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| Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call December 10, 2025 11:00 AM EST Company Participants Amir Adnani - President, CEO & Director Brent Berg - Senior Vice President of U.S. Operations Scott Melbye - Executive Vice President Conference Call Participants Brian Lee - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division Heiko Ihle - H.C. | # μ°λΌλ μλμ§(Uranium Energy Corp.) (UEC) 2026λ
1λΆκΈ° μ€μ λ°ν 컨νΌλ°μ€ μ½ 2025λ 12μ 10μΌ μ€μ 11μ (λ―Έκ΅ λλΆ νμ€μ) ## νμ¬ μ°Έμμ μλ―Έλ₯΄ μλλλ(Amir Adnani) - μ¬μ₯, CEO κ²Έ μ΄μ¬ λΈλ νΈ λ²κ·Έ(Brent Berg) - λ―Έκ΅ μ¬μ λΆλ¬Έ μμ λΆμ¬μ₯ μ€μ½§ λ©λΉ(Scott Melbye) - μ 무μ΄μ¬ ## 컨νΌλ°μ€ μ½ μ°Έμ μ λ리μ€νΈ λΈλΌμ΄μΈ 리(Brian Lee) - 골λλ§μμ€ κ·Έλ£Ή(Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.), 리μμΉ λΆλ¬Έ νμ΄μ½ μΌλ (Heiko Ihle) - H.C. |
| Wainwright & Co, LLC, Research Division Katie Lachapelle - Canaccord Genuity Corp., Research Division Joseph Reagor - ROTH Capital Partners, LLC, Research Division Justin Chan - SCP Resource Finance LP, Research Division Mohamed Sidibe - National Bank Financial, Inc., Research Division Presentation Operator Good day, and welcome to Uranium Energy Corp.'s Fiscal 2026 First Quarter Results Conference Call. Today's call will be hosted by Amir Adnani, President and CEO. Also joining for the Q&A session of today's call are Josephine Man, Chief Financial Officer; Scott Melbye, Executive Vice President; and Brent Berg, Senior Vice President of U.S. Operations. [Operator Instructions]. | μ¨μΈλΌμ΄νΈ μ€ μ»΄νΌλ, LLC, 리μμΉ λΆλ¬Έ μΌμ΄ν° λΌμ€ν - μΊλμ½λ μ λ΄μ΄ν° μ½νΌλ μ΄μ , 리μμΉ λΆλ¬Έ μ‘°μ 리거 - λ‘μ€ μΊνΌν ννΈλμ€, LLC, 리μμΉ λΆλ¬Έ μ μ€ν΄ μ°¬ - SCP 리μμ€ νμ΄λΈμ€ LP, 리μμΉ λΆλ¬Έ λͺ¨νλ©λ μλλ² - λ΄μ λ λ± ν¬ νμ΄λΈμ , μ£Όμνμ¬, 리μμΉ λΆλ¬Έ λ°ν μ΄μμ μλ νμλκΉ. μ λΌλ μλμ§ μ½νΌλ μ΄μ μ 2026 νκ³μ°λ 1λΆκΈ° μ€μ 컨νΌλ°μ€ μ½μ μ€μ κ²μ νμν©λλ€. μ€λ μ½μ μλ―Έλ₯΄ μλλλ μ¬μ₯ κ²Έ CEOκ° μ§νν©λλ€. λν μ€λ μ½μ μ§μμλ΅ μΈμ μλ μ‘°μΈν 맨 μ΅κ³ μ¬λ¬΄μ± μμ, μ€μ½§ λ©λ°μ΄ μ 무μ΄μ¬, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ λΈλ νΈ λ²κ·Έ λ―Έκ΅ μ¬μ λΆ μμ λΆμ¬μ₯μ΄ ν¨κ»ν©λλ€. [μ΄μμ μλ΄μ¬ν]. |
| Please note this event is being recorded. Today's call will run approximately 15 minutes for prepared remarks followed by Q&A. [Operator Instructions]. I would now like to turn the conference over to Amir Adnani, President and CEO. Please go ahead. Amir Adnani President, CEO & Director Thank you, operator, and good morning, everyone. Please note that a presentation accompanying this conference call is available on the Presentations page of our website. Some of the commentary on today's call will include forward-looking statements and I would direct everyone to review Slide 2 of the presentation, which includes important cautionary notes. All right. Let's get started. | λ³Έ νμ¬λ λ
