 80% poorly consolidated, medium to coarse arkosic sands up to 50 ft. thick, and 20% to 40% interbedded mudstone, siltstone, claystone and fine sandstone, each generally less than 25 ft. thick. This lithological assemblage remains consistent throughout the entire vertical section of interest in the Battle Spring Formation.

Outcrop at Lost Creek is exclusively that of the Battle Spring Formation. Due to the soft nature of the formation, the Battle Spring Formation occurs largely as sub-crop beneath the soil. The alluvial fan origin of the formation yields a complex stratigraphic regime which has been subdivided throughout Lost Creek into several thick horizons dominated by sands, with intervening named mudstones. Lost Creek is currently licensed and permitted to produce from the HJ horizon. The LC East license amendments include authorizations to recover uranium from the HJ and KM horizons, while the amendment to the Lost Creek Project will allow expansion of recovery into additional HJ horizon resource areas.

Shirley Basin Mine Site (Shirley Basin, Wyoming)

As a result of the Pathfinder acquisition, we own the Shirley Basin Project, from which Pathfinder and its predecessors historically produced more than 28 million pounds of U 3 O 8, primarily from the 1960s until the early 1990s. Pathfinder’s predecessors included COGEMA, Lucky Mc Uranium Corporation, and Utah Construction/Utah International. Shirley Basin conventional mine operations were suspended in the 1990s due to low uranium pricing, and facility reclamation was substantially completed. After the cessation of open pit uranium mining operations at Shirley Basin in 1992, two historical resource areas on the project were identified as potentially suitable for ISR mining. These two areas are the FAB Resource Area or FAB Trend and Area 5.

We control approximately 3,536 acres of property interests in the general area of the project which is located in central southeast Wyoming, approximately 40 miles south of Casper. The project is accessed by travelling west from Casper, on Highway 220. After travelling 18 miles, turn south on Highway 487 and travel an additional 35 miles; the entrance to the Shirley Basin Project is to the east. The project is in an unpopulated area located in the northeastern portion of Carbon County, Wyoming. It is centered at approximately 42 degrees, 22 minutes north latitude and 106 degrees, 11 minutes west longitude, in T28N, R78W, within the 6th principal meridian.

The nearest airport to the project is Casper-Natrona County International Airport located just north and west of Casper, Wyoming. Both Laramie and Rawlins have smaller regional airports. The BNSF Railroad runs through Casper, and the Union Pacific railroad runs through Medicine Bow.

Site infrastructure is excellent. A road which traverses the project and provides access from the south was upgraded and other roads were constructed in 2024. A septic system has been installed. Several support facilities remain from the historical operations, which are being refurbished to house drilling and casing supplies, maintenance and offices. A regional power transmission line (69 kV) passes through the northern portions of the project. An existing energized power line leads to a substation near the field office, and from there additional power lines have been installed to the FAB Trend. The historical substation is currently being refurbished with the goal of completing the upgrade early in Q4 2025. A backup trailer-mounted substation is available if the upgrade is not timely completed.

A licensed waste disposal site for 11e.(2) byproduct material is currently operating adjacent to the fully reclaimed tailings complex. The tailings facility at the Shirley Basin site is one of the few remaining facilities in the U.S. that is licensed to receive and dispose of by-product waste material from other in situ uranium mines. We assumed operation of the byproduct disposal site in 2013 and continue to accept deliveries under several existing contracts.

Water supply needs have been limited to drilling water and incidental use. Drilling needs have been supplied by one water well capable of producing over 25 gallons per minute (gpm). Several backup water wells are also present. Although none of the backup wells has been utilized to date, we have recently permitted one well (capable of production at approximately 50 gpm) to repurpose it temporarily for additional supply needs. The existing water wells can provide sufficient supply for domestic and other potential operational requirements. Additional new and appropriately sited water source wells may be considered for future needs. Water impounded in the reclaimed mine pits is suitable for use in drilling and other non-potable uses would be available pending construction of approach ramps.

