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GTI Energy
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GTI Energy presents an intriguing opportunity for investors seeking exposure to the uranium sector, given its focus on ISR projects in the US aligning well with macro trends in the nuclear energy industry and geopolitical shifts favouring domestic uranium production.
Overview
GTI Energy (ASX:GTR,OTCQB:GTRIF) is an Australia-based uranium exploration and development company focused on uranium projects in Wyoming, USA, that are amenable for in-situ recovery (ISR). In uranium mining, ISR is the lowest cost and least environmentally damaging form of uranium recovery, especially when an alkaline leach and ion exchange processes are utilised.
The company's flagship Lo Herma project in the Powder River Basin is a sandstone-hosted roll front uranium deposit, which contains a recently updated mineral resource of 8.57 million pounds (Mlbs) of U3O8 at average grade of 630 parts per million (JORC code compliant) with a substantial additional exploration target in the range 6 to 11 Mlbs. GTI also holds projects in the Great Divide Basin (inferred resources of 1.66 Mlbs) and Green Mountain areas of Wyoming, as well as earlier-stage conventional uranium/vanadium assets in Utah. To date, GTI has delineated total combined uranium resources of 10.32 Mlbs (indicated and inferred) and substantial combined exploration targets in the range 12 to 20 Mlbs across its Wyoming projects.
Wyoming’s ISR uranium processing assets and GTI project locations
GTI is positioning itself to take advantage of the worsening uranium supply deficit and rapidly growing demand for uranium, particularly from the United States. The US is currently the world's largest consumer of uranium but currently imports more than 95 percent of its supply. The company's strategy centres on developing low-cost ISR uranium projects in Wyoming, a historically significant uranium producing region with existing infrastructure and a supportive regulatory environment.
The uranium market is experiencing a serious supply deficit and a simultaneous significant demand resurgence driven by several factors:
- Supply constraints due to years of underinvestment in new uranium projects and an overreliance on foreign nuclear fuel supply, particularly from Russia & Kazakhstan.
- Rapidly growing global demand for electricity and clean energy with increasing recognition of nuclear power's role in achieving climate goals.
- Geopolitical tensions leading to an east/west bifurcated uranium market leading to a need for secure domestic uranium supplies, particularly in the US which has banned Russian nuclear fuel imports.
- Technological advancements and significant policy support for nuclear power plant re-starts, gigawatt scale new builds and next-generation nuclear reactors including SMR’s.
In the United States specifically, there is strong bipartisan support for revitalizing the domestic uranium industry. Recent initiatives include the creation of a strategic uranium reserve, US$6 billion in grants for existing nuclear plants, and tax credits for new nuclear facilities under the Inflation Reduction Act. The Department of Energy has also advocated for tripling US nuclear capacity to 300 gigawatts by 2050, which would significantly increase uranium demand. Support for nuclear energy is now underpinned by COP28/29 DOE pledges, demand from data centre companies and 14 of the world’s largest banks.
In the longer term, GTI recognizes the potential benefits of consolidation within the fragmented US uranium sector. The company remains open to strategic partnerships, joint ventures, or even merger and acquisition opportunities that could create a more substantial production base. Such moves could potentially accelerate GTI's path to production, create operational synergies, or provide access to additional high-quality assets, enhancing the company's overall value proposition to investors.
Company Highlights
- GTI Energy is focused on ISR-amenable uranium projects in Wyoming, USA.
- The flagship Lo Herma project in the Powder River Basin contains a recently updated mineral resource of 8.57 Mlbs of U3O8 at average grade of 630 ppm.
- GTI also holds projects in the Great Divide Basin and Green Mountain areas in Wyoming, and earlier-stage uranium-vanadium assets in Utah.
- To date, GTI has delineated total combined uranium resources of 10.32 Mlbs (indicated and inferred) and substantial combined exploration targets in the range 12 to 20 Mlbs across its Wyoming projects.
- Wyoming is a historically significant uranium producing region with existing infrastructure and a supportive regulatory environment.
- GTI is well-placed to take advantage of the worsening uranium supply deficit and rapidly growing demand for uranium, particularly from the United States, the world’s largest consumer of uranium.
