Global Atomic Corporation (" Global Atomic " or the " Company ") (TSX: GLO) (OTCQX: GLATF) (FRANKFURT: G12) announces that it has applied to the Toronto Stock Exchange (the " TSX ") to extend the expiry dates of a total of 9,583,334 outstanding common share purchase warrants of the Company (the " Warrants ") and 560,000 outstanding broker warrants (the " Broker Warrants "). The Warrants and Broker Warrants were issued pursuant to a public offering of securities of the Company which closed on March 17, 2023 . Each of the Warrants has an exercise price of C$4.00 per share and each of the Broker Warrants has an exercise price of C$3.00 per share. Both the Warrants and the Broker Warrants have an expiry date of September 17, 2024 . The Company has applied to the TSX to extend the expiry date to December 31, 2024 . No insiders of the Company hold any of these Warrants or Broker Warrants, directly or indirectly. Finalization of this extension is subject to the approval of the TSX. If such approval is obtained, this extension will be effective ten business days from the date of this news release.
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Victory Announces Closing of Yellow Chief Uranium Inc. Acquisition
Victory Battery Metals Corp. (CSE:VR)(FWB:VR6)(OTC PINK:VRCFF) ("Victory" or the "Company") announced that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of the Yellow Chief Uranium Inc. properties located in Utah and Saskatchewan. The Company issued 8,000,000 common shares at a deemed price of $0.05 in accordance with the terms of the June 26, 2024 Option Agreement.
The common shares are subject to a four-month and one-day hold period.
The Company advised that when originally signed, the agreement was an arms length transaction, but the Yellow Chief. CEO subsequently became the CEO of the Company. If the transaction were to be classifed as a related party transaction, the Company would note that as such participation was less than 25% of the market capitalization of the Company at the time, the Company would rely on the exemptions from the valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 contained in sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(a) of MI 61-101 in respect of such insider participation.
About Victory Battery Metals
Victory is a publicly traded diversified investment corporation with mineral interests in North America. The Company's head office is located at 1780-355 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 2C8, and its Common Shares are currently listed on the CSE.
Contact Information
For further information, please contact:
David Stadnyk, President
Phone: +1 (236) 317-2822 or toll-free +1 (855) 665-GOLD (4653)
E-mail: info@victorybatterymetals.com
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Overview
Victory Battery Metals (CSE:VR,FWB:VR61,OTCPINK:VRCFF) is a Vancouver-based junior mining and exploration company operating primarily out of North America. The company recently underwent restructuring and rebranding to pivot to battery metals, recognizing the significant opportunity brought about by the global efforts toward electrification and decarbonization.
As the push for clean energy and the global transition to net-zero continue to ramp up, lithium has never been more important. The burgeoning electric vehicle market exemplifies this, with sales of electric cars topping 6.6 million in 2021 and over 10 million in 2022. On the plus side, this explosive market growth will, according to the International Energy Agency, eliminate the need for roughly 5 million barrels of oil per year by 2030.
Victory’s flagship project, Smokey Lithium, has the distinction of being situated very close to the only lithium-producing silver mine in North America. In addition to Smokey Lithium, Victory maintains five other projects: Stingray Lithium Array in James Bay, Quebec; Georgia Lake Lithium property, Ontario; Tahlo Lake, in the Babine Copper-Gold Porphyry District, British Columbia; Saguenay Nickel Project, Quebec; and Black Diablo Copper and Manganese in Nevada.
These projects’ strategic locations in mining-friendly and infrastructure-ready jurisdictions position Victory to not only explore new sources of critical battery metals required to meet the growing demand, but also help disrupt the currently unbalanced supply chain, with China dominating roughly 70 percent of global lithium production despite the fact it only supplies 13 percent of the world's lithium.
Given China's questionable mining practices and propensity for leveraging the global supply chain as a political weapon, the status quo is far from ideal. Unsurprisingly, many countries — Canada and the United States among them — are investing heavily into establishing a domestic lithium supply chain. Victory Battery Metals is ideally positioned to take advantage of these investment efforts.