Within the project, the now permitted area (2,605 acres) consists of 1,770 acres of locatable mineral lands that we control, and which will allow us to recover uranium from both the FAB and Area 5 Resource Areas. This total consists of 1,330 acres of U.S. lode mining patents (nine patents), 370 acres of federal unpatented lode mining claims (29 claims), and 70 acres (two tracts) of fee minerals. Together with these mineral rights, we control 280 acres of additional surface access rights necessary to develop the project.

As with the Lost Creek mining claims, title to the unpatented mining claims at Shirley Basin is subject to rights ofpedis possessio against all third-party claimants as long as the claims are maintained. The mining claims do not have an expiration date. Affidavits have been timely filed with the BLM and recorded with the Carbon County Clerk attesting to the payment for the mining claims of annual maintenance fees to the BLM as established by law from time to time. The surface of all the unpatented mining claims is controlled by the BLM, and we have the right to use as much of the surface as is necessary for exploration and mining of the claims, subject to compliance with all federal, state and local laws and regulations. Surface use on BLM lands is administered under federal regulations.

There are no production royalties at the FAB Resource Area. Within Area 5, approximately 202 acres are subject to a formulaic royalty interest which totals approximately 0.5%. On two other tracts at Area 5 (30 acres in the southern portion and 40 acres in the southeastern portion), uranium and associated minerals are subject to different formulaic royalties which are approximately 1%. Currently, there is no known mineral resource on these 70 acres. A 0.5% royalty was included for the resources in Area 5. Additionally, certain use fees are in place on some lands in Area 5, based upon an annual disturbance-level calculation.

All major authorizations, permits and licenses for the project have been received. Additional minor permits/authorizations will be required before operations begin; each of the remaining authorizations is routine and may commonly be obtained in days or weeks.

Shirley Basin ISR Uranium Project S-K 1300 Mineral Resources

An updated Initial Assessment Technical Report Summary on the Shirley Basin ISR Uranium Project Carbon County, Wyoming USA, as amended (the “Shirley Basin Report”) was filed with our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed in March 2024 and provides the mineral resource estimates and preliminary economic analysis in respect of the Shirley Basin Project. The Shirley Basin Report was prepared by WWC Engineering. The Shirley Basin Report reflects updated detailed planning of wellfields, construction plans and operational and development costs to December 31, 2023.

While we conducted only a nominal amount of drilling at Shirley Basin during 2024, which was primarily installation of monitor wells and other design-oriented drillholes, the mineral resource estimate for the project changed slightly. Mineral resources at the Shirley Basin Project at December 31, 2024 are as follows:

Shirley Basin Project - Resource Summary(December 31, 2024)

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​MeasuredIndicated
​Avg GradeShort TonsPoundsAvg GradeShort TonsPounds
Resource Area% eU3O8(X 1000)(X 1000)% eU3O8(X 1000)(X 1000)
FAB TREND0.2731,2186,6530.1174631,081
AREA 50.2431949450.11591209
TOTAL0.2691,4127,5980.1165541,290
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MEASURED & INDICATED​​​0.2261,9668,888

Notes:

1.Sum of Measured and Indicated tons and pounds may not add to the reported total due to rounding.
2.Based on grade cutoff of 0.020 % eU3O8 and a grade x thickness (GT) cutoff of 0.25 GT.
3.Mineral processing tests have been conducted historically and by the Company and indicate that recovery should be at or about 80%, which is consistent with industry standards.
4.Measured and Indicated mineral resources as defined in S-K 1300.
5.All reported resources occur below the historical, pre-mining static water table.
6.Average grades are calculated as weighted averages. The minor change to the average grade at the FAB Trend is the result of 2024 drilling and the minor addition to the resource.
7.Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
8.The economic analysis upon which the mineral resources were evaluated assumes a variable price per pound for U3O8 over the life of the Shirley Basin Project, as discussed in the Shirley Basin Report. The projected pricing for anticipated sales ranges from $82.46 to $86.21 per pound U3O8.
9.The point of reference for resources is in situ at the project.

Information shown in the table above may differ from the disclosure requirements of the Canadian Securities Administrators. SeeCautionary Note to Investors Concerning Disclosure of Mineral Resources**, above.

