DENVER, Aug. 2, 2024
/CNW/ - Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX:
EFR) ("Energy Fuels" or the "Company"), an industry leader
in uranium and rare earth elements ("REE") production for
the energy transition, today reported its financial results for the
quarter ended June 30, 2024. The Company previously announced
details for its upcoming August 5, 2024 earnings call, which
are also included in this news release.
"Energy Fuels continues to capitalize on uranium market
opportunities, profitably selling an additional 100,000 pounds of
uranium on the spot market, signing a new long-term sales contract
with a U.S. nuclear utility at supportive pricing, and mining
uranium from three of our conventional mines in anticipation of a
large-scale uranium processing campaign at our White Mesa Mill
expected to begin later this quarter and continue through 2025 and
into 2026. Simultaneously, we achieved several milestones in the
Company's long-term value creation strategy by entering into
agreements to add two world-scale rare earth and heavy mineral sand
projects to our portfolio which, upon earn-in of one and
acquisition of the other, will together have the potential to
generate significant margins and cash flows in the future," said
Mark Chalmers, Energy Fuels'
President and Chief Executive Officer.
"This quarter, we also achieved another U.S. critical mineral
industry milestone when we produced 'on-spec' separated NdPr at
commercial scale at our White Mesa Mill in Utah from monazite sourced from Florida and Georgia. Our efforts this quarter have moved
us closer to our business objective of becoming a long-term U.S.
critical minerals company that produces many of the raw materials
needed for the energy transition."
"It is an extremely exciting and busy time at Energy Fuels, as
we plan for a future in which we profitably produce uranium, rare
earth elements, titanium, zirconium, vanadium, and even potentially
radioisotopes needed for life-saving cancer treatments. The 'common
thread' connecting all these critical minerals is that they are
typically produced from naturally radioactive feedstocks, which
Energy Fuels has the licenses, infrastructure and capability to
manage in a way unique to the Company within the Western
Hemisphere."
"We invite all stakeholders to join us in our upcoming
August 5, 2024 earnings call, details of which are below, to
learn more about these exciting achievements."
Q2-2024 Highlights
Unless noted otherwise, all dollar amounts are in U.S.
dollars.
- Robust Balance Sheet with Over $200
million of Liquidity and No Debt: As of June 30, 2024, the Company had $200.94 million of working capital including
$24.59 million of cash and cash
equivalents, $146.66 million of
marketable securities (interest-bearing securities and uranium
stocks), $23.52 million of inventory,
and no debt.
- Nearly $15 Million of
Additional Liquidity from Market Value of Inventory: At
July 31, 2024 commodity prices, the
Company's product inventory has a market value of approximately
$30.08 million, while the balance
sheet reflects product inventory carried at cost of $15.95 million.
- Incurred Net Loss of $6
Million: During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company incurred a net loss of
$6.42 million, or $0.04 per common share, primarily due to costs
related to negotiating the Donald Project joint venture (described
below), the proposed acquisition of Base Resources (described
below) and recurring operating expenses, partially offset by sales
of natural uranium concentrates
("U3O8").
- Uranium Continues to Drive Revenue: The Company sold
100,000 pounds of U3O8 on the spot market at
a realized sales price of $85.90 per
pound of U3O8 for total proceeds of
$8.59 million, which resulted in a
gross profit of $4.91 million and a
gross margin of 57%.
- New Long-Term Uranium Sales Contract with U.S. Utility:
The Company added a fourth long-term uranium sales contract to its
existing portfolio. Under the contract, the Company will deliver a
total of 270,000 to 330,000 pounds of uranium between 2026 and
2027, and potentially an additional 180,000 to 220,000 pounds until
2029, under a "hybrid" pricing formula, subject to floor and
ceiling prices, that maintains exposure to further uranium market
upside and protection from inflation.