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| This quarter was an exciting step change for UEC with major production expansion initiatives and the introduction of a strategic new business line. The launch of United States Uranium Refining & Conversion Corp positions the company to become the only U.S. supplier with both Uranium and UF6 production capabilities. In parallel, we maintained low-cost in-situ recovery production and advanced our growth projects in Wyoming and South Texas, supporting higher output through the balance of fiscal 2026. These developments strengthen our platform as America's largest integrated nuclear fuel supplier aligned with U.S. policy. | μ΄λ² λΆκΈ°λ μ£Όμ μμ° νλ κ³νκ³Ό μ λ΅μ μ κ· μ¬μ λΆλ¬Έ λμ μΌλ‘ UECμ μμ΄ ν₯λ―Έλ‘μ΄ μ νμ μ΄ λμμ΅λλ€. United States Uranium Refining & Conversion Corpμ μΆλ²μΌλ‘ λΉμ¬λ μ°λΌλκ³Ό UF6 μμ° μλμ λͺ¨λ κ°μΆ λ―Έκ΅ λ΄ μ μΌν 곡κΈμ μ²΄λ‘ μ리맀κΉνκ² λμμ΅λλ€. μ΄μ λμμ, μ°λ¦¬λ μ λΉμ© νμ₯μΉ¨μΆνμ(ISR) μμ°μ μ μ§νκ³ μμ΄μ€λ°κ³Ό λ¨λΆ ν μ¬μ€μ μ±μ₯ νλ‘μ νΈλ₯Ό μ§μ μμΌ 2026 νκ³μ°λ λ§κΉμ§ λ λμ μμ°λμ λ·λ°μΉ¨νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ¬ν λ°μ μ λ―Έκ΅ μ μ± μ λΆν©νλ λ―Έκ΅ μ΅λ ν΅ν© ν΅μ°λ£ 곡κΈμ 체λ‘μ μ°λ¦¬μ νλ«νΌμ κ°νμν΅λλ€. |
| We continue to enjoy the backdrop of increasingly favorable macroeconomic and policy tailwinds and as such, have continued to increase our Uranium inventory ahead of the Section 232 decision. A year ago at this time, we had just resumed operations at Christensen Ranch. In only 12 months, we have delivered low-cost production at our first mine, are positioned for near-term production at our second mine Burke Hollow and are excited to have commenced development at our third mine, Ludeman. In the first quarter, we maintained low-cost production as we achieved a cash cost per pound of $29.90 based on 68,612 pounds of precipitated uranium and dried and drummed U308 produced. | μ°λ¦¬λ μ μ λ μ 리ν΄μ§λ κ±°μκ²½μ λ° μ μ± μ μνμ λ°°κ²½μ κ³μ λλ¦¬κ³ μμΌλ©°, μ΄μ λ°λΌ Section 232 κ²°μ μ μλκ³ μ°λΌλ μ¬κ³ λ₯Ό μ§μμ μΌλ‘ νλν΄ μμ΅λλ€. 1λ μ μ΄λ§λ, μ°λ¦¬λ λ§ Christensen Ranchμμ μ‘°μ μ μ¬κ°νμ΅λλ€. λ¨ 12κ°μ λ§μ μ°λ¦¬λ 첫 λ²μ§Έ κ΄μ°μμ μ λΉμ© μμ°μ λ¬μ±νκ³ , λ λ²μ§Έ κ΄μ°μΈ Burke Hollowμμ μ‘°λ§κ° μμ°μ μμν μ μλ μμΉμ μμΌλ©°, μΈ λ²μ§Έ κ΄μ°μΈ Ludemanμμ κ°λ°μ μ°©μνκ² λμ΄ κΈ°μκ² μκ°ν©λλ€. 1λΆκΈ°μ μ°λ¦¬λ 68,612νμ΄λμ μΉ¨μ μ°λΌλκ³Ό 건쑰 λ° λλΌ ν¬μ₯λ U308 μμ°μ κΈ°λ°μΌλ‘ νμ΄λλΉ νκΈλΉμ© $29.90λ₯Ό λ¬μ±νλ©° μ λΉμ© μμ°μ μ μ§νμ΅λλ€. |