The Shirley Basin mineral resource estimate includes drill data and analyses of approximately 3,200 holes and nearly 1.2 million feet of historic drilling at the Shirley Basin Project. In 2014, we drilled 14 confirmation holes representing approximately 6,600 feet which were included in the mineral resource estimate. Because of the density of the historical drill programs, estimates are made entirely in

Measured and Indicated categories of resources. There is no Inferred resource category included in the estimate for Shirley Basin. Studies we conducted in 2014, and studies by Pathfinder in the late 1990s, indicate that this mineralization is amenable to ISR extraction.

There has been no material change in the mineral resources estimated in the Shirley Basin Report (mineral resources at December 31, 2023). The drilling we conducted in 2024 was primarily for the installation of monitor wells and was not designed to delineate additional resources. In addition to the 125 monitor wells, we drilled approximately 25 holes to obtain additional information for planning and design of the wellfield. In the process of drilling wells interior to the FAB Trend, and continuing our analyses of Area 5, there is a resulting additional mineral resource of a non-material amount (~72,000 pounds). The information obtained through the drill program will inform our planning for development and operational activities.

Shirley Basin Project - Resource Variance (December 31, 2024 compared to December 31, 2023)

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​MeasuredIndicated
​Avg GradeShort TonsPoundsAvg GradeShort TonsPounds
Resource Area% eU3O8(X 1000)(X 1000)% eU3O8(X 1000)(X 1000)
FAB TREND(0.007)4679(0.002)7—
AREA 5—(1)(2)—(2)(5)
TOTAL(0.006)4577(0.002)5(5)
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MEASURED & INDICATED​​​(0.004)5172

Additional Shirley Basin History and Geology

The Shirley Basin Project lies in the northern half of the historic Shirley Basin uranium mining district (the “District”), which is the second most prolific uranium mining district in Wyoming. Earliest discoveries were made in 1954 by Teton Exploration. This was followed by an extensive claim staking and drilling rush by several companies in 1957. Several important discoveries were made, and the first mining was started in 1959 by Utah Construction Corp. (predecessor to Pathfinder). Underground mining methods were initially employed but encountered severe groundwater inflow problems, so in 1963 Utah Construction switched to solution mining methods. This was the first commercially successful application of in situ solution mining recovery (ISR) for uranium in the U.S. In 1968 market and production needs caused Utah Construction to move to open-pit mining and a conventional mill. All production within the District after 1968 was by open-pit methods.

As described, several companies operated uranium mines within the District, however three companies were dominant. Utah Construction/Pathfinder’s efforts were focused on the northern portion of the District, while Getty was largely in the central portion, and Kerr-McGee was in the southern portion. The last mining in the District concluded in 1992 when Pathfinder shut down production due to market conditions. Total production from the Shirley Basin District was 51.3 million pounds of U 3 O 8, of which 28.3 million pounds U 3 O 8 came from the Utah Construction/Pathfinder operations. The uranium resources which we are planning to produce through ISR represent unmined extensions of mineral trends addressed in past open-pit mines. These extensions were targeted for recovery years ago but were not developed prior to the end of operations in 1992.

The District lies in the north-central portions of the Shirley Basin geologic province, which is one of several inter-montane basins in Wyoming created 35-70 million years ago (mya) during the Laramide mountain building event. The Basin is floored by folded sedimentary formations of Cretaceous age (35-145 mya). In the northern half of the District the Cretaceous units were later covered by stream sediments of the Wind River Formation of Eocene age (34-56 mya) which filled paleo-drainages cut into a paleo-topographic surface. The Wind River Formation was subsequently covered by younger volcanic ash-choked stream sediments of the White River and Arikaree Formations of Oligocene age (23-34 mya) and Miocene age (5-23 mya), respectively. Uranium occurs as roll front type deposits along the edge of large regional alteration systems within sandstone units of the Wind River Formation. The source of the uranium is considered to be the volcanic ash content within the overlying White River Formation and also granitic content within the Wind River Formation itself.

