NYSE American: UEC
CASPER,
Wyo., Aug. 13, 2024 /CNW/ - Uranium Energy
Corp (NYSE American: UEC) (the "Company" or "UEC") is
pleased to announce the successful startup of uranium production at
its past-producing Christensen Ranch In-Situ Recovery ("ISR")
operations in Wyoming.
Production commenced in the previously operated Mine Unit 10 at
Christensen Ranch on August
6th. To date, uranium concentrations in the
initial production patterns are meeting expectations and are
anticipated to rise in the coming weeks. All planned startup
milestones, including the hiring and training of the initial
restart workforce for both the Irigaray Central Processing Plant
("CPP") and Christensen Ranch, have been achieved to ensure a
successful ramp-up of uranium production. Approximately 40%
of the total workforce is from Johnson
County, with other employees originating from Campbell, Converse, Carbon, Laramie and Natrona Counties in Wyoming.
The first shipment of yellowcake is anticipated to occur in
November or December 2024. This coincides with the Company's
fiscal Q2 ending January 31,
2025.
Uranium recovered from Christensen Ranch will be processed at
the Irigaray CPP, located approximately 15 miles northwest of
Christensen Ranch. Irigaray has a current licensed capacity of 2.5
million pounds U3O8 per year, with a license
amendment currently under regulatory review that is expected to
increase capacity to 4.0 million pounds annually. The Irigaray CPP
is the hub, central to four fully permitted ISR projects in the
Powder River Basin of Wyoming,
including Christensen Ranch.
Donna Wichers, Vice President of
Wyoming Operations, stated: "The Christensen Ranch ISR Mine has
successfully restarted and we are in full growth mode with initial
recoveries from Mine Unit 10 to be followed with Mine Units 7 and 8
in the coming months. Additionally, we have drilled, cased
and completed 55 wellfield patterns to extend Mine Unit 10 that
will commence production in 2025. Further production growth
is being developed with delineation drilling and monitor well
planning at Mine Unit 11. We have filled all our initial personnel
requirements, resulting in a total workforce of 40 employees.
Hiring is expected to continue into 2025 with an additional 20
positions to meet plans for future wellfield development and
expanded production."
Amir Adnani,
President and CEO, stated: "I am very proud of the Wyoming team who have executed as planned to
achieve the restart of production. This is the moment we have been
working towards for over a decade, having acquired and further
developed leading U.S. and Canadian assets with an exceptional,
deeply experienced operations team. Global uranium market
fundamentals are solid, with prospects for extraordinary growth in
nuclear power and uranium demand."
Mr. Adnani continued: "The U.S. nuclear utility fleet produces
almost 20% of the country's electricity and is the world's largest
uranium consumer with purchases of over 50 million pounds last
year. U.S. production has been virtually non-existent for many
years, suffering from price insensitive imports via foreign
state-owned enterprises that undermined domestic mining and
investment. This situation is changing by way of successive
and unprecedented bipartisan U.S. government programs designed to
stimulate growth of domestic uranium production as the
foundation of a robust nuclear fuel supply chain."
Scott Melbye, Executive Vice
President, stated: "Production from stable jurisdictions is valued
in today's volatile world and has become a renewed priority in
utility purchasing strategies. The special nature of U.S.
origin uranium carries a unique demand profile, not only applicable
for U.S. and Western utilities security of supply but also for U.S.
national security. Unobligated U.S. origin uranium is required to
fuel the U.S. nuclear navy, and the government inventories feeding
this demand have been drawn down over several decades. The
U.S. Department of Energy's recent Strategic Uranium Reserve
purchases being the clearest example of a domestic priority."
About Uranium Energy Corp
Uranium Energy Corp is the fastest growing supplier of the fuel
for the green energy transition to a low carbon future. UEC is the
largest, diversified North American focused uranium company,
advancing the next generation of low-cost, environmentally friendly
ISR mining uranium projects in the United States and
high-grade conventional projects in Canada. The Company has
two production-ready ISR hub and spoke platforms in South Texas and Wyoming. These two production platforms are
anchored by fully operational CPPs and served by seven U.S. ISR
uranium projects with all their major permits in place.
Additionally, the Company has diversified uranium holdings
including: (1) one of the largest physical uranium portfolios of
U.S. warehoused U3O8; (2) a major equity
stake in Uranium Royalty Corp., the only royalty company in the
sector; and (3) a Western Hemisphere pipeline of resource stage
uranium projects. The Company's operations are managed by
professionals with decades of hands-on experience in the key facets
of uranium exploration, development and mining.
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Stock Exchange Information:
NYSE American: UEC
WKN: AØJDRR
ISN: US916896103
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