Key Projects
Wyoming Uranium Projects
GTI's focus on Wyoming ISR projects positions it well to capitalize on trends in the uranium sector. ISR mining is generally faster to build, lower cost and more environmentally friendly than conventional mining methods. Wyoming has a long history of uranium production and hosts current producers and several more additional permitted processing facilities, potentially allowing for rapid development of new projects.
The potential quantity and grade of Exploration Targets is conceptual in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to estimate a JORC-compliant MRE. It is uncertain if further exploration will result in the estimation of a MRE in the defined exploration target areas. In addition to drilling conducted in 2024, Exploration Targets have been estimated based on historical drill maps, drill hole data, aerial geophysics (as reported during 2023) and drilling by GTI conducted during 2023 to verify the historical drilling information. There are now 954 drill holes in the Lo Herma project area with the drill programs conducted by GTI during 2023 and 2024 designed, in part, to test the Lo Herma Exploration Target.
The Wyoming projects – comprising the Lo Herma, Great Divide Basin and Green Mountain projects – are located in the Powder River and Great Divide Basins.
Lo Herma
The company’s exploration work is currently prioritizing resource development at Lo Herma, where recent drilling has successfully verified the historical Lo Herma drill hole database.
The Lo Herma project, located just 10 miles from Cameco's Smith Ranch-Highland facility (the largest ISR uranium plant in the US), appears particularly promising. Recent drilling results have confirmed and expanded known mineralization, with the potential to significantly increase the resource base.
The company is undertaking an accelerated program at Lo Herma with the primary objective of expanding its resource base. This ongoing initiative aims to grow the known mineralization both along trend and at depth. GTI is exploring in both the Wasatch formation and the deeper Fort Union formation, which both hold the potential to add significant additional mineralization to the project's resource inventory.
Concurrent with resource expansion, GTI is taking crucial steps to de-risk the Lo Herma project. The company is in the process of completing hydrogeologic and water monitoring wells, which are essential for understanding the project's hydrogeology and planning future production scenarios. Furthermore, GTI has collected core samples for metallurgical testing, a critical step in optimizing the ISR process and demonstrating the project's economic viability.
Looking ahead, GTI has set ambitious targets for advancing Lo Herma through key development milestones, including a potential scoping study in 2025. Positive results from these studies could serve as significant catalysts for the company, potentially leading to a material re-rating of the stock as the project's economic potential becomes clearer.
Great Divide Basin and Green Mountain
The company continues to advance its other Wyoming projects, including those in the Great Divide Basin and Green Mountain areas. Exploration at Green Mountain can commence in 2025 now that the necessary permits are in place, providing potential for additional resource growth and diversification of the company's asset base. Permits are also in place for future drilling at the company’s Great Divide Basin and Utah projects.
The Great Divide Basin project consists of the Thor, Logray, Loki, Odin, Teebo, Wicket and Green Mountain claims. The approximately 13,000-hectare group of projects is prospective for ISR-amenable sandstone-hosted roll-front uranium. The Wyoming projects are situated 5 to 30 kilometers from Ur-Energy’s Lost Creek ISR plant. The projects are also located near Rio Tinto’s Sweetwater/Kennecott Mill.
GTI Energy’s landholding in the Great Divide Basin was bolstered by the acquisition of the Green Mountain project comprising 5,585 hectares of contiguous ISR uranium exploration claims which abuts the Rio Tinto claims at Green Mountain. Historical drill data and geophysics confirm the presence of major uranium mineralisation at the projects.
Green Mountain lies immediately adjacent to the Great Divide Basin project and adjacent to Energy Fuel’s 30 Mlb Sheep Mountain, Ur-Energy’s Lost Soldier, Rio Tinto’s Jackpot & UEC’s Antelope deposits. Green Mountain contains a number of uranium mineralised roll fronts hosted in the fertile Battle Springs formation.
Utah
Henry Mountains Uranium Project
Exploration at Henry Mountains has focused on approximately 5 kms of mineralised trend that extends between the Rat Nest & Jeffrey claim groups and includes the Section 36 state lease block. Uranium and vanadium mineralisation in this location is generally shallow at 20 to 30 meters average depth. The region forms part of the prolific Colorado Plateau uranium province which historically provided the most important uranium resources in the USA. Sandstone-hosted ores have been mined in the region since 1904 and the mining region has historically produced in excess of 17.5 Mt @ 2,400 ppm U3O8 (92 Mlbs U3O8) and 12,500 ppm V2O5 (482 Mlbs V2O5).