In the project area, the primary hosts for uranium mineralization are arkosic sandstones of the Eocene-age Wind River Formation. The White River Formation unconformably overlies the Wind River Formation and outcrops on the surface throughout most of the project, with thicknesses ranging from a thin veneer in the FAB Resource Area to over 250 ft. in Area 5. The Wind River sediments in the project area were deposited as part of a large fluvial depositional system. The lithology of the Wind River Formation is characterized by thick, medium to coarse-grained, arkosic sandstones separated by thick claystone units. Sandstones and claystones are typically 20 - 75 ft. thick. Minor thin lignite and very carbonaceous shale beds occur locally. These fluvial sediments are located within a large northwest-trending paleochannel system with a gentle 1° dip to the north (Bailey and Gregory, 2011). The average thickness of the Wind River Formation within the project is approximately 230 ft. The Main and Lower Sands of the Wind River Formation are the primary hosts to mineralization which we are currently targeting for ISR development.

The Lower Sand represents the basal sand unit of the Wind River Formation and in places lies directly above the underlying Cretaceous formations. The Main Sand typically lies approximately 15 - 25 ft. above the Lower Sand. Locally, the two sands merge where the intervening claystone unit is absent. Typical thickness of the Lower Sand ranges from 25 - 50 ft. and that of the Main Sand from 40 - 75 ft. Less dominant sands are common within the Wind River Formation. One in particular has been referred to as the Upper Sand and is present within much of the FAB Trend, lying approximately 25 ft. above the Main Sand. Claystone units are normally at least 10 ft. thick and commonly are 20 - 50 ft. thick.

Summary Information Concerning Additional Non-Material Exploration Stage Projects

In addition to the Lost Creek Property and Shirley Basin Project, the Company controls mineral properties for six additional projects in the GDB (four) and the Gas Hills Uranium District (one) in Wyoming and in Mineral County, Nevada (one, proximate to the Camp Douglas and Candelaria Mining Districts).

Each of the following described uranium exploration stage projects is 100% owned and controlled by our exploration and land holding company, NFU Wyoming, except the Lucky Mc project which is held by Pathfinder. Mineral resource estimations for the following projects pursuant to S-K 1300 have not been completed. Each of the uranium projects contains roll-front style uranium mineralization and appear to be amenable to ISR, pending further exploration and analysis at each. We have historical data on each of the properties, as well as drill data and/or other exploration data from our exploration work at several of the projects. Future exploration activities for the Wyoming uranium projects are anticipated to be further drilling, which would proceed pursuant to drilling notices obtained from the WDEQ and BLM. There is no ongoing production at any of these mineral projects. Because of the persistent downturn in the uranium market in recent years, we maintained our focus on operations at Lost Creek and the permitting process and development of Shirley Basin, while deferring costs of exploration at other projects. As we continue to ramp-up our production operations at Lost Creek, and build out Shirley Basin for operations, our financial priorities will primarily remain with those projects.

The map below provides the location of each of the additional projects in the GDB, Wyoming, including their proximity to the Lost Creek Property.

Arrow Project is an exploration stage uranium project (10 unpatented lode mining claims; approximately 190 acres) located in Sections 30-31, T26N, R94W (Sweetwater County, Wyoming).

Lost Soldier is an exploration stage uranium project located in Sweetwater County, Wyoming on 105 unpatented lode mining claims. Located in Sections 5-8 and 17-18, T26N, R90W and Sections 1 and 11-14, T26N, R91W, the project covers approximately 1,960 acres.

North Hadsell Project is an exploration stage uranium project, comprising 203 unpatented lode mining claims located in Sections 3-5 and 8-10, T26N, Range 91W (Sweetwater County) and Sections 31-34, T 27N, R91W and Sections 21-23, 25-28, 33-34 and 36 T27N, R92W (Fremont County) in Wyoming. The project controls approximately 3,970 acres.

RS Project is an exploration stage uranium project of 54 unpatented lode mining claims totaling an area of approximately 920 acres, located in Sections 6 and 7, T27N, R92W and Sections 1 and 2, T27N, R93W.