Company Highlights
- Recently completed a successful private placement for $2 million, and holds several million dollars in treasury.
- Smokey Lithium flagship project operates out of Nevada, one of the most mining-friendly jurisdictions in North America.
- Victory's primary focus is on bridging the considerable gap between supply and demand, and is benefitting considerably from federal mandates around lithium and critical battery metals production in both Canada and the United States.
- Work programs are planned for all major assets within the next twelve months.
- Maintains an incredibly diverse mining portfolio primarily geared towards the needs of the growing electric vehicle market. However, its assets also include precious metals such as gold and silver.
- Victory is actively working to identify opportunities in regions conducive to mining and geographic locations suited to year-round exploration and development.
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Mart Wolbert: Uranium Bull Thesis Intact, "Half-time Break" Ending Soon
Mart Wolbert, analyst at Contrarian Codex, shared his latest thoughts on the uranium market, including what's next for prices and key factors to watch when it comes to supply and demand.
When asked how far the current cycle has progressed, he said that in the context of his "stadium" model, a concept he explained in a previous interview, uranium's half-time break is almost over.
"That's not to say that we won't have any water breaks in between as the equities pull back and go up. That's just the nature of the market, it's the nature of any market. Nothing goes up in a straight line," Wolbert said.
"But I think that it's very important to look at it in the grand scheme of things. And that is: we have another half to go, and the second half is going to be in my opinion far more exciting than the first as this contracting cycle comes in."
He also discussed his key takeaways from the World Nuclear Symposium, highlighting how different sentiment is for retail investors versus companies and analysts involved in the uranium sector.
"It's absolutely incredible to see the discrepancy between that investor sentiment and just the sentiment of the mood in the room ... from the producers, from the people that are very closely associated with all things nuclear, from the analysts that are doing thousands upon thousands of hours of work — they were all enthusiastic," Wolbert explained.
He acknowledged the frustrating performance of the uranium equities, but said he remains bullish.
"The thesis — try as I might at the conference as well, I've tried to find a bear case, I've tried to really drag the thesis through the mud and try to find things where I could be wrong ... but try as I might, I've not found a way to join the selloff right now, and I'm getting increasingly, increasingly bullish for what is still to come," Wolbert concluded.
Watch the interview above for more of his thoughts on uranium supply, demand and prices.
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Rich Resources, Friendly Regulations Make Tanzania an Emerging Haven for Exploration
Investors examining the value propositions of mining projects require a greater understanding of local regulatory, geological and geopolitical landscapes. One emerging destination for explorers and miners is Tanzania.
The history of the Tanzanian mining industry moves from colonial governance, through African socialism and state control, to policies favourable to foreign investment. British and South African mining operations opened 100 years ago in the Mwadui area. During the Second World War, however, gold prospecting was banned.
After Tanzania became independent in 1961, state institutions controlled mining there until the 1990s. That’s when the government created the Investment Promotion Policy to attract international investors to the country’s diverse mineral resources base.
By 2008, Tanzania ranked near the top of foreign investment for non-oil-producing African countries, thanks to the Geita Gold and Bulyanhulu gold mines.
Mining and quarrying contributed 5.1 percent to the Tanzanian GDP in 2018, an increase from 3.8 percent of GDP in 2014. That figure is expected to account for 10 percent of GDP by 2025.
Recent earnings from gold mining have contributed US$750 million per year in foreign exchange and tax contributions, comprising 3.6 percent of annual collections.
Mining regulations, permits, licences and taxes
In 2017, Tanzania, under its then-President John Magufuli, overhauled its mining industry in an effort to increase revenue from its natural resources and increase labour opportunities for its citizens.
Under its current mining regulations, the Tanzanian government gets up to a 16 percent stake in mining companies, depending on mineral types and level of investment. Tanzanian companies must be given a minimum 5 percent stake in foreign companies and Tanzanian company shares cannot be transferred to non-domestic entities.
Exporting, selling and disposing of raw minerals and concentrates require licences. Licence holders must allocate some minerals for local processing.