| At our Irigaray central processing plant, upgrades were completed to support the transition to 24/7 operations including a full refurbishment of the yellowcake thickener and calciner. After quarter end, drying and packaging operations resumed on November 13, 2025, producing approximately 49,000 pounds of dried and drummed U308, subsequent to that date during the month of November. At Christensen Ranch, the focus has been on expanding ISR production capacity through the construction of 6 additional header houses in new wellfields 11 and 12 and 10 extension. | μ΄λ¦¬κ°λ μ΄ μ€μ μ²λ¦¬ μμ€μμλ 24μκ° μ°μ€λ¬΄ν΄ μ΄μ μ νμ μ§μνκΈ° μν μ κ·Έλ μ΄λκ° μλ£λμμΌλ©°, μ¬κΈ°μλ μλ‘μ°μΌμ΄ν¬ λμΆκΈ°μ μμ±λ‘μ μ λ©΄ κ°λ³΄μκ° ν¬ν¨λμμ΅λλ€. λΆκΈ° μ’ λ£ ν, 2025λ 11μ 13μΌ κ±΄μ‘° λ° ν¬μ₯ μμ μ΄ μ¬κ°λμ΄ ν΄λΉ μΌμ μ΄ν 11μ ν λ¬ λμ μ½ 49,000νμ΄λμ 건쑰 λλΌ ν¬μ₯λ U308μ μμ°νμ΅λλ€. ν¬λ¦¬μ€ν μ¨ λμΉμμλ μ κ· μ°νλ 11, 12 λ° 10 νμ₯ ꡬμμ 6κ°μ μΆκ° ν€λ νμ°μ€λ₯Ό 건μ€νμ¬ ISR μμ° λ₯λ ₯μ νλνλ λ° μ£Όλ ₯νμ΅λλ€. |
| Further, we have commenced development at our Ludeman ISR project, the company's second satellite project in the Powder River Basin to our Irigaray hub-and-spoke operations. At Burke Hollow, we are nearing operational status, major construction milestones, including the ion-exchange plant and wellfield are substantially complete, setting the stage for initial operations at South Texas' newest ISR production facility and for Burke Hollow to become America's next producing uranium mine. These advancements position the company for higher production rates through the remainder of the fiscal year as new capacity comes online. Switching gears to our development assets. | λν, μ°λ¦¬λ Irigaray νλΈ μ€ μ€ν¬ν¬ μ΄μμ Powder River Basinμ μλ νμ¬μ λ λ²μ§Έ μμ± νλ‘μ νΈμΈ Ludeman ISR νλ‘μ νΈμ κ°λ°μ μμνμ΅λλ€. Burke Hollowμμλ μ΄μ μ€λΉ λ¨κ³μ κ·Όμ ν΄ μμΌλ©°, μ΄μ¨ κ΅ν νλνΈμ μ°νλλ₯Ό ν¬ν¨ν μ£Όμ κ±΄μ€ μ΄μ νκ° μ€μ§μ μΌλ‘ μλ£λμ΄ South Texasμ μ΅μ ISR μμ° μμ€μμμ μ΄κΈ° μ΄μκ³Ό Burke Hollowκ° λ―Έκ΅μ μ°¨μΈλ μ°λΌλ μμ° κ΄μ°μ΄ λ μ μλ λ°νμ λ§λ ¨νμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ¬ν μ§μ μ μλ‘μ΄ μμ°λ₯λ ₯μ΄ κ°λλ¨μ λ°λΌ νκ³μ°λ λ¨μ κΈ°κ° λμ λ λμ μμ°λμ λ¬μ±ν μ μλ μμΉμ νμ¬λ₯Ό μ¬λ €λμμ΅λλ€. κ°λ° μμ°μΌλ‘ νμ λ₯Ό μ ννκ² μ΅λλ€. |
