Uranerz Energy Permit Application for Third Powder River Basin Deemed Complete

Uranerz Energy (TSX:URZ,FWB:U9E,NYSE MKT:URZ) announced that the land quality division of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality has deemed the companyt permit to mine amendment application for the Jane Dough unit “complete.” The technical review process can now move on to the next stage as the company awaits the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s review of the application.

According to the press release:

[The] Land Quality Division of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (“WDEQ”) has deemed the Company’s Permit to Mine amendment application for the Jane Dough unit complete and the technical review process can now move to the next stage. Concurrently, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”) is progressing on its own review of the Jane Dough application as an amendment of the Source Material License for the Nichols Ranch Project. The Jane Dough permit area, located in the Central Powder River Basin of Wyoming, U.S.A., is contiguous to and immediately south of the Company’s wholly owned Nichols Ranch unit which has commenced in-situ recovery (“ISR”) uranium mining operations.

Mike Thomas, vice-president regulatory and public affairs, said:

Uranerz’ application to the WDEQ for an amendment to the Nichols Ranch permit to allow ISR mining of the Jane Dough property was deemed complete based on the Company’s initial submittal without any questions or comments from the WDEQ.

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