Management Team
Bruce Lane - Executive Director
Bruce Lane has significant experience with ASX-listed and large industrial companies. Lane has held management positions in many global blue-chip companies as well as resource companies and startups in New Zealand, Europe and Australia. He holds a master’s degree from London Business School and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Lane has led a number of successful acquisitions, fund raising and exploration programs of uranium and other minerals projects during the last 20 years, most notably with ASX listed companies Atom Energy, Stonehenge Metals and Fenix Resources (FEX).
Matt Hartmann - Director
ISR uranium specialist Matt Hartmann is an executive and technical leader with more than 20 years of international experience and substantial uranium exploration and project development experience. He first entered the uranium mining space in 2005 and followed a career path that has included senior technical roles with Strathmore Minerals and Uranium Resources. He is also a former principal consultant at SRK Consulting where he provided advisory services to explorers, producers and prospective uranium investors. Hartmann’s ISR uranium experience has brought him through the entire cycle of the business, from exploration, project studies and development, to production and well field reclamation. He has provided technical and managerial expertise to a large number of uranium ISR projects across the US including, Smith Ranch – Highland ISR Uranium Mine (Cameco), Rosita ISR Uranium Central Processing Plant and Wellfield (currently held by enCore Energy), the Churchrock ISR Uranium project (currently held by Laramide Resources), and the Dewey-Burdock ISR Uranium project (currently held by enCore Energy).
Simon Williamson - Non-executive Director
Simon Williamson was general manager and director of Cameco Australia until late 2023 and has significant uranium industry experience, networks and skills from his 13 years at Cameco. During his tenure with Cameco, Williamson managed relations with key government ministers and departments and community stakeholders. He managed project approvals processes, including negotiations with State and Federal agencies and reviewing the PFS for the Yeelirrie project.
Williamson was intimately involved in obtaining environmental approval for the Kintyre and Yeelirrie uranium projects, including developing and implementing a program of environmental baseline studies, government and community consultation and negotiating land access. Prior to his appointment as general manager, he led the government and regulatory affairs, environmental and radiation safety activities of Cameco in Australia.
James (Jim) Baughman - Executive Director
James Baughman is a highly experienced Wyoming uranium geologist and corporate executive who will help guide the company’s technical and commercial activities in the US. Baughman is the former president and CEO of High Plains Uranium (sold for US$55 million in 2006 to Uranium One) and Cyclone Uranium.
Baughman has more than 30 years of experience advancing minerals projects from grassroots to advanced stage. He has held senior positions (i.e., chief geologist, chairman, president, acting CFO, COO) in private and publicly traded mining & mineral exploration companies during his 30-year career.
He is a registered member of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy, Exploration and a member of the Society of Economic Geologists with a BSc in geology (1983 University of Wyoming) and is a registered professional geologist (P. Geo State of Wyoming). Baughman is a registered member of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME) and a qualified person (QP) on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and Australian Stock Exchange (ASX).
Petar Tomasevic - Non-executive Director
Petar Tomasevic is the managing director of Vert Capital, a financial services company specializing in mineral acquisition and asset implementation. He has worked with several ASX-listed companies in marketing and investor relations roles. Tomasevic is fluent in five languages. He is currently appointed as a French and Balkans language specialist to assist in project evaluation for ASX-listed junior explorers. Most recently, he was a director at Fenix Resources (ASX:FEX), which is now moving into the production phase. He was involved in the company’s restructuring when it was known as Emergent Resources. Tomasevic was also involved in the company’s Iron Ridge asset acquisition, the RTO financing, and the development phase of Fenix’s Iron Ridge project.
Disrupting the uranium supply chain through highly prospective ISR projects in Wyoming
Purepoint Uranium
Investor Insight
Purepoint Uranium offers strong leverage to the rising uranium market through a high-impact portfolio in Canada’s Athabasca Basin. With exploration partnership alongside industry majors Cameco, Orano, IsoEnergy and Foran Mining – Purepoint is strategically positioned to deliver discovery success while minimizing dilution.