Our Lucky Mc Project is in the Gas Hills Uranium District, Fremont County, Wyoming. An historic mine site, Pathfinder holds 100% mineral interests at the project through three mineral patents (totaling approximately 970 acres) located in Sections 2 and 3, T32N, R90W, and Sections 21, 22-27 and 35, T33N, R90W; two State of Wyoming mineral leases (together, approximately 410 acres) located in Section 36, T33N, R90W, Section 1, T32N, R91W; and Sections 6 and 7, T32N, R90W; and two unpatented lode mining claims (together, approximately 40 acres) located in Section 6, T32N, R90W and Section 1, T32N, R91W. In 2021, the historic permit to mine was terminated and related reclamation bond and obligations released. Further exploration or development would be accomplished through drill notices and routine permitting and licensing through the WDEQ and/or BLM.

Our exploration stage gold project, the Excel Project, is in west-central Nevada, and comprises 93 unpatented lode mining claims (~1,900 acres) in Sections 9, 10, 20-22, 26-29, T5N, R34E. The Excel Project is 100% held by NFU Wyoming. The project is located within the Excelsior Mountains, in Mineral County, Nevada. We have historical geologic data, as well as data obtained through early-stage field programs including rock sampling, geochemical soil sampling and drill programs, together with geophysical studies. Further drilling would require additional notice-level permits or plan of operations obtained from the BLM.

Competition and Mineral Prices

The uranium industry is highly competitive, and our competition includes larger, more established companies with longer operating histories that not only explore for and produce uranium, but also market uranium and other products on a regional, national or worldwide basis. On a global basis, this competition continues to include a significant number of state-owned or sponsored entities. Because of the greater financial resources of these companies, competitive bid processes on off-take sales agreements remain difficult. Beyond that, in the U.S., the competitive bid process for other contracts and opportunities is and will be challenging; this competition extends to the further acquisition and development of properties. Additionally, these larger (or state-owned) companies have greater resources to continue with their operations during periods of depressed and volatile market conditions.

Unlike other commodities, uranium does not trade on an open market. Contracts are negotiated privately by buyers and sellers. Since 2022, we have secured new term agreements for sales of uranium at fixed pricing and other set delivery terms. Under our agreements, base quantity deliveries between 440,000 and 1,300,000 pounds U 3 O 8 annually are expected to be delivered from 2025 through 2030; additional commitments of 100,000 pounds U 3 O 8 per year have been made to a customer in 2032 and 2033. Several of our sales agreements permit the customer to ‘flex’ the base annual delivery quantity up or down by up to 10% of the base amount and in some cases extend the deliveries into subsequent years.

Uranium prices are published by two of the leading industry-recognized independent market consultants, UxC, LLC and TradeTech, LLC, who publish on their respective websites. The following information reflects an average of the per pound prices published by these two consulting groups for the end of the periods indicated:

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End of Year: · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024
Spot price (US$)​$24.93​$30.20​$42.05​$47.68​$91.00​$72.63
LT price (US$)​$32.50​$35.00​$42.75​$52.00​$68.00​$80.50
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End of Month: · 11/30/24 · 12/31/24 · 01/31/25 · 02/28/25 · 03/31/25 · 04/09/25
Spot price (US$)​$77.13​$72.63​$69.28​$65.03​$64.23​$64.80
LT price (US$)​$81.50​$80.50​$81.00​$80.00​$80.00​$80.00

The long-term price as defined by UxC, LLC includes conditions for escalation (from current quarter) delivery timeframe (≥ 36 months), and quantity flexibility (up to ±10%) considerations.

Strong competition in the uranium industry is also felt in the pursuit of qualified personnel and contractors, drill companies and equipment, and other equipment and materials. As the industry is revitalized through changes in market pricing and other fundamental changes in the uranium market, this type of competition for expertise, staffing and equipment has become more significant and is expected to remain challenging. Additionally, in Wyoming, inter-industry competition for qualified labor is more challenging during times in which oilfield and renewable energy projects maintain or increase staffing levels.

Government Regulations

As set forth above, our operations at Lost Creek and our other projects in Wyoming and other locations where exploration, development and operations are taking place, are subject to extensive laws and regulations which are overseen and enforced by multiple federal, state and local authorities. These laws and regulations govern exploration, development, production, various taxes, labor standards, occupational health and safety including radiation safety, waste disposal, underground source of drinking water, protection and remediation of the environment, protection of endangered and protected species, toxic and hazardous substances and other matters. Uranium minerals exploration is also subject to risks and liabilities associated with pollution of the environment and disposal of waste products occurring as a result of mineral exploration and production.