| At Sweetwater, work is progressing under the FAST-41 permitting designation for the project. Planning of initial delineation drilling in the first wellfield area and assessment of the mill refurbishment plans were advanced. At Roughrider, a 34,000 meters core drilling program commenced in October 2025 to target the conversion of inferred to indicated uranium resources to support the announced pre-feasibility study for the world-class high-grade Roughrider project in Saskatchewan, Canada and the prolific Athabasca Basin. | μ€μνΈμν°μμλ FAST-41 νκ° μ§μ μ λ°λ₯Έ μμ μ΄ μ§ν μ€μ λλ€. 첫 λ²μ§Έ μ μ μ§μμ μ΄κΈ° κ²½κ³ μ€μ μμΆ κ³νκ³Ό μ λΆμ κ°λ³΄μ κ³ν νκ°κ° μ§μ λμμ΅λλ€. λ¬νλΌμ΄λμμλ 2025λ 10μμ 34,000λ―Έν° κ·λͺ¨μ μ½μ΄ μμΆ νλ‘κ·Έλ¨μ΄ μμλμμΌλ©°, μ΄λ μΊλλ€ μμ€μΊμ²μμ£Όμ νλΆν μμμ 보μ ν μ μλ°°μ€μΉ΄ λΆμ§μ μμΉν μΈκ³μ μμ€μ κ³ νμ λ¬νλΌμ΄λ νλ‘μ νΈμ λν΄ λ°νλ μλΉνλΉμ± μ‘°μ¬λ₯Ό λ·λ°μΉ¨νκΈ° μν΄ μΆμ μ°λΌλ μμμ μ§μ μμμΌλ‘ μ ννλ κ²μ λͺ©νλ‘ ν©λλ€. |
| And finally, the launch of United States Uranium Refining and Conversion Corp, positions UEC to provide end-to-end capabilities of the secure geopolitically-reliable source of uranium hexafluoride, supporting U.S. enrichment. Moving to our financial highlights on Slide 5. Our balance sheet remains strong with $698 million in cash, inventory and equities at market prices and no debt. We completed a $234 million public offering to accelerate the growth of our new business line while bolstering our balance sheet. | λ§μ§λ§μΌλ‘, United States Uranium Refining and Conversion Corpμ μΆλ²μ UECκ° λ―Έκ΅ λμΆμ μ§μνλ μ§μ νμ μΌλ‘ μμ μ μΈ μ°λΌλ μ‘λΆνλ¬Ό 곡κΈμμ μλν¬μλ μλμ μ 곡ν μ μλ μμΉλ₯Ό ν보νμμ μλ―Έν©λλ€. μ¬λΌμ΄λ 5μ μ¬λ¬΄ νμ΄λΌμ΄νΈλ‘ λμ΄κ°κ² μ΅λλ€. λΉμ¬μ λμ°¨λμ‘°νλ μμ₯κ°κ²© κΈ°μ€ νκΈ, μ¬κ³ μμ° λ° μ§λΆμ¦κΆ 6μ΅ 9,800λ§ λ¬λ¬λ₯Ό 보μ νκ³ μμΌλ©° λΆμ±λ μ 무ν μνλ‘ κ²¬κ³ ν μνλ₯Ό μ μ§νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. λΉμ¬λ λμ°¨λμ‘°νλ₯Ό κ°ννλ λμμ μ κ· μ¬μ λΆλ¬Έμ μ±μ₯μ κ°μννκΈ° μν΄ 2μ΅ 3,400λ§ λ¬λ¬ κ·λͺ¨μ 곡λͺ¨λ₯Ό μλ£νμ΅λλ€. |
| Our uranium inventory stands at 1,356,000 pounds U308 held at October 31, 2025, which excludes the additional 199,000 pounds of precipitated uranium and dried and drum uranium concentrate at the Irigaray CPT produced since we restarted production. We also expect to purchase an additional 300,000 pounds through the end of this month from purchase contracts at below market rates of $37.05 per pound in addition to growing inventory from operations. By remaining 100% unhedged, we maintain full exposure ahead of the results of the U.S. | 2025λ 10μ 31μΌ κΈ°μ€ λΉμ¬μ μ°λΌλ μ¬κ³ λ U308 1,356,000νμ΄λμ΄λ©°, μ΄λ μμ° μ¬κ° μ΄ν Irigaray CPTμμ μμ°λ μΉ¨μ μ°λΌλ λ° κ±΄μ‘°Β·λλΌ ν¬μ₯λ μ°λΌλ μ κ΄ 199,000νμ΄λλ₯Ό μ μΈν μμΉμ λλ€. λν μ΄μμ ν΅ν μ¬κ³ μ¦κ°μ λλΆμ΄, μ΄λ² λ¬ λ§κΉμ§ μμ₯κ° μ΄νμΈ νμ΄λλΉ 37.05λ¬λ¬μ λ§€μ κ³μ½μ ν΅ν΄ μΆκ°λ‘ 300,000νμ΄λλ₯Ό λ§€μ ν μμ μ λλ€. 