Overview
The Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan is a globally recognized uranium district, offering unmatched grade, infrastructure and discovery potential. As governments and utilities increase investment in nuclear energy, exploration in Tier-1 jurisdictions like Saskatchewan is gaining renewed momentum.
With deep industry ties and a disciplined, technically driven approach, Purepoint Uranium (TSXV:PTU,OTCQB:PTUUF) is uniquely positioned to advance multiple high-priority assets in 2025. Key advantages include:
- District-scale exposure to high-potential uranium assets in the Athabasca Basin
- Lower financial risk through strategic joint ventures with Cameco, Orano, IsoEnergy and Foran Mining
- Operational control of exploration activities across its portfolio
- Strong alignment with the renewed push from major producers into uranium exploration
Company Highlights
- Strategic Positioning in the Athabasca Basin: A focused portfolio of advanced uranium projects in the world’s highest-grade uranium district, offering exceptional discovery potential.
- Strong Partnerships with Industry Leaders: Joint Ventures with Cameco, Orano, IsoEnergy, and Foran Mining provides financial strength, technical expertise, and third-party validation.
- Low-Dilution Growth Strategy: Strategic alliances reduce financial risk, enabling Purepoint to advance key assets while preserving shareholder value.
- Positive Outlook Amid Rising Uranium Demand: As global uranium demand surges, Purepoint is advancing high-priority targets aligned with renewed interest from major producers.
Key Projects
Hook Lake Project
Located in Saskatchewan’s Patterson Uranium District, the Hook Lake property spans 28,598 hectares and it is operated by Purepoint (21 percent), in a partnership with Cameco (39.5 percent), Orano (39.5 percent).
Key Highlights:
- Spitfire Discovery: 53.3 percent U₃O₈ over 1.3 metres, including 10 metres averaging 10.3 percentU₃O₈.
- Carter Corridor: 2024 drilling confirmed the Lightning Zone with 0.29 percent U3O8 over 0.9m (incl. 0.68 percent U3O8 over 0.3m).
- Forward Plan: Continued testing of Lightning Zone and northern extension of NexGen’s PCE discovery, where a key conductor extends ~1 km into the Hook Lake property.
Smart Lake Project
Purepoint operates and holds 27 percent of the Smart Lake project in a joint venture with Cameco.
The Smart Lake property comprises 9,860 hectares in the southwestern Athabasca Basin, located 60 km south of the former Cluff Lake mine and 18 km west of Purepoint’s Hook Lake JV.
Key Highlights:
- Shallow Depth(<350m): With geophysical similarities to Shea Creek, 55 km north, which hosts 68 million lbs U₃O₈ at 1.50 percent(UEC, Jan 2023).
- Exploration Potential: Purepoint has confirmed anomalous uranium and hydrothermal alteration.
- Structural Analogues: Uranium mineralization is linked to intersections of the east-west Arthur Fault and north-south features like the Shearwater conductor, similar to mineralization controls at Shea Creek.
- Target Development: Additional east-west faults (Groomes Lake, Cristobal) align with high-priority EM conductors.
- Drilling underway: four holes (~1,400 metres) targeting on high-conductivity zones at the Groomes Lake corridor.
Dorado Project
The Dorado Project is in the eastern side of the Athabasca Basin, positioned along the renowned Larocque Conductive corridor (the “Larocque Trend”), home to IsoEnergy’s Hurricane Deposit.
Key Highlights:
- Consolidates Four Projects: The project is a 50-50 percent joint venture with IsoEnergy and it consolidates Turnor Lake, Geiger, Edge and most of the Full Moon properties into a single high-priority exploration initiative
- Operator: Purepoint serves as the operator of the exploration venture.
- Q2 2025 Drill Program: 6,200 metres across 17 holes designed to test a series of graphitic conductors that wrap around a central granitic dome, with target areas prioritized based on a consolidated geological model that now includes both the Turnor Lake and Geiger regions.
Aurora Project
The Aurora Project, a 50/50 joint venture with IsoEnergy Ltd., is located along the eastern mine trend of the Athabasca Basin—an area known for its high-grade uranium deposits.