Licence holders can assign their rights to others without first securing the written consent of licensing bodies. Consent of licensing authorities is not required for assigning rights to affiliates if the obligations of the affiliate are guaranteed by a parent company approved by licensing authorities or financial institutions.
Licences for large-scale mining operations in which the capital investment exceeds US$100 million are called special mining licences.
A dealer’s licence allows the holder to acquire and sell minerals, including for export. A broker’s licence allows one to acquire minerals and sell them, but not to export. Only Tanzanians can hold a broker’s licence.
Open for business
Foreign companies appreciate the open investment mentality and available incentives in Tanzania. The country has progressed in property rights protections, with improved land registration and titling systems, as well as reforms aimed at improving the efficiency of the judicial system and reducing corruption.
The Tanzanian government, led by its current president Samia Suluhu Hassan, has been actively promoting the country’s mining investment opportunities. At the February 2024 Mining Indaba Investment Conference, held in South Africa, Tanzanian Minister of Minerals Anthony Peter Mavunde led a delegation of key mining stakeholders, marking the country’s official debut at this annual event.
“In his presentation, Mavunde went to great lengths to try and impress upon the people at Indaba that Tanzania is open for business and that they are there to help build miners,” said Malcolm Day, managing director of Moab Minerals (ASX:MOM), which owns a portfolio of advanced uranium assets in Tanzania.
The “ease of doing business” in Tanzania was among the factors that attracted Moab Minerals to Tanzania, Day said. In July 2024, the company completed the acquisition of the Manyoni and the Octavo uranium projects.
It’s a transformational acquisition, according to Day. “There is a large volume of historic exploration data, including drilling data, that the company has access to that will effectively save the company a lot of time and money.”
Tanzania has a relatively low tax burden. Corporate income tax is capped at 30 percent. Total tax revenue is 13.1 percent of GDP, a result of reforms aimed at improving tax administration while reducing evasion.
The World Bank Ease of Doing Business Index collects information on 10 factors, giving equal weight to all. Ease of Doing Business data is indexed on a scale of 0-100. At 41.3, Tanzania ranks 119 of 150 globally.
Six landlocked countries depend on Tanzania ports. Tourists are drawn to renowned natural attractions — Serengeti, Kilimanjaro, Ngorongoro and the Spice Islands of Zanzibar.
Government literature touts a high degree of investment security, thanks to political stability, free from strife and ethnic division, and bolstered by democratic rule that respects diversity of opinion and the rule of law.
Simplified bureaucracy and economic liberalisation measures are continually improved via dialogue between the public and private sectors.
Investments in Tanzania are guaranteed against political risks, nationalisation and expropriation. Foreign businesses in Tanzania can obtain credit from domestic financial institutions up to the limits established by the Bank of Tanzania.
Potential world-class mining jurisdiction
Metals mined in Tanzania include gold, iron ore, nickel, copper, cobalt and silver. Tanzania’s mineral resources include diamonds, tanzanite, ruby, garnet, limestone, soda ash, gypsum, salt, phosphate, gravel, sand, dimension stones and graphite, as well as the fuel minerals coal and uranium.
A popular gemstone exported from Tanzania, Tanzanite is found only in a 2 kilometre by 4 kilometre site in the Manyara Region near Mount Kilimanjaro, making it rarer than diamonds.
Previously, Uranex (ASX:UNX) explored and extensively drilled the Manyoni uranium project from the early 2000s until 2013. The low price of uranium, post the Fukushima disaster in 2011, prevented the project from proceeding. Following its acquisition of the property, Moab Minerals is currently actively exploring the area.
The current 60 hole Phase 1 drilling has been designed to to verify previous results whilst also gathering additional geologic information. As part of this Phase 1 drilling program, Moab will also be conducting preliminary metallurgical testing to determine the most efficient processing pathway.
Another 100 holes scheduled for Phase 2 drilling will locate extensions to the known mineralisation at Manyoni.
