Anfield Energy, Inc. (TSX.V: AEC; OTCQB: ANLDF; FRANKFURT:
0AD) (“Anfield” or “the Company”) is pleased to
announce that Doug Beahm, P.E., P.G., has joined the Company as its
Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Beahm’s 50 years of extensive
uranium-related experience in exploration, project assessment, mine
planning and development, permitting, mine and processing facility
operation, and mine reclamation is critical to Anfield’s next steps
of advancing its assets to become a U.S. uranium producer.
Corey Dias, Anfield CEO states, “We at Anfield
are extremely pleased that Doug Beahm has agreed to join Anfield as
Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Beahm has been Principal of his
engineering firm BRS, Inc. since its formation in 1986, during
which time he has provided engineering consulting services to many
uranium companies and has played a key role in identifying and
delineating resources in a number of sectors, including uranium, as
well as conducting Preliminary Economic Assessments and various
levels of feasibility studies. His experience related to
engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) work
is a critical piece of Anfield’s next steps towards uranium
production. Mr. Beahm’s familiarity with all of Anfield’s assets,
both before and during Anfield’s ownership, will also provide an
important level of insight and expertise as we commence
refurbishment of the Shootaring Canyon Mill and pursue mine restart
at both the Velvet-Wood and Slick Rock mines. As COO of Anfield,
Mr. Beahm will lead our next phase of asset advancement toward
production. We are excited to have him join our team.
The timing of Mr. Beahm’s inclusion is critical,
given that Anfield plans to submit its Shootaring Canyon Mill
uranium production restart application with the State of Utah in
early April of 2024. This is a milestone event for the Company as
it will signal a crucial forward step in Anfield’s plan to move
Anfield’s Radioactive Materials License from its current standby
status to operational status which, critically, would position
Anfield to commence uranium production once refurbishment of
Shootaring is completed. The review is expected to take
approximately 12 months, during which time Anfield will be able to
commence initial refurbishment at the mill. Completion of the
refurbishment of the mill is expected to be completed approximately
12 months following the License upgrade, resulting in a 24-month
timeframe from restart application submittal to completion of mill
refurbishment. In parallel to the mill restart,
Anfield is in the permitting process on several of its mine
assets.”
Mr. Beahm will also continue to serve as the
Principal of BRS Inc. and, while BRS will continue to serve other
clients, BRS will also bring to Anfield the expertise of its staff
which includes 16 professional and technical members of which 5 are
Professional Engineers and 4 are Professional Geologists.
About Doug Beahm
Mr. Beahm, PE, PG, an engineering graduate of
the Colorado School of Mines, has 50 years of professional and
managerial experience in natural resource exploration, mine and
mill development, mine and processing facility operations,
environmental permitting and mine reclamation. Since graduation,
Mr. Beahm has held senior positions with mining companies such as
Homestake Mining, Union Carbide Corporation and AGIP, prior to
establishing the engineering consulting firm, BRS, Inc. His
uranium-related expertise in mine operations and as a consultant to
the minerals industry extends to both In Situ Recovery (ISR)
projects and hard rock conventional projects in the United States
and Paraguay.
About the Uranium Market
The macro view of the nuclear and uranium
markets remains strongly positive. With a continued shift away from
Russia, the value of European and North American uranium conversion
and enrichment has increased significantly as these continents look
to not only pivot from Russian-sourced fossil fuels but to also
embrace nuclear power. In fact, legislation introduced in U.S.
Congress seeks to prohibit the import of enriched uranium from
Russia, accelerating the need for increased Western capacity.
Moreover, the challenges related to Kazakhstan’s uranium supply
chain have already disrupted product flow to the West. As a result,
China has taken the opportunity to seek closer ties to Kazakhstan
as it continues to build out its extensive nuclear reactor fleet,
negatively affecting uranium supplies available to the U.S. and
other Western countries.
In the U.S., the National Nuclear Security
Administration’s Uranium Reserve awarded five contracts for
near-term supply of uranium and the Sprott Physical Uranium Trust
purchased millions of pounds of uranium on the spot market, further
removing supply from the market. Moreover, the US government’s
creation of a 200GW energy roadmap to expand domestic milling and
mining operations by 500,000MT per year – 110 million pounds of
uranium per year – is a significant catalyst for US-based
producers. This is taking place while U.S. uranium production fell
to essentially zero in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Significantly, Japan has begun to restart its
nuclear reactors – including its largest reactor - and extend the
life of others while commissioning additional ones, underscoring
Japan’s 180-degree turn regarding nuclear. This decision reflects
the worldwide recognition of the need for new reactors to meet
population increases, economic growth, electrical intensification
and the critical task of meeting carbon emission targets. The
requirement for increased baseload supply is sizeable. The
worldwide requirement for major new baseload supply is being met
with plans in many countries for both large-scale (1GW) reactors
and Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). The World Nuclear Association in
March 2024 records that there are 61 reactors under construction
world-wide and another 105 reactors planned. In short, it remains a
story of supply and demand; demand is rapidly growing, while supply
is shrinking.
About Anfield
Anfield is a uranium and vanadium development
and near-term production company that is committed to becoming a
top-tier energy-related fuels supplier by creating value through
sustainable, efficient growth in its assets. Anfield is a publicly
traded corporation listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (AEC-V), the
OTCQB Marketplace (ANLDF) and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (0AD).
Anfield is focused on its conventional asset centre, as summarized
below:
Arizona/Utah/Colorado – Shootaring Canyon Mill
A key asset in Anfield’s portfolio is the
Shootaring Canyon Mill in Garfield County, Utah. The Shootaring
Canyon Mill is strategically located within one of the historically
most prolific uranium production areas in the United States, and is
one of only three licensed uranium mills in the United States.