Key Highlights:
- Strategic Location: Positioned directly east of the Dorado Project and close to Orano’s past-producing JEB deposit and Cameco’s Eagle Point deposit.
- Consolidates Three Projects: Aurora includes portions of the Full Moon, Red Willow, and Collins Bay Extension properties, offering significant near-surface uranium potential near the McClean Lake and Rabbit Lake operations.
- Operator: Purepoint serves as the operator of the exploration venture.
- Geophysical Survey: An airborne geophysical survey is planned for 2025 covering the Collins Bay Extension and is intended to refine shallow targets in proximity to the McClean Lake and Rabbit Lake infrastructure.
Celeste Project
The Celeste Block Project, a 50/50 joint venture with IsoEnergy Ltd., and incorporates Thorburn (Celeste West), North Thorburn (Celeste North), Madison (Celeste East) and 2Z properties (Celeste South).
Key Highlights:
- Favourable Location: covers portions of conductor trends east of the Cigar Lake Mine and southwest of the Rabbit Lake and McClean Lake mines.
- Operator: Purepoint serves as the operator of the exploration venture.
- 2025 Drilling at Celeste East: initial drilling scheduled for late Q3 to focused on shallow conductor systems with ongoing geophysical refinement across the broader block at a later time.
Denare West
Located ~55 km WSW of Flin Flon, Manitoba, Denare West is a 21,066-hectare VMS exploration project identified by Purepoint in 2018 as highly prospective, positioned on strike with the Hanson Lake and McIlvenna Bay deposits.
Key Highlights:
- Optioned to Foran Mining under a $19 million earn-in agreement.
- Location: 9km from Foran Mining‘s McIlvenna Bay deposit (39 Mt @ 2.04 percent CuEq), on path to production.
- VTEM Max Survey (2025): The completed and interpreted a airborne EM survey over the Denare West project in February 2025 revealed multiple conductive anomalies aligned with the geologic horizon known to host VMS deposits in the region.
Tabbernor Project
The 100 percent-owned Tabbernor Project covers 79,463 hectares along the crustal-scale Tabbernor Fault System—a 1,500-kilometre-long crustal shear zone that extends north through the Athabasca Basin. This deep-seated structure hosts over 80 historic mines and gold showings and intersects the Basin’s primary uranium trend, aligning with eight of its largest uranium discoveries.
Key Highlights:
- Intersecting Major Uranium Trends: Aligned with eight of the Basins largest uranium discoveries
- 2025 Program: Follow-up activities will include boulder sampling, drilling, prospecting, and soil geochemical surveys.
Management Team
Chris Frostad - President, CEO and Director
With over 40 years of experience, Chris Frostad has led the growth and development of early-stage public and private companies across the technology and mining sectors. He has served as president and CEO of Minera Alamos and held director roles at Victory Capital (VIC) and Enthusiast Gaming Holdings (EGLX), as well as CEO-in-Residence at a Toronto-based venture capital firm.
Scott Frostad - VP of Exploration and Director
Scott Frostad has over 30 years of experience in the Canadian mining industry and has worked with top companies such as Lac Minerals, Teck, and Placer Dome. Most recently, he served as environmental specialist for Cogema Resources, managing environmental issues at the Cluff Lake and McClean Lake Uranium Mines in Northern Saskatchewan.
Ram Ramachandran - CFO
Before his position as CFO with Purepoint, Ram Ramachandran brings an 11-year tenure as deputy director and associate chief accountant with the Ontario Securities Commission. Most recently, Ramachandran provided advisory services in the area of litigation/compliance to numerous companies. To his credit, Ramachandran conceived, developed and launched the Canadian Securities Reporting Advisor – an online compliance tool for public companies.
Jhorose Cardenas - Director of Finance
Jhorose Cardenas is a Chartered Professional Accountant with extensive experience in public accounting, specializing in audits for SMEs, public sector agencies, Indigenous organizations, and not-for-profits. She has led financial reporting and compliance under ASPE, PSAS, and IFRS, including the implementation of new standards such as CAS 315 and IFRS 17.
Jeanny So - Corporate Communications
Jeanny So has over 20 years of experience in operations, investor relations, sales and marketing in the financial industry and has executed corporate communication programs for several private and publicly listed companies.
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