Since its significant uranium deposit discovery in 1996, Mantra Tanzania has invested in the Mkuju River project (known as Nyota). Development of that project was halted in 2017, however, due to low uranium prices at the time. In 2011, Russian state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom acquired the Nyota uranium deposit near Moab Minerals’ Octavo project.
Large uranium deposits have also been found in Namtumbo, Bahi, Galapo, Minjingu, Mbulu, Simanjiro, Lake Natron, Manyoni, Songea, Tunduru, Madaba and Nachingwea.
Gladiator Resources (ASX:GLA) owns a number of uranium assets throughout Tanzania, with six exploration licences spanning 1,814 square kilometres.
Investor takeaway
Tanzania is ripe for mineral exploration and development, with ease of doing business and a generally mining friendly regulatory environment. As the country’s rich mineral resources continue to attract global explorers and producers, investors may do well to assess Tanzania’s investment potential.
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Antimony: Lesser Known, Yet Highly Critical
Despite its designation as a critical mineral in the US, Canada, Australia and the EU, antimony remains largely unknown.
Although it may seem less popular than its hyped-up counterparts like rare earths and lithium, antimony’s industrial and strategic importance cannot be ignored. Antimony has for decades been crucial to countless sectors, and its military applications made US-produced antimony crucial to the Second World War.
Now, as the world moves towards a future defined by clean energy and decarbonization, it's arguably more important than ever — and a compelling addition to any investment portfolio.
Antimony: An overview
A silvery-blue metalloid element, antimony is primarily found in the mineral ore known as stibnite — a steel-gray sulfide that largely forms in hydrothermal deposits alongside gneiss, limestone and granite. In addition to stibnite, the element also occurs in over a hundred different minerals, including kermesite, argentiferous tetrahedrite, jamesonite and livingstonite. Although it is brittle and flaky, antimony is regarded for its strengthening and hardening capabilities as an alloying agent.
Antimony has a history that spans millennia. There are historical records of multiple civilizations using the element in both its metallic and sulfide form for everything from pottery to medical remedies and makeup. Records from the 15th century also indicate that antimony was used in various alchemical practises, as well as in alloys for products such as mirrors and bells.
Yet for all its applications, antimony was not generally regarded as a critical strategic resource until sometime around the 1900s. That is when the element began being used in a range of different military applications, owing to its role in the creation of tungsten steel and as a hardening agent for lead. Today, antimony is used in precision optics, night-vision goggles, armor-piercing rounds, explosives, hardened lead, ammunition primers, infrared sensors, military clothing, communications equipment and even nuclear weaponry.
The US was initially reliant on China for antimony. However, the outbreak of the Second World War saw US supply of antimony cut off by Japan. Fortunately, a stibnite mine in Central Idaho was able to cover the supply shortage, fulfilling roughly 90 percent of America's antimony requirements and producing roughly 40 percent of the required tungsten steel. Unfortunately, that mine ceased operations in 1997.
Today, China maintains a stranglehold on global antimony supply, processing nearly 80 percent of all antimony resources — despite a steadily declining share of global production.
Antimony's role in electrification
In addition to its military applications, antimony is also required to manufacture semiconductors, electric switches, fluorescent lighting, high-quality clear glass and lithium-ion batteries. Without antimony, the majority of modern technology would be impossible to produce.
This applies equally to cleantech and renewable energy. Antimony is a key element in the production of solar panels and wind turbines. Moreover, the mineral is integral to the development and production of liquid metal batteries, which look to be a reliable, safe alternative for battery power storage.
This is best exemplified by the Ambri battery platform. Backed by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) founder Bill Gates, the modular, containerized DC system consists of a series of high-capacity battery cells assembled into trays within an insulated and self-heating thermal enclosure. The cells make use of calcium, antimony and calcium chloride. This means that they are not only more affordable than traditional lithium-ion batteries, but are also considerably more reliable, capable of enduring tens of thousands of cycles, all while maintaining a 20-year lifespan. Ambri's fully recyclable batteries are also tolerant of both overcharging and undercharging, and they are immune to thermal runaway, electrolyte decomposition and off-gassing.
