Press Release
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Corpus Christi, TX, March 12, 2025 – Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE American: UEC, the “Company” or “UEC”) is pleased to report that it has filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2025, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Form 10-Q filing, which includes the Company’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements, related notes thereto and management’s discussion and analysis, is available on the Company’s website at www.uraniumenergy.com and at www.sec.gov.
Amir Adnani, President and CEO, stated:
“This quarter, UEC achieved significant milestones in production ramp-up, acquisitions, sales and construction across our project pipeline. In Wyoming, we successfully commenced drying and drumming of uranium concentrates. In Texas, we continued to accelerate construction of Burke Hollow, including the first planned production area and a new satellite ion exchange facility. The acquisition of the Sweetwater Plant adds a third ISR hub-and-spoke platform and boosts our licensed U.S. production capacity to over 12 million pounds annually.”
“Financial strength remains a cornerstone of our growth strategy, with over $214 million(4) in liquid assets and zero debt as of January 31, 2025. Our strong balance sheet, combined with the low capital intensity of ISR operations, provides the capability to accelerate production growth in a rapidly tightening uranium market. With demand outpacing supply, our decision to remain fully unhedged ensures we can capitalize on rising prices while maintaining the discipline and flexibility to reduce sales volume at our discretion during periods of market weakness. This quarter’s realized sale price of $82.92 per pound for 600,000 pounds is a direct reflection of that strategy, reinforcing our ability to maximize value for shareholders.”
“The Roughrider Project Initial Economic Assessment(2) validates the project as a top-tier, high-margin asset with a clear path to becoming a world-class mine and mill. With a post-tax estimated net present value of $946 million, our 2022 acquisition of Roughrider from Rio Tinto for $150 million has proven to be a highly accretive move, fully aligned with our strategy to secure valuable assets at opportune moments in the uranium price cycle.”
Christensen Ranch and Irigaray Operations, Wyoming
A significant milestone was achieved with the successful commissioning of the drying and packaging circuit at the Irigaray CPP with uranium feed from the Christensen Ranch ISR operations.
Six months into the phased restart, the Christensen Ranch Mine ramp-up continued, with feed to the satellite ion exchange plant from past-producing wellfields 7, 8, and 10. Header house 7-4 was started for production feed to the satellite plant during the quarter.
The buildout of new production areas continued with surface construction of header houses 10-7 and 10-8. Injection and production headers, motor control centers and programable logic controls were installed, as were main trunk lines. The two new header houses will expand production and are expected to come online in the coming weeks.
Drilling rigs continued delineating roll fronts in wellfield 11, as well as piloting, casing and underreaming new wells. Additionally, new wells were drilled in wellfields 8 and 10, expanding the area and uranium available for recovery.
Burke Hollow ISR Project, South Texas
Construction has accelerated at the Burke Hollow Project, with the ion exchange facility and the first production area that will be a satellite operation to the Hobson CPP. With seven drilling rigs operating, 75 injection and recovery wells were cased in the initial wellfield and its development is ongoing.
More than 760 cubic yards of cement was poured to complete the foundation of the main slab of the satellite ion exchange plant for future placement of tanks, pumps, pressure vessels and piping. Consistent with our accelerated project management timelines, orders for long-lead items, including motor control centers, backup generators and resin for ion exchange columns, were placed. Additional infrastructure advancements included construction of roads and ongoing installation of three-phase power into the project site.
Authorization under our existing license to operate planned class III injection wells for ISR uranium extraction at the Burke Hollow Project was received from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Acquisition of Rio Tinto’s Sweetwater Plant and Wyoming Uranium Assets
In December of 2024, UEC acquired 100% of Rio Tinto’s Wyoming assets, comprised of the wholly-owned and fully-licensed Sweetwater Plant and a portfolio of uranium mining properties, including the Red Desert Project and the Green Mountain Project, with approximately 175 million pounds of historic resources(1).
The acquisition, with a purchase price of approximately $175 million(5) in cash, is an accretive purchase and included the Sweetwater Plant, a 3,000-ton-per-day processing mill with a licensed capacity of 4.1 million pounds U3O8 annually. UEC plans to adapt the Sweetwater Plant to recover uranium from loaded resin produced by ISR operations. This acquisition was a rare opportunity to acquire U.S. licensed facilities and uranium mining properties from a leading global mining company.
The addition of the Sweetwater Plant and a portfolio of permitted and exploration stage assets will significantly enhance and accelerate UEC’s production capabilities in Wyoming’s Great Divide Basin, where UEC already holds 12 properties. The Sweetwater Plant enables UEC to unlock the development of the Company’s extensive portfolio in the Great Divide Basin, creating synergies from a third U.S. hub-and-spoke production platform.
The Company is currently working towards completing current resource estimates for the Great Divide Basin.
Roughrider Project, Saskatchewan
In November of 2024, UEC filed an initial assessment technical report summary(2) that includes an economic analysis and mineral resource estimate for its 100% owned Roughrider Project, located in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. Highlights include:
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The technical information in this news release respecting the Company’s projects has been reviewed and approved by Chris Hamel, P.Geo., Vice President Exploration, Canada, for the Company, being a Qualified Person as defined by SEC Regulation S-K 1300.
About Uranium Energy Corp
Uranium Energy Corp is America’s largest and fastest growing supplier of uranium needed to produce safe, clean, reliable nuclear energy. UEC is 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 three ISR hub-and-spoke platforms in South Texas and Wyoming. These production platforms are anchored by licensed Central Processing Plants that will be served by a pipeline of satellite ISR projects, including seven that already have their major permits in place. In August 2024, operations were restarted, and ramp-up commenced, at the Christensen Ranch Project in Wyoming, sending uranium loaded resin to the Irigaray Plant (Wyoming hub). 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.
Contact Uranium Energy Corp Investor Relations at:
Toll Free: (866) 748-1030
Fax: (361) 888-5041
E-mail: info@uraniumenergy.com
Stock Exchange Information:
NYSE American: UEC
WKN: AØJDRR
ISN: US916896103
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