- "Phase 1" REE Separation Circuit Successfully
Commissioned: The Phase 1 REE separation circuit at the
Company's White Mesa Mill (the "Mill") was completed
under-budget in Q1-2024 and successfully commissioned in Q2-2024,
producing 'on-spec' separated NdPr, thereby allowing the Company to
realize a major strategic goal that we believe could generate
long-term value by adding an entirely new, high-value product
line.
- Well-Stocked to Capture Market Opportunities: As of
June 30, 2024, the Company held
285,000 pounds of finished U3O8 and 653,000
pounds of U3O8 in ore and raw materials and
work-in-progress inventory for a total of 938,000 pounds of
U3O8 in inventory, which increased from last
quarter due to Pinyon Plain, La
Sal and Pandora mine ore production and additional alternate
feed materials received, partially offset by our spot sale during
Q2-2024. The Company expects these uranium inventories to increase
as we continue to mine additional ore. The Company also held
905,000 pounds of finished vanadium
("V2O5"), 12 tonnes of finished
separated neodymium praseodymium ("NdPr") and 9 tonnes of
finished high purity, partially separated mixed rare earth
carbonate ("RE Carbonate") in inventory. Once the Company
finishes processing its remaining monazite in early Q3-2024, the
Company expects to have a total of 25 – 35 tonnes of separated NdPr
in inventory, along with 10 – 20 tonnes of "heavy" samarium-plus
("Sm+") mixed REE carbonate.
Capitalizing on Strong Uranium Pricing:
- Due to multiple uranium market tailwinds and upcoming
commitments in long-term contracts with U.S. nuclear utilities, the
Company is currently mining and stockpiling uranium ore from its
Pinyon Plain, La Sal and Pandora
mines and plans to ramp up to a production run-rate of
approximately 1.1 to 1.4 million pounds of
U3O8 per year by late-2024.
- The Company expects to produce a total of 150,000 to 500,000
pounds of finished U3O8 during 2024 from
stockpiled alternate feed materials and newly mined ore.
- The Company is also preparing its Nichols Ranch in-situ
recovery ("ISR") Project in Wyoming and Whirlwind Mine in Colorado for production within one year from a
"go" decision, which when combined with alternate feed materials,
uranium from monazite, and 3rd party uranium ore
purchases, would be expected to increase the Company's production
run-rate to roughly two million pounds per year by as early as
2026, as market conditions warrant.
- The Company continued advancing permitting and other
pre-development activities on its large-scale Roca Honda, Sheep Mountain and Bullfrog uranium
projects in Q2-2024, which could expand the Company's uranium
production to a run-rate of up to five million pounds of
U3O8 per year in the coming years.
- As of July 31, 2024, the spot
price of U3O8 was $86.50 per pound and the long-term price of
U3O8 was $80.00
per pound, according to data from TradeTech.
Rare Earth Element Production Milestones:
- In a major Q2-2024 accomplishment for the Company and
the United States, the Company
successfully commissioned its commercial scale "Phase 1" REE
separation circuit at the Mill, achieving one of the Company's
major long-term strategies of creating a complementary and additive
business at the Mill without diminishing the Company's uranium
capacity or production profile in any way.
- The Company expects to produce about 25 – 35 tonnes of
separated NdPr and 10 to 20 tonnes of a "heavy" Sm+ mixed rare
earth carbonate from its newly commissioned Phase 1 REE separation
circuit by early Q3-2024, after which time the Company expects to
begin processing stockpiled uranium ore and alternate feed
materials for the large-scale production run of
U3O8 at the Mill for the remainder of the
year, through 2025, and into 2026. During Q2-2024, the Company
produced approximately 12 tonnes of separated NdPr.
- The Mill's Phase 1 REE separation circuit has the capacity to
process approximately 8,000 to 10,000 tonnes per annum
("tpa") of monazite, which will likely be sufficient to
accommodate the quantity of monazite the Company is currently
receiving from The Chemours Company, along with the first phases of
both the Company's Donald and Bahia Projects (described below)
without further construction or capital investment at the Mill of
any significance.
- On April 24, 2024, the Company
released an AACE International ("AACE") Class 4
Pre-Feasibility Study (not a Pre-Feasibility Study subject to or
intended to be compliant with NI 43-101 or S-K 1300) dated
April 22, 2024, indicating globally
competitive capital and operating costs for the Mill's planned
Phase 2 expanded REE oxide production (the "Mill PFS"). The
economics detailed in the Mill PFS are for the Phase 2 expansion of
REE separation capacity in one or more additional facilities at the
Mill, capable of processing 30,000 tpa of Monazite to produce
approximately 3,000 tpa of NdPr oxide. The Mill PFS shows globally
competitive capital expenditures of $348
million for the 30,000 tpa Phase 2 separation facility and
an average processing cost of $29.88/kg NdPr. This analysis does not include
any capital or operating costs associated with the recovery of Dy
and Tb or any revenues associated with the sales of those "heavy"
REE oxides. The Mill PFS can be viewed on the Company's website,
www.energyfuels.com.
- The Company is currently in the process of updating the Mill
PFS to increase throughput to 40,000 to 60,000 tpa of monazite,
producing roughly 4,000 to 6,000 tpa of NdPr, 150 to 225 tpa of Dy,
and 50 to 75 tpa of Tb.
- On June 17, 2024, the Company
announced that Deb Bennethum, a
former critical minerals leader with General Motors ("GM"),
had joined Energy Fuels as Director, Critical Minerals and
Strategic Supply Chain to advance the Company's burgeoning REE
business.
Heavy Mineral Sands:
- The Company has entered into agreements to add two world-scale
REE and heavy mineral sand ("HMS") projects to our portfolio
in order to secure low-cost sources of monazite feed for the Mill's
current and future REE separation infrastructure, while also
potentially producing significant standalone cashflow from the sale
of ilmenite, rutile (titanium), zircon (zirconium), and other
minerals.
- On June 3, 2024, the Company
announced that it had completed binding agreements ("JV
Agreements") with Astron Corporation Limited ("Astron")
to jointly develop the Donald HMS and REE project in Australia (the "Donald Project"). The
Donald Project is a well-known HMS and REE deposit that the Company
believes could provide the Mill with a near-term, low-cost, and
large-scale source of monazite sand for the recovery of REE oxides.
The Donald Project has most licenses and permits in place (or at an
advanced stage of completion). Under the JV Agreements, Energy
Fuels has the right to invest up to AUS$183 million (approximately
$122 million at current exchange
rates) to earn up to a 49% interest in the Donald Project Joint
Venture, of which approximately $10.6
million is expected to be invested in 2024 in preparation
for a final investment decision ("FID"), and, if a positive
FID is made, the remainder would be invested to develop the project
and to earn into the full 49% interest in the Donald Project Joint
Venture. In addition, the Company would issue Energy Fuels common
shares ("Common Shares") to Astron having a value of up to
$17.5 million, of which $3.5 million of Common Shares would be issued in
2024 upon the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent and the
remainder would be issued upon a positive FID. Based on a
Definitive Feasibility Study (the "Donald DFS") prepared
under the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results,
Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves, 2012 Edition ("JORC"),
the Donald Project has the potential to produce approximately 7,000
to 8,000 tonnes of monazite per year during its first phase, and
13,000 to 14,000 tonnes during its second phase1.
- On April 21, 2024, the Company
announced an agreement for the acquisition of all the issued and
outstanding shares of Base Resources Ltd. ("Base
Resources"), which upon completion, is expected to create a
global leader in critical minerals production, including HMS, REEs
and uranium. The acquisition of Base will include the advanced,
world-class Toliara HMS project in Madagascar. In addition to its stand-alone,
ilmenite, rutile (titanium) and zircon (zirconium) production
capability, the Toliara Project also contains a long-life,
high-value and low-cost monazite stream, produced as a byproduct of
primary titanium and zirconium production. Toliara's monazite is
expected to be processed at the Company's Mill into separated REE
products, along with uranium, at globally competitive capital and
operating costs. The Toliara Project is subject to negotiation of
fiscal terms with the Madagascar
government and the receipt of certain Madagascar government approvals and actions
before a current suspension on activities at the Toliara Project
will be lifted and development may occur. The transaction will also
include Base's management, mine development and operations teams,
who have a successful track-record of designing, constructing, and
profitably operating a world-class HMS operation in Kenya. The transaction is expected to be
completed in early October 2024.
- During Q2-2024, the Company also continued to advance its
wholly owned Bahia HMS project in Brazil (the "Bahia Project"),
initiating its Phase 2 drilling campaign with its newly purchased
sonic rig in Q2-2024, which is expected to continue through the
rest of the year. Additionally, the Company completed bulk test
work on a 2.5 tonne sample in March
2024, and is currently collecting a larger 15 tonne sample
for additional process test work. The Company expects to complete a
U.S. Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K ("S-K 1300") and
Canadian National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") compliant
mineral resource estimate on the Bahia Project during 2024.
Vanadium Highlights:
- The Company chose not to execute any vanadium sales during
Q2-2024 and holds about 905,000 pounds of
V2O5 in inventory.
- As of July 31, 2024, the spot
price of V2O5 was $6.00 per pound, according to data from
Fastmarkets.
Medical Isotope Highlights:
- In June 2023, the Utah Division
of Waste Management and Radiation Control issued the Company a
research and development ("R&D") license for the
recovery of R&D quantities of Ra-226 at the Mill, with the
intent to recover radioisotopes from the Mill's process streams for
use in emerging targeted alpha therapy ("TAT") cancer
therapeutics.
- This license was an essential step in the Company's stated
plans to complete engineering on the R&D pilot facility for
Ra-226 production at the Mill; to set up the first stages of the
pilot facility; and to produce R&D quantities of Ra-226 at the
Mill for testing by end-users of the product.
Mr. Chalmers continued:
"We believe we are innovating a new model for low-cost,
responsible critical mineral supply chains, by leveraging Energy
Fuels' 40+ years of relevant expertise in the handling and
processing of naturally radioactive feedstocks, along with the
facilities and permits of our foundational uranium business. As a
result, we believe we are building profitable, cash flow generating
businesses in three, distinct growth areas: uranium, REE's and HMS,
with the added potential of producing radioisotopes for emerging
cancer treatments.
"We are capitalizing on these new, complementary opportunities
in rare earths and heavy mineral sands, while simultaneously
ramping-up Energy Fuels' U.S. industry leading uranium
operations.
"Our goal is to create a profitable, sustainable company with
low-cost exposure to several critical minerals needed for the
energy transition, that is able to withstand the natural business
cycles associated with these critical minerals. We plan to be
globally competitive in these markets, offering commercial and
government customers a reliable, low-cost U.S. alternative."
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The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q has been filed with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and may
be viewed on the Electronic Document Gathering and Retrieval System
("EDGAR") at www.sec.gov/edgar, on the System for Electronic
Data Analysis and Retrieval + ("SEDAR+") at
www.sedarplus.ca, and on the Company's website at
www.energyfuels.com. Unless noted otherwise, all dollar amounts are
in U.S. dollars.
Selected Summary Financial Information:
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
(In thousands,
except per share data)
|
2024
|
|
2023
|
Results of
Operations:
|
|
|
|
Uranium concentrates
revenues
|
$
8,590
|
|
$
4,335
|
RE Carbonate
revenues
|
—
|
|
2,271
|
Total
revenues
|
8,719
|
|
6,863
|
Gross profit
|
5,038
|
|
2,496
|
Operating
loss
|
(9,044)
|
|
(10,663)
|
Net loss attributable
to the company
|
(6,419)
|
|
(4,885)
|
Basic net loss per
common share
|
(0.04)
|
|
(0.03)
|
Diluted net loss per
common share
|
(0.04)
|
|
(0.03)
|
(In
thousands)
|
|
June 30,
2024
|
|
December 31,
2023
|
|
Percent
Change
|
Financial
Position:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Working
capital
|
|
$
200,941
|
|
$
222,335
|
|
(10) %
|
Current
assets
|
|
208,306
|
|
232,695
|
|
(10) %
|
Mineral
properties
|
|
123,840
|
|
119,581
|
|
4 %
|
Property, plant and
equipment,
net
|
|
40,356
|
|
26,123
|
|
54 %
|
Total assets
|
|
403,395
|
|
401,939
|
|
— %
|
Current
liabilities
|
|
7,365
|
|
10,360
|
|
(29) %
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
20,659
|
|
22,734
|
|
(9) %
|
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION IN THIS PRESS RELEASE RELATING TO THE
DONALD PROJECT HAS BEEN PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH JORC STANDARDS
AND REVIEWED ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY BY DAN KAPOSTASY, VP, TECHNICAL SERVICES OF ENERGY
FUELS, A QUALIFIED PERSON UNDER BOTH SK-1300 AND NATIONAL
INSTRUMENT 43-101 REGULATIONS. THE JORC-COMPLIANT TECHNICAL
INFORMATION ON THE DONALD PROJECT WAS DISCLOSED BY ASTRON ON JUNE 27, 2023. ENERGY FUELS IS NOT
TREATING ANY OF THIS TECHNICAL INFORMATION AS BASED ON CURRENT
ESTIMATES OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESERVES, OR EXPLORATION
RESULTS AND IS TREATING THE INFORMATION RELATING TO THE DONALD
PROJECT AS HISTORICAL IN NATURE.
ABOUT ENERGY FUELS
Energy Fuels is a leading US-based critical minerals company.
The Company, as the leading producer of uranium in the United States, mines uranium and produces
natural uranium concentrates that are sold to major nuclear
utilities for the production of carbon-free nuclear energy. Energy
Fuels recently began production of advanced rare earth element
("REE") materials, including mixed REE carbonate in 2021,
and commenced production of commercial quantities of separated REEs
in 2024. Energy Fuels also produces vanadium from certain of its
projects, as market conditions warrant, and is evaluating the
recovery of radionuclides needed for emerging cancer treatments.
Its corporate offices are in Lakewood,
Colorado, near Denver, and
substantially all its assets and employees are in the United States. Energy Fuels holds two of
America's key uranium production centers: the White Mesa Mill in
Utah and the Nichols Ranch in-situ
recovery ("ISR") Project in Wyoming. The White Mesa Mill is the only
conventional uranium mill operating in the US today, has a licensed
capacity of over 8 million pounds of U3O8 per
year, and has the ability to produce vanadium when market
conditions warrant, as well as REE products, from various
uranium-bearing ores. The Nichols Ranch ISR Project is on standby
and has a licensed capacity of 2 million pounds of
U3O8 per year. The Company recently acquired
the Bahia Project in Brazil and
entered into a joint venture agreement to develop the Donald
Project in Australia, each of
which is believed to have significant quantities of titanium
(ilmenite and rutile), zirconium (zircon) and REE (monazite)
minerals. In addition to the above production facilities, Energy
Fuels also has one of the largest NI 43-101 compliant uranium
resource portfolios in the US and several uranium and
uranium/vanadium mining projects on standby and in various stages
of permitting and development. The primary trading market for
Energy Fuels' common shares is the NYSE American under the trading
symbol "UUUU," and the Company's common shares are also listed on
the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "EFR." Energy
Fuels' website is www.energyfuels.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements: This news release contains certain
"Forward Looking Information" and "Forward Looking Statements"
within the meaning of applicable United
States and Canadian securities legislation, which may
include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to: any
expectation that the Company will maintain its position as a
leading U.S.-based critical minerals company or as the leading
producer of uranium in the U.S.; any expectation with respect to
timelines to production; any expectation as to rates or quantities
of production; any expectation as to costs of production or gross
profits or gross margins; any expectation as to future sales or
sales prices; any expectation that the Company's permitting efforts
will be successful and as to any potential future production from
any properties that are in the permitting or development stage; any
expectation that the Company will purchase uranium and
uranium/vanadium ores from third party miners in 2024 or at all;
any expectation that the Bahia Project, Donald Project and/or
Toliara Project, if acquired, have the potential to generate
significant margins and cash flows in the future; any expectation
with respect to the Company's planned exploration programs; any
expectation that the Mill's REE production will not diminish the
Mill's uranium production profile in any way; any expectation that
the Company will achieve its business objective of becoming a
long-term, profitable U.S. critical minerals company that produces
many of the raw materials needed for the energy transition; any
expectation that Energy Fuels will be successful in developing U.S.
separation, or other value-added U.S. REE production capabilities
at the Mill, or otherwise, including the timing of any Phase 1,
Phase 2 and Phase 3 separation facilities or other initiatives and
the expected production capacity or capital costs associated with
any such production capabilities; any expectation that the Company
will update the Mill PFS to increase throughput of the planned
Phase 2 separation circuit to 40,000 to 60,000 tonnes of monazite
per year, or otherwise; any expectation that the production of
on-spec separated NdPr in the Company's Phase 1 separation circuit
will allow the Company to generate long-term value; any expectation
that the Mill's Phase 1 separation circuit will likely be
sufficient to accommodate the quantity of monazite the Company is
currently receiving from The Chemours Company, along with the first
phases of both the Company's Donald and Bahia Projects without
further construction or capital investment at the Mill of any
significance; any expectation that the Company's planned Phase 2
separation facility will complete engineering design and will
receive all required permits and licenses on a timely basis or at
all; any expectation that Energy Fuels will construct its Phase 2
and Phase 3 REE separation facilities; any expectation that the
Company is well-stocked to capture market opportunities; any
expectation that the Bahia Project, Donald Project and/or Toliara
Project, if acquired, will be low-cost sources of monazite feed for
the Mill and/or also potentially produce significant standalone
cashflow from the sale of ilmenite, rutile, zircon and other
minerals; any expectation as to the exploration program to be
conducted at the Bahia Project during 2024; any expectation that
the Company will complete an S-K 1300 and NI 43-101 compliant
mineral resource estimate for the Bahia Project during 2024, or
otherwise; any expectation that a positive FID will be made on the
Donald Project or that the Company will earn its full 49% interest
in the Donald JV; any expectation as to the expected production
levels associated with the Donald Project if it progresses; any
expectation that the acquisition of Base Resources will be
completed or if completed, completed on the terms and time
proposed; any expectation that any production at the Bahia Project,
Donald Project and/or Toliara Project, if acquired, or Mill will be
world or globally competitive; any expectation that the Base
Resources team, if acquired, will continue to have a successful
track-record of designing, constructing, and profitably operating
any of the Company's HMS projects; any expectation that the Company
will generate positive cash flows in the event of fluctuations in
REE prices; any expectation that Energy Fuels will be successful in
agreeing on fiscal terms with the Government of Madagascar or in achieving sufficient fiscal
and legal stability for the Toliara Project, if acquired; any
expectation that the current suspension relating to the Toliara
Project will be lifted in the near future or at all; any
expectation that the additional permits for the recovery of
Monazite at the Toliara Project will be acquired on a timely basis
or at all; any expectation that the Toliara Project will become a
world-class HMS project; any expectation about the long-term
opportunity in REEs; any expectation that the Company will be
successful in innovating a new model for low-cost responsible
critical mineral supply chains; any expectation the Company will be
successful in building profitable, cash flow generating businesses
in three distinct growth areas; uranium, REEs and HMS; any
expectation that the Company will be successful in creating a
profitable, sustainable company with low-cost exposure to several
critical minerals needed for the energy transition, that is able to
withstand the natural business cycles associated with these
critical minerals; any expectation that the Company will be
globally competitive in its markets, offering commercial and
government customers a reliable, low-cost U.S. alternative; any
expectation that the Company will complete engineering on its
R&D pilot facility for the production of Ra-226 at the Mill,
will set up the first stage of the pilot facility, and produce
R&D quantities of Ra-226 at the Mill for testing by end-users
of the product or at all; any expectation that the Company's
evaluation of radioisotope recovery at the Mill will be successful;
any expectation that the potential recovery of medical isotopes
from any radioisotopes recovered at the Mill will be feasible; any
expectation that any radioisotopes that can be recovered at the
Mill will be sold on a commercial basis; any expectation as to the
quantities to be delivered under existing uranium sales contracts;
any expectation that the Company will be successful in completing
any additional contracts for the sale of uranium to U.S. utilities
on commercially reasonable terms or at all; any expectation that
the Company will continue to selectively capitalize on spot market
sales opportunities; and any expectation as to future uranium,
vanadium, HMS or REE prices or market conditions. Generally, these
forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as "plans," "expects," "does not
expect," "is expected," "is likely," "budgets," "scheduled,"
"estimates," "forecasts," "intends," "anticipates," "does not
anticipate," or "believes," or variations of such words and
phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results "may,"
"could," "would," "might" or "will be taken," "occur," "be
achieved" or "have the potential to." All statements, other than
statements of historical fact, herein are considered to be
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may
cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the
Company to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements express or implied by the
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements include risks associated with: commodity
prices and price fluctuations; engineering, construction,
processing and mining difficulties, upsets and delays; permitting
and licensing requirements and delays; changes to regulatory
requirements; legal challenges; the availability of feed sources
for the Mill; competition from other producers; public opinion;
government and political actions; the failure of the Company to
complete the acquisition of Base Resources; the failure of the
Government of Madagascar to agree
on fiscal terms for the Toliara Project or provide the approvals
necessary to achieve sufficient fiscal and legal stability on
acceptable terms and conditions or at all; the failure of the
current suspension affecting the Toliara Project to be lifted on a
timely basis or at all; the failure of the Company to obtain the
required permits for the recovery of Monazite from the Toliara
Project; the failure of the Company to provide or obtain the
necessary financing required to develop the Toliara Project;
available supplies of monazite; the ability of the Mill to produce
RE Carbonate, REE oxides or other REE products to meet commercial
specifications on a commercial scale at acceptable costs or at all;
market factors, including future demand for REEs; actual results
may differ from all such estimates and projections; the ability of
the Mill to recover radium or other radioisotopes at reasonable
costs or at all; market prices and demand for medical isotopes; and
the other factors described under the caption "Risk Factors" in the
Company's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is
available for review on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar,
on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca, and on the Company's
website at www.energyfuels.com. Forward-looking
statements contained herein are made as of the date of this news
release, and the Company disclaims, other than as required by law,
any obligation to update any forward-looking statements whether as
a result of new information, results, future events, circumstances,
or if management's estimates or opinions should change, or
otherwise. There can be no assurance that forward-looking
statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements. Accordingly, the reader is cautioned not to place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no
obligation to update the information in this communication, except
as otherwise required by law.
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The information
relating to the Donald Project's estimated monazite production is
based on the Donald DFS prepared on June 27, 2023. This study
constituted a "Feasibility Study" for the purposes of JORC, and the
Ore Reserves underpinning this study were estimated in accordance
with JORC. The results from this study may not be comparable to (as
the case may be) data or estimates under either NI 43-101 or S-K
1300– see disclosure under "Technical Information."
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