100% 무ν€μ§ μνλ₯Ό μ μ§ν¨μΌλ‘μ¨, λΉμ¬λ λ―Έκ΅μ κ²°κ³Όλ₯Ό μλκ³ μμ ν κ°κ²© λ ΈμΆμ μ μ§νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| government's Section 232 investigation, while in a tightening global market with a structural supply deficit, positioning UEC to benefit from expected higher uranium prices. Our financial strength, coupled with the efficiency of our low-cost ISR operations, enables us to ramp production responsibly as market fundamentals and policy direction evolve. The current uranium price backdrop underpinned by growing global nuclear demand and supportive U.S. policy provides a compelling setup for value creation. Importantly, the launch of URNC positions UEC to be the only vertically integrated American uranium producer. We are moving quickly. | μ λΆμ 232μ‘° μ‘°μ¬κ° μ§νλλ λμ, ꡬ쑰μ κ³΅κΈ λΆμ‘±μΌλ‘ μΈν κΈλ‘λ² μμ₯ κΈ΄μΆ μν©μμ UECλ μμλλ μ°λΌλ κ°κ²© μμΉμΌλ‘λΆν° ννμ λ°μ μ μλ μμΉμ μμ΅λλ€. μ°λ¦¬μ μ¬λ¬΄ 건μ μ±κ³Ό μ λΉμ© ISR(νμ₯μΉ¨μΆμ±κ΄) μ΄μμ ν¨μ¨μ±μ μμ₯ νλλ©νΈκ³Ό μ μ± λ°©ν₯μ΄ λ³νν¨μ λ°λΌ μ± μκ° μκ² μμ°μ νλν μ μκ² ν©λλ€. μ¦κ°νλ κΈλ‘λ² μμλ ₯ μμμ μ°νΈμ μΈ λ―Έκ΅ μ μ± μ λ·λ°μΉ¨λλ νμ¬μ μ°λΌλ κ°κ²© νκ²½μ κ°μΉ μ°½μΆμ μν λ§€λ ₯μ μΈ κΈ°νλ₯Ό μ 곡ν©λλ€. μ€μν μ μ, URNCμ μΆλ²μΌλ‘ UECκ° μ μΌν μμ§ κ³μ΄νλ λ―Έκ΅ μ°λΌλ μμ°μ μ²΄κ° λ μ μλ€λ κ²μ λλ€. μ°λ¦¬λ μ μνκ² μμ§μ΄κ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| During the quarter, we commissioned the detailed feasibility study with Fluor and have begun hiring key technical and project personnel. Federal stakeholder discussions are ongoing and an extensive siting process has been commenced with potential host states and local governments. This initiative builds on UEC's existing uranium platform, advancing a fully American supply chain aligned with U.S. energy policy and defense needs. | λΆκΈ° μ€ μ°λ¦¬λ Fluorμ¬μ ν¨κ» μμΈ νλΉμ± μ‘°μ¬λ₯Ό μλ’°νμΌλ©°, ν΅μ¬ κΈ°μ λ° νλ‘μ νΈ μΈλ ₯ μ±μ©μ μμνμ΅λλ€. μ°λ°© μ΄ν΄κ΄κ³μλ€κ³Όμ λ Όμκ° μ§ν μ€μ΄λ©°, μ μ¬μ μ μΉ μ£Ό λ° μ§λ°© μ λΆλ€κ³Ό κ΄λ²μν λΆμ§ μ μ μ μ°¨κ° μμλμμ΅λλ€. μ΄ μ¬μ μ UECμ κΈ°μ‘΄ μ°λΌλ νλ«νΌμ κΈ°λ°μΌλ‘, λ―Έκ΅ μλμ§ μ μ± λ° κ΅λ°© μμμ λΆν©νλ μμ ν λ―Έκ΅ κ³΅κΈλ§μ λ°μ μν€λ κ²μ λλ€. |
| As a reminder, we are focused on 4 key pillars of production growth, the Powder River Basin hub-and-spoke operations anchored by our Irigaray central processing plant in Wyoming, the South Texas hub-and-spoke operations anchored by our Hobson CPP, the Sweetwater hub-and-spoke operations anchored by our Sweetwater plant in Wyoming; and finally, the Roughrider project in Canada. We are actively advancing each of these growth pillars and have provided a detailed