Compliance with these laws and regulations imposes substantial costs on us and may subject us to significant potential liabilities or impacts to operations or project development. Changes in these regulations could require us to expend significant resources to comply with new laws or regulations or changes to current requirements and could have a material adverse effect on our business operations. Compliance with all current regulations, including but not limited to the environmental and safety regulatory schemes, is an integral part of our day-to-day business, management and staff commitment and expenditures. The costs attendant to compliance are understood and routinely budgeted and are generally comparable to those of other U.S. uranium companies and other natural resources companies in the U.S. and Canada. It should be noted that environmental protections and regulatory oversight thereof vary significantly outside North America, particularly in Kazakhstan and Russia, where state-owned enterprises operate with only limited or more relaxed regulatory oversight related to environmental and worker safety.

Mineral exploration and development activities, as well as our uranium recovery operations, are subject to comprehensive regulation which may cause substantial delays, restrictions or require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated, causing an adverse effect on our business operations. Mineral exploration operations are also subject to federal and state laws and regulations which seek to maintain health and safety standards. Various permits from government bodies are required for drilling operations to be conducted; no assurance can be given that such permits will be received. Environmental standards imposed by federal and state authorities may be changed and any such changes may have material adverse effects on our activities. Mineral recovery operations are subject to federal and state laws relating to the protection of the environment, including laws regulating removal of natural resources from the ground and the discharge of materials into the environment. The posting of a performance bond and the costs associated with our permitting and licensing activities requires a substantial budget and ongoing cash commitments. In addition to pursuing ongoing permitting and licensure for new projects and additions to our existing Lost Creek Project, these expenditures include ongoing monitoring (e.g., wildlife, groundwater and effluent monitoring) and other activities to ensure regulatory and legal compliance, as well as compliance with our permits and licenses. Costs for these activities may increase and we may be required to increase compliance activities in the future, which might further affect our ability to expand or maintain our operations.

Our mineral projects are subject to the General Mining Law, as amended, and myriad related regulatory programs. Over several decades, numerous attempts have been made to amend the General Mining Law which authorizes and governs mining on federal lands. Various recent proposals have included the addition of royalty payments, changes to tribal consultation, addition of a reclamation fee, addition of a tax on displaced material and other actions which may have a material impact on in situ mining operations on federal lands. Each attempt to significantly amend the General Mining Law has failed. We anticipate attempts to amend the law will recur.

The Lost Creek Project, which is primarily on federal lands, operates under a Plan of Operations approved by the BLM as prescribed by law. The Shirley Basin Project also has an approved Plan of Operations because a portion of the project is on federal lands. Previous draft amendments to the General Mining Law included provisions ‘grandfathering’ existing permitted operations from certain new restrictions, taxes, or fees, but it is unknown if future proposals will contain similar exceptions.

Environmental Regulations

As set forth above, our mineral projects are the subject of extensive environmental regulation at federal and state levels. Exploration, development and production activities are subject to certain environmental regulations which may prevent or delay the commencement or continuance of our operations. The National Environmental Protection Act (“NEPA”) affects our operations as it requires federal agencies to consider the significant environmental consequences of their proposed programs and actions and inform the public about their decision making. The required process of NEPA may take many months or even years to complete. Currently, we are not pursuing federal permits or licenses which are subject to NEPA.

In general, our exploration and production activities are subject to certain federal and state laws and regulations relating to environmental quality and pollution control. Such laws and regulations increase the costs of these activities substantially and may prevent or delay the commencement or continuance of a given operation. Because compliance with current laws and regulations is an integral part of our industry and business it has not had a materially adverse effect on our operations or financial condition to date in relation to our U.S. peers. Specifically, we are subject to legislation and regulations regarding radiation safety, emissions into the environment, water discharges, and storage and disposition of hazardous wastes. In addition, the law requires well and facility sites to be abandoned and reclaimed to the satisfaction of state and federal authorities.

