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Energy Fuels (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX: EFR) has signed a landmark agreement with the Navajo Nation governing the transport of uranium ore from its Pinyon Plain Mine in Arizona to the White Mesa Mill in Utah, with shipments set to resume in February 2025. The agreement introduces additional safety measures beyond U.S. Department of transportation requirements, including transport restrictions during cultural events, enhanced emergency response plans, and Navajo Nation transport licensing. energy Fuels will also transport up to 10,000 tons of uranium-bearing cleanup materials at no cost to the Navajo Nation and contribute to local safety, education, and economic initiatives. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs facilitated the negotiations, emphasizing the agreement's role in addressing long-standing concerns while protecting public safety. Energy Fuels President and CEO Mark Chalmers highlighted the deal as a step toward rebuilding trust and future collaboration. The company remains a key player in U.S. uranium production, supporting domestic energy independence and nuclear fuel development.
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About Energy Fuels Inc.
Energy Fuels is a leading U.S.-based critical minerals company, focused on uranium, rare earth elements (“REEs”), heavy mineral sands (“HMS”), vanadium and medical isotopes. The company has been the leading U.S. producer of natural uranium concentrate for the past several years, which is sold to nuclear utilities that process it further for the production of carbon-free nuclear energy, and owns and operates several conventional and in siturecovery uranium projects in the western United States. Energy Fuels also owns the White Mesa Mill in Utah, which is the only fully licensed and operating conventional uranium processing facility in the United States. At the mill, the company also produces advanced REE products and vanadium oxide (when market conditions warrant), and is preparing to begin pilot-scale recovery of certain medical isotopes from existing uranium process streams needed for emerging cancer treatments. The company also owns the operating Kwale HMS project in Kenya, which is nearing the end of its life, and is developing three additional HMS projects, including the Toliara Project in Madagascar, the Bahia Project in Brazil and the Donald Project in Australia, in which Energy Fuels has the right to earn up to a 49% interest in a joint venture with Astron Corporation Limited. The company is based in Lakewood, Colorado, with its heavy-mineral sands operations managed from Perth, Australia. For more information, visit the company's website at .
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