Shoring up supplies
As is the case for other critical minerals, reliance on countries such as Russia and China for antimony production is a risky prospect at best. China has, on multiple occasions, shown the propensity to wield its market dominance as a political weapon, while trade with Russia has taken a big hit following its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
Unfortunately, antimony is currently only mined in a few countries. According to the US Geological Survey, China remains as the largest antimony producer, accounting for 48 percent of global antimony production in 2023, followed by Tajikistan at 25 percent. And as China imposes new restrictions on antimony exports, countries around the world are increasingly motivated to look for and develop more stable and secure sources for this critical mineral.
Recognizing the emerging demand for antimony and its crucial role in the modern world, exploration companies are increasingly looking at antimony projects that can potentially yield considerable value.
Hertz Energy (CSE:HZ; OTCQB:HZLIF) is one such company. In September 2024, the company entered an option agreement to acquire Harriman antimony property in Quebec, Canada. The project comprises 49 mineral claims spanning approximately 2,500 hectares.
Harriman is an exploration-stage antimony project located approximately 17 km northeast of the town of New Richmond in the Gaspé Region of Québec. It includes the Harriman-Sud showing returning 15.35 percent antimony from a historical grab sample. This showing has had limited previous exploration and has not had any historical drilling. Hertz intends to aggressively and immediately explore the Harriman property, starting with a ground surface exploration program with the intention to advance the project towards a winter drill program.
New Zealand-based mining and exploration company Siren Gold (ASX:SNG) maintains multiple projects on the Lachlan Fold Belt in Australia. Siren’s Auld Creek prospect is particularly promising, displaying very similar mineralization to Costerfield. Gold-antimony mineralization extends from Auld Creek through two of Siren's other permits, Big River and Cumberland.
Molten Metals (CSE:MOLT) primarily targets past-producing antimony and tin resources. It currently maintains antimony projects in Slovakia and Canada.
Other players include Anchor Resources with its fully owned Bielsdown antimony project in New South Wales, and Perpetua Resources (TSX:PPTA,NASDAQ:PPTA) with its Stibnite gold project, which has the distinction of housing one of the largest-known economic reserves of antimony.
Takeaway
Although antimony may not receive as much coverage as other more popular critical minerals, it's no less important. Already essential to multiple applications within the technology and military sectors, antimony has only grown progressively more important with the transition to a cleaner, more sustainable future. Mining companies around the world are working to meet the ever-increasing demand for the mineral — and each of these companies represents a new investment opportunity.
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Federal Court of Australia Approves Transformational Acquisition of Base Resources
Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX: EFR) ("Energy Fuels" or the "Company"), an industry leader in uranium and rare earth elements ("REE") production for the energy transition, is pleased to announce that the Federal Court of Australia (the "Court") has today made orders approving the proposed acquisition of Base Resources Limited ("Base") by Energy Fuels by way of a scheme of arrangement under Australia's Corporations Act (the "Scheme").
As previously announced on April 21, 2024, under the Scheme, Energy Fuels will acquire 100% of the issued shares of Base in consideration of the issuance by the Company of 0.026 Energy Fuels Common Shares for every Base share held and the payment by Base of a special dividend of AUD $0.065 per Base share.
Mark S. Chalmers, President and CEO of Energy Fuels stated: "I am very pleased that the Court has approved Energy Fuels' combination with Base Resources. This approval is the final approval required before closing, which is expected to occur on October 2, 2024. We look forward to developing the world-class Toliara Project with Base's experienced team as a major step in our development of a world-class critical minerals company at a time when geopolitics is making domestic supply chains more important than ever. I am also very pleased to see that the recent improvements in REE prices are continuing, with the price of NdPr now at approximately $59.60 per kilogram."