Protection of Endangered and Protected Species

Our sites are subject to federal laws and regulations with respect to the protection of endangered and protected species, including the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Notably, potential changes in the designation of the greater sage-grouse (sage grouse) as an endangered species by the USFWS are monitored closely because the Lost Creek Property lies within a sage grouse core area as defined by the State of Wyoming. In 2015, the USFWS issued its finding that the greater sage grouse does not warrant protection under the ESA. The USFWS reached this determination after evaluating the species’ population status, along with the collective efforts by the BLM and U.S. Forest Service, state agencies, private landowners and other partners to conserve its habitat.

After a thorough analysis of the best available scientific information and considering ongoing key conservation efforts and their projected benefits, the USFWS determined the species does not face the risk of extinction in the foreseeable future and therefore does not need protection under the ESA. Should future decisions vary, or state or federal agencies alter their management of the species, there could potentially be an impact on future expansion operations. However, the Company continues to work closely with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (“WGFD”) and the BLM to mitigate impacts to the sage grouse. Long-term monitoring of sage grouse populations has shown that the “affected” populations at Lost Creek are on a parallel trend with “reference” populations located beyond the potential influence of the project. Trends vary considerably based on a variety of environmental factors including, most importantly, annual moisture.

The State of Wyoming has developed a “core-area strategy” to help protect the sage grouse within certain core areas of the state. The Lost Creek Property is within a designated core area and is thus subject to work activity calendar restrictions pursuant to the core-area strategy. The timing restriction precludes exploration drilling and other non-operational based activities which may disturb the sage grouse. The sage grouse timing restrictions relevant to ISR production and operational activities at Lost Creek are somewhat different because the State has recognized that mining projects within core areas must be allowed to operate year-round. While our approved sage grouse adaptive management plan includes certain calendar restrictions on drilling and construction activities, there are no calendar restrictions on production and operational activities in pre-approved disturbed areas within our permit to mine, and the limitations in the sage grouse management plan are not expected to affect our planned production profile.

The BLM also prepared and issued environmental impact statements for, and issued amendments to, Resource Management Plans related to the sage grouse, which have been amended from time to time.

Other assessments of wildlife and plant life are periodically made by federal regulators.

State of Wyoming

As discussed elsewhere in this annual report, we are regulated by multiple divisions of the State of Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (LQD, WQD, AQD and URP), the State Engineer’s Office and other state agencies. As a state program with delegated authority of the NRC, the URP will adopt future regulations and rulemakings of the NRC on a time-to-time basis. In 2019 NRC staff made recommendations to the NRC Commissioners that regulations for in situ recovery operations should be developed. NRC staff, in close consultation with agreement state programs, worked to draft a rulemaking. No recent advances have been made. It is unknown whether or when the NRC may return to the rulemaking.

Waste Disposal

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”), and comparable state statutes, affect minerals exploration and production activities by imposing regulations on the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal and cleanup of hazardous wastes and on the disposal of non-hazardous wastes. Under the auspices of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”), the individual states administer some or all the provisions of RCRA, sometimes in conjunction with their own, more stringent requirements.

Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) Permits

The federal Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) creates a nationwide regulatory program protecting groundwater. This act is administered by the EPA. However, to avoid the burden of dual federal and state regulation, the SDWA allows for the UIC permits issued by states to satisfy the UIC permit required under the SDWA under two conditions. First, the state’s program must have been granted primacy, as is the case in Wyoming. Second, the EPA has continuing authority to review and determine whether requested aquifer exemptions are approved. The EPA may delay or decline to process the state’s application if the EPA questions the state’s jurisdiction over the mine site. From time to time, EPA has promulgated rulemaking processes to expand and/or clarify its jurisdiction and the rules under which the UIC and other programs operate; while no such rulemaking is currently in process, there may be additional such rulemakings at any time.

CERCLA

The federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) imposes joint and several liability for costs of investigation and remediation and for natural resource damages, without regard to fault or the legality of the original conduct, on certain classes of persons with respect to the release into the environment of substances designated under CERCLA as hazardous substances (“Hazardous Substances”). These classes of persons or potentially responsible parties include the current and certain past owners and operators of a facility or property where there is or has been a release or threat of release of a Hazardous Substance and persons who disposed of or arranged for the disposal of the Hazardous Substances found at such a facility. CERCLA also authorizes the EPA and, in some cases, third parties to take actions in response to threats to the public health or the environment and to seek to recover the costs of such action. We may also in the future become an owner of facilities on which Hazardous Substances have been released by previous owners or operators. We may in the future be responsible under CERCLA for all or part of the costs to clean up facilities or property at which such substances have been released, and for natural resource damages.