Anfield’s conventional uranium assets consist of
mining claims and state leases in southeastern Utah, Colorado, and
Arizona, targeting areas where past uranium mining or prospecting
occurred. Anfield’s conventional uranium assets include the
Velvet-Wood Project, the Slick Rock Project, the West Slope
Project, the Frank M Uranium Project, the Findlay Tank breccia pipe
as well as an additional 12 U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) leases
in Colorado. A combined NI 43-101 PEA has been completed for the
Velvet-Wood Project and the Slick Rock Project. The PEA is
preliminary in nature, and includes inferred mineral resources that
are considered too speculative geologically to have economic
considerations applied to them that would enable them to be
categorized as mineral reserves, and there is no certainty that the
preliminary economic assessment would be realized. All conventional
uranium assets are situated within a 200-mile radius of the
Shootaring Mill.
See table and footnote below for additions.
Technical Disclosure
Table 1. Anfield’s existing conventional
uranium-vanadium project portfolio resources.
Project |
Location |
Classification |
Tons (kt) |
UraniumGrade(%
U3O8) |
Contained Uranium(Mlbs
U3O8) |
VanadiumGrade(%
V2O5) |
Contained Vanadium(Mlbs
V2O5) |
Velvet-Wood |
Utah |
M & I |
811 |
0.29 |
% |
4.6 |
- |
|
- |
|
|
Inferred |
87 |
0.32 |
% |
0.6 |
0.404 |
% |
7.3 |
West Slope |
Colorado |
Indicated |
1,367 |
0.197 |
% |
5.4 |
- |
|
- |
|
|
Inferred |
1,367 |
- |
|
- |
0.984 |
% |
26.9 |
|
|
Historic* |
630 |
0.31 |
% |
3.9 |
1.59 |
% |
20.0 |
Slick Rock |
Colorado |
Inferred |
1,760 |
0.224 |
% |
7.9 |
1.35 |
% |
47.1 |
Frank M |
Utah |
Historic* |
1,137 |
0.101 |
% |
2.3 |
- |
|
- |
Findlay Tank |
Arizona |
Historic* |
211 |
0.226 |
% |
1.0 |
- |
|
- |
Date Creek/Artillery Peak |
Arizona |
Historic* |
2,602 |
0.054 |
% |
2.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marquez-Juan Tafoya |
New Mexico |
Historic* |
7,100 |
0.127 |
% |
18.1 |
|
|
* The Company’s Qualified Person has not done
sufficient work to classify these historic estimates as current
mineral resources and Anfield is not treating such historical
resources as current mineral resources.
Velvet-Wood: The PEA for Velvet-Wood/Slick Rock
was authored by Douglas L. Beahm, P.E., P.G. Principal Engineer, of
BRS Inc., Harold H. Hutson, P.E., P.G., Carl D. Warren, P.E., P.G.,
and Terence P. (Terry) McNulty, P.E., D. Sc., of T.P. McNulty and
Associates Inc. (May 6, 2023). Mineral resources are not mineral
reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability in
accordance with CIM standards. GT cut-off varies by locality from
0.25%-0.50%.
West Slope: NI 43-101 resource estimate for the
JD-6, JD-7, JD-8 and JD-9 properties, completed by BRS Inc.
(effective March 2022); Historic resource estimate for the SR-11,
SR-13A, SM-18 N, SM-18 S, LP-21 and CM-25 properties, completed by
Behre Dolbear for Cotter Corporation (August 2007). Indicated and
Inferred resources using GT cut-off of 0.1 ft% eU3O8; historic
resources using cut-off of 0.05% U3O8.
Slick Rock: The PEA for Velvet-Wood/Slick Rock
was authored by Douglas L. Beahm, P.E., P.G. Principal Engineer, of
BRS Inc., Harold H. Hutson, P.E., P.G., Carl D. Warren, P.E., P.G.,
and Terence P. (Terry) McNulty, P.E., D. Sc., of T.P. McNulty and
Associates Inc. (May 6, 2023). Mineral resources are not mineral
reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability in
accordance with CIM standards. GT cut-off varies by locality from
0.25%-0.50%.
Frank M: Historic Technical Report for Frank M,
prepared for Uranium One Americas, was authored by Douglas L.
Beahm, P.E., P.G. Principal Engineer of BRS Inc., and Andrew C.
Anderson, P.E., P.G. Senior Engineer/Geologist of BRS Inc., dated
June 10, 2008. Frank M historic resource used a GT cut-off of
0.25%.
Findlay Tank: Historic Technical Report for
Findlay Tank, prepared for Uranium One Americas, was authored by
Douglas L. Beahm, P.E., P.G. Principal Engineer of BRS Inc., dated
October 2, 2008. Findlay Tank historic resource used a grade
cut-off of 0.05% eU3O8.
Artillery Peak: Artillery Peak Exploration
Project, Mohave County, Arizona, 43-101 Technical Report, authored
by Dr. Karen Wenrich, October 12, 2010. GT cut-off varies by
locality from 0.01%-0.05%.
Marquez-Juan Tafoya: The Historical Technical
Report, Preliminary Economic Assessment, for Marquez-Juan Tafoya,
prepared for Uranium Energy Corporation, was authored by Douglas L.
Beahm, P.E., P.G., Principal Engineer of BRS Inc., and Terence P.
McNulty, P.E., PhD, McNulty & Associates, dated June 9, 2021.
The mineral resources are reported at a 0.60 GT cut-off.
On behalf of the Board of
DirectorsANFIELD ENERGY INC.Corey Dias, Chief
Executive Officer
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Contact:Anfield Energy, Inc.Clive
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Communications780-920-5044contact@anfieldenergy.comwww.anfieldenergy.com
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