As a next step, a copy of the Court order will be lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ("ASIC") and the Scheme will become effective, which is expected to occur on September 13, 2024. As a result, September 13, 2024, is expected to be Base's last day of trading on the Australian Stock Exchange ("ASX"). The Special Dividend (AUD$0.065 per share) is expected to be paid to Base shareholders on October 1, 2024, and implementation of the Scheme is expected to occur on October 2, 2024.
The Toliara Project is subject to negotiation of fiscal terms with the Madagascar government and the receipt of certain Madagascar government approvals and actions before a current suspension on activities at the Toliara Project will be lifted and development may occur.
ABOUT ENERGY FUELS
Energy Fuels is a leading US-based critical minerals company. The Company, as a leading producer of uranium in the United States, mines uranium and produces natural uranium concentrates that are sold to major nuclear utilities for the production of carbon-free nuclear energy. Energy Fuels recently began production of advanced rare earth element ("REE") materials, including mixed REE carbonate in 2021, and commenced production of commercial quantities of separated REEs in 2024. Energy Fuels also produces vanadium from certain of its projects, as market conditions warrant, and is evaluating the recovery of radionuclides needed for emerging cancer treatments. Its corporate offices are in Lakewood, Colorado, near Denver, and substantially all its assets and employees are in the United States. Energy Fuels holds two of America's key uranium production centers: the White Mesa Mill in Utah and the Nichols Ranch in-situ recovery ("ISR") Project in Wyoming. The White Mesa Mill is the only conventional uranium mill operating in the US today, has a licensed capacity of over 8 million pounds of U3O8 per year, and has the ability to produce vanadium when market conditions warrant, as well as REE products, from various uranium-bearing ores. The Nichols Ranch ISR Project is on standby and has a licensed capacity of 2 million pounds of U3O8 per year. The Company recently acquired the Bahia Project in Brazil and entered into a joint venture agreement to develop the Donald Project in Australia, each of which is believed to have significant quantities of titanium (ilmenite and rutile), zirconium (zircon) and REE (monazite) minerals. In addition to the above production facilities, Energy Fuels also has one of the largest NI 43-101 compliant uranium resource portfolios in the US and several uranium and uranium/vanadium mining projects on standby and in various stages of permitting and development. The primary trading market for Energy Fuels' common shares is the NYSE American under the trading symbol "UUUU," and the Company's common shares are also listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "EFR." Energy Fuels' website is www.energyfuels.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This news release contains certain "Forward Looking Information" and "Forward Looking Statements" within the meaning of applicable United States and Canadian securities legislation, which may include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to: any expectation that the Company will maintain its position as a leading U.S.-based critical minerals company or as a leading producer of uranium in the U.S.; any expectation that the acquisition of Base Resources will be completed or if completed, completed on the terms and time proposed; any expectation that Energy Fuels will be successful in agreeing on fiscal terms with the Government of Madagascar or in achieving sufficient fiscal and legal stability for the Toliara Project, if acquired; any expectation that the current suspension relating to the Toliara Project will be lifted in the near future or at all; any expectation that the Toliara Project will be developed; any expectation that the Company will become a world-class critical minerals hub; and any expectation that the Company's evaluation of radioisotope recovery at the Mill will be successful. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans," "expects," "does not expect," "is expected," "is likely," "budgets," "scheduled," "estimates," "forecasts," "intends," "anticipates," "does not anticipate," or "believes," or variations of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results "may," "could," "would," "might" or "will be taken," "occur," "be achieved" or "have the potential to." All statements, other than statements of historical fact, herein are considered to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements express or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include risks associated with: commodity prices and price fluctuations; engineering, construction, processing and mining difficulties, upsets and delays; permitting and licensing requirements and delays; changes to regulatory requirements; legal challenges; the availability of feed sources for the Mill; competition from other producers; public opinion; government and political actions; the failure of the Company to complete the acquisition of Base Resources; the failure of the Government of Madagascar to agree on fiscal terms for the Toliara Project or provide the approvals necessary to achieve sufficient fiscal and legal stability on acceptable terms and conditions or at all; the failure of the current suspension affecting the Toliara Project to be lifted on a timely basis or at all; the failure of the Company to provide or obtain the necessary financing required to develop Toliara Project and the Company's other projects; available supplies of monazite; the ability of the Mill to produce REE carbonate, REE oxides or other REE products to meet commercial specifications on a commercial scale at acceptable costs or at all; market factors, including future demand for heavy mineral sands and/or REEs; actual results may differ from all such estimates and projections; the ability of the Mill to recover radium or other radioisotopes at reasonable costs or at all; market prices and demand for medical isotopes; and the other factors described under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is available for review on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar, on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca, and on the Company's website at www.energyfuels.com. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this news release, and the Company disclaims, other than as required by law, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, results, future events, circumstances, or if management's estimates or opinions should change, or otherwise. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information in this communication, except as otherwise required by law.
Putin Mulls Uranium, Nickel and Titanium Export Limits in Response to Western Sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested Russia should consider limiting exports of key metals and raw materials, including uranium, titanium and nickel, as a response to western sanctions.
According to a Wednesday (September 11) Reuters report, Putin raised the idea in televised comments to government ministers, highlighting Russia’s important role in global supply of strategic commodities.
“Russia is the leader in reserves of a number of strategic raw materials,” Putin said.
“Please take a look at some of the types of goods that we supply to the world market ... Maybe we should think about certain restrictions — uranium, titanium, nickel. We just mustn't do anything to harm ourselves."
He also noted that the country holds nearly 22 percent of the world’s natural gas reserves, as well as 23 percent of its gold reserves and a significant 55 percent of its diamond reserves.
Although Putin emphasized that any limitations would need to be carefully evaluated to ensure they would not negatively affect the Russian economy, his comments come amid heightened tensions with the west.
The Russia-Ukraine war has prompted western nations to curtail purchases of Russian products such as oil and gas, but the country remains a large supplier of other commodities.
Russia's role in uranium, nickel and titanium mining
Russia’s role in uranium production is particularly noteworthy, as the country is the sixth largest producer of the material and accounts for 44 percent of the world’s uranium enrichment capacity.
Reuters notes that many western nuclear reactors rely heavily on Russian-enriched uranium, while in 2023 Russia was a major uranium supplier to the US and China, along with South Korea, France, Kazakhstan and Germany.
The US has taken steps toward reducing its reliance on Russian uranium. In May, President Joe Biden signed into law a bill banning enriched uranium imports from Russia. While the restrictions went into effect in mid-August, waivers will allow for continued imports from reactors through 2027 under certain conditions.
Nickel, another strategic material mentioned by Putin in his comments, is an important component in the production of batteries and alloys used in industries ranging from aerospace to defense.
Russia is home to Norilsk Nickel (MCX:GMKN), which is the world's biggest producer of Class 1 nickel, as well as the top miner of palladium and a producer of other metals. As Reuters points out, more than a fifth of the nickel stored in warehouses registered with the London Metal Exchange comes from Russia.
Citi analyst Arkady Gevorkyan told Reuters that while the west is planning to expand its capacity for uranium enrichment, it could take at least three years to achieve this, leaving a gap in supply in the interim. This could be partially filled with imports of low-enriched uranium from China, but that isn't seen as an ideal solution.
Putin's words sent London Metal Exchange nickel prices up, while shares of uranium companies such as NexGen Energy (TSX:NXE,NYSE:NXE), Cameco (TSX:CCO,NYSE:CCJ) and Denison Mines (TSX:DML,NYSEAMERICAN:DNN) were also on the rise. Uranium companies have been under pressure in recent months on lower prices.
For its part, titanium is critical for industrial applications, particularly in the aerospace sector. Russia is the world’s third largest producer of titanium sponge, which is used to manufacture titanium metal.
Before the conflict with Ukraine began, Russia was a key titanium source for companies like Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Airbus (EPA:AIR). Boeing has since halted purchases of Russian titanium, while Airbus continues to source the metal under a waiver provided by Canada, which has imposed sanctions on Russia’s largest titanium sponge producer.
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Securities Disclosure: I, Giann Liguid, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
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