As is true of other regulatory schemes, EPA from time to time suggests changes in CERCLA. Such changes to existing CERLCA regulations may include amendments or additional regulations which will have an economic impact on our operations through increased costs of bonding and reclamation activities. There may be additional legislation or rulemaking related to CERCLA.

Air Emissions

Our operations are subject to state and federal regulations for the control of emissions of air pollution. Major sources of air pollutants are subject to more stringent, federally imposed permitting requirements. Administrative enforcement actions for failure to comply strictly with air pollution regulations or permits are generally resolved by payment of monetary fines and correction of any identified

deficiencies. Alternatively, regulatory agencies could require us to forego construction, modification or operation of certain air emission sources.

Clean Water Act

The Clean Water Act (“CWA”) imposes restrictions and strict controls regarding the discharge of wastes, including mineral processing wastes, into waters of the United States, a term broadly defined. Permits must be obtained to discharge pollutants into federal waters. The CWA provides for civil, criminal and administrative penalties for unauthorized discharges of hazardous substances and other pollutants. It imposes substantial potential liability for the costs of removal or remediation associated with discharges of oil or hazardous substances. State laws governing discharges to water also provide varying civil, criminal and administrative penalties, and impose liabilities in the case of a discharge of petroleum or its derivatives, or other hazardous substances, into state waters. In addition, the EPA and the State of Wyoming have promulgated regulations that require us to obtain permits to discharge storm water runoff. In the event of an unauthorized discharge of wastes, we may be liable for penalties and costs.

Our Employees

At December 31, 2024, Ur-Energy USA had 17 regular full-time employees: six in its Littleton, Colorado office and 11 in its Wyoming offices. At that date, Lost Creek ISR, LLC employed 84 people on a full-time regular basis. Additionally, Ur-Energy USA has three regular part-time employees. None of our other subsidiaries had employees in 2024. Ur-Energy Inc. had no employees during 2024. While we have continued to face challenges of recruitment and retention in hiring for the ramp-up at Lost Creek, we are experiencing stronger retention and are building a core group, including managers, which allows for more complete training and a more robust safety culture. We began hiring for our Shirley Basin project in early 2025.

Corporate Offices

The registered office of Ur-Energy is located at 55 Metcalfe Street, Suite 1300, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6L5. Our North American Operations Headquarters is located at 1478 Willer Drive, Casper, Wyoming 82604, where our new construction facility and chemical laboratory are now both fully operational. Lost Creek operational offices are located at 3424 Wamsutter / Crooks Gap Road, Wamsutter, Wyoming 82336. Shirley Basin is located at 164 County Road 2, Medicine Bow, Wyoming 82329. Our U.S. Corporate headquarters is located at 10758 West Centennial Road, Suite 200, Littleton, Colorado 80127.

Available Information

Detailed information about Ur-Energy is contained in our annual reports, quarterly reports, current reports on Form 8-K, and other reports, and amendments to those reports that we file with or furnish to the SEC and the Canadian regulatory authorities. These reports are available free of charge on our website, www.ur-energy.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such reports with or furnish such reports to the SEC and the Canadian regulatory authorities. However, our website and any contents thereof should not be considered to be incorporated by reference into this annual report on Form 10-K.

We will furnish copies of such reports free of charge upon written request to our Corporate Secretary:

Attention: Corporate Secretary

10758 West Centennial Road, Suite 200

Littleton, Colorado 80127

Telephone: 1-720-981-4588

Email: legaldept@ur-energy.com

Additionally, our corporate governance guidelines, Code of Ethics and the charters of each of the standing committees of our Board of Directors (“Board”) are available on our website at https://www.ur-energy.com/investors/corporate-governance. We will furnish copies of such information free of charge upon written request to our Corporate Secretary, as set forth as above.

Other information relating to Ur-Energy may be found on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml or on the SEDAR website at www.sedarplus.ca.

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