update in our quarterly news release. I will now focus on our operating activities in the Powder River Basin and South Texas. Moving to the next slide. We will start with the Powder River Basin hub-and-spoke operations. | μ°Έκ³ λ‘ λ§μλ리면, μ ν¬λ μμ° μ¦λλ₯Ό μν 4κ°μ§ ν΅μ¬ μΆμ μ§μ€νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μμ΄μ€λ°μ£Ό Irigaray μ€μμ²λ¦¬μμ€μ μ€μ¬μΌλ‘ ν Powder River Basin νλΈ-μ€ν¬ν¬ μ΄μ, Hobson CPPλ₯Ό μ€μ¬μΌλ‘ ν South Texas νλΈ-μ€ν¬ν¬ μ΄μ, μμ΄μ€λ°μ£Ό Sweetwater νλνΈλ₯Ό μ€μ¬μΌλ‘ ν Sweetwater νλΈ-μ€ν¬ν¬ μ΄μ, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ λ§μ§λ§μΌλ‘ μΊλλ€μ Roughrider νλ‘μ νΈμ λλ€. μ ν¬λ μ΄λ¬ν κ°κ°μ μ±μ₯ μΆμ μ κ·Ήμ μΌλ‘ μΆμ§νκ³ μμΌλ©°, λΆκΈ°λ³ 보λμλ£μ μμΈν μ λ°μ΄νΈλ₯Ό μ 곡νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄μ Powder River Basinκ³Ό South Texasμμμ μ΄μ νλμ μ§μ€νμ¬ λ§μλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. λ€μ μ¬λΌμ΄λλ‘ λμ΄κ°κ² μ΅λλ€. Powder River Basin νλΈ-μ€ν¬ν¬ μ΄μλΆν° μμνκ² μ΅λλ€. |
| Since the resumption of operations and as of October 31, 2025, accumulated production from Christensen Ranch was approximately 199,000 pounds of precipitated uranium and dried and drum U308 at our Irigaray CPP. As part of the ongoing production ramp-up, UEC continued to develop new production areas at Christensen Ranch. Mine development advanced with active well installation, piloting casing and under reading in wellfields 11 and 12 and delineation drilling in wellfields 8 and 10 extensions. Additionally, construction continued on 6 new header houses in wellfields 11, 12 and 10 extension. These new production areas will form the base for UEC's future production plans at Christensen Ranch. | μ΄μ μ¬κ° μ΄ν 2025λ 10μ 31μΌ κΈ°μ€μΌλ‘, Christensen Ranchμμ λμ μμ°λμ μ½ 199,000νμ΄λμ μΉ¨μ μ°λΌλμ΄λ©°, λΉμ¬μ Irigaray CPPμμ 건쑰 λ° λλΌ ν¬μ₯λ U308μ λλ€. μ§μμ μΈ μμ° μ¦λμ μΌνμΌλ‘, UECλ Christensen Ranchμμ μλ‘μ΄ μμ° μ§μ κ°λ°μ κ³μνμ΅λλ€. κ΄μ° κ°λ°μ wellfield 11κ³Ό 12μμ νλ°ν μμΆκ³΅ μ€μΉ, νμΌλΏ μΌμ΄μ± λ° μΈλλ¦¬λ° μμ κ³Ό wellfield 8 λ° 10 νμ₯ μ§μμμμ νμ¬ μμΆλ‘ μ§νλμμ΅λλ€. λν wellfield 11, 12 λ° 10 νμ₯ μ§μμ 6κ°μ μλ‘μ΄ ν€λ νμ°μ€ 건μ€μ΄ κ³μλμμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ¬ν μλ‘μ΄ μμ° μ§μλ€μ Christensen Ranchμμ UECμ ν₯ν μμ° κ³νμ κΈ°λ°μ νμ±ν κ²μ λλ€. |
| In parallel, process upgrades at our IriGaray CPP continued in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, including a full rebuild of one of 2 yellow cake thickeners, replacing the rake, gearbox and motor, along with the repair of replacement of multiple calciner components. Together with the refurbishment completed at Christensen Ranch earlier in the year, these timely investments are expected to support higher production rates in addition to improved operational efficiency and performance. We are excited to announce that development plans have commenced at the Ludeman satellite project. | λμμ, 2026 νκ³μ°λ 1λΆκΈ° λμ IriGaray CPPμ 곡μ μ κ·Έλ μ΄λκ° κ³μ μ§νλμμΌλ©°, μ¬κΈ°μλ 2κ°μ μλ‘μ° μΌμ΄ν¬ λμΆκΈ° μ€ 1κ°μ μ λ©΄ μ¬κ±΄μΆμ΄ ν¬ν¨λμμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ λ μ΄ν¬(rake), κΈ°μ΄λ°μ€ λ° λͺ¨ν° κ΅μ²΄μ ν¨κ» λ€μμ μμ±λ‘(calciner) λΆν μ리 λλ κ΅μ²΄ μμ μ ν¬ν¨ν©λλ€. μ¬ν΄ μ΄ Christensen Ranchμμ μλ£λ 보μ μμ κ³Ό ν¨κ», μ΄λ¬ν μμμ μ ν ν¬μλ μ΄μ ν¨μ¨μ±κ³Ό μ±λ₯ κ°μ κ³Ό λλΆμ΄ λ λμ μμ°μ¨μ μ§μν κ²μΌλ‘ μμλ©λλ€. Ludeman μμ± νλ‘μ νΈμ κ°λ° κ³νμ΄ μμλμμμ λ°ννκ² λμ΄ κΈ°μ©λλ€. |
| This is a fully licensed and permitted project that will be constructed as a satellite ion exchange plant, sending uranium loaded resin to the Irigaray CPP for resin elution precipitation, drying and packaging. Just 10 miles northeast of Glenrock Wyoming, delineation drilling in the first production area at Ludeman commenced on November 19, 2025, with 200 holes planned. The delineation drilling will assist wellfield pattern design. Ludeman's SK 1300 compliant resources are 9.7 million pounds of measured and indicated and 1.3 million pounds of inferred uranium. | μ΄λ μμ ν νκ°λκ³ μΉμΈλ νλ‘μ νΈλ‘, μμ± μ΄μ¨κ΅ν νλνΈλ‘ 건μ€λμ΄ μ°λΌλμ΄ μ μ¬λ μμ§λ₯Ό Irigaray CPPλ‘ λ³΄λ΄ μμ§ μ©μΆ, μΉ¨μ , 건쑰 λ° ν¬μ₯ μμ μ μννκ² λ©λλ€. μμ΄μ€λ°μ£Ό Glenrockμμ λΆλμͺ½μΌλ‘ λΆκ³Ό 10λ§μΌ λ¨μ΄μ§ κ³³μ μμΉν Ludemanμ 첫 λ²μ§Έ μμ° μ§μμμ μ€κ³½ μμΆμμ μ΄ 2025λ 11μ 19μΌμ μμλμμΌλ©°, 200κ°μ μμΆκ³΅μ΄ κ³νλμ΄ μμ΅λλ€. μ€κ³½ μμΆμμ μ μ μ ν¨ν΄ μ€κ³μ λμμ΄ λ κ²μ λλ€. Ludemanμ SK 1300 μ€μ μμλμ μΈ‘μ λ° μ§μμμ 970λ§ νμ΄λμ μΆμ μμ 130λ§ νμ΄λμ μ°λΌλμ λλ€. |
| 41 monitor wells are already installed for the first production area and baseline water quality sampling is planned for these wells in Q4 fiscal '26. Engineering for the satellite plant is in progress using internal technical expertise with external engineering planned to commence in January 2026. Design and procurement of the ion exchange vessels for the plant is also underway. Just as a reminder that in the Powder River Basin, the Irigaray CPP has a license capacity of 4 million pounds per year, surrounded by 17 satellite projects, 4 of which are fully permitted, including Christensen Ranch and Ludeman. Turning to South Texas. | 41κ°μ λͺ¨λν°λ§ μ (δΊ)μ΄ μ΄λ―Έ 첫 λ²μ§Έ μμ° μ§μμ μ€μΉλμμΌλ©°, μ΄λ€ μ μ λν κΈ°μ€ μμ§ μνλ§μ΄ 2026 νκ³μ°λ 4λΆκΈ°μ κ³νλμ΄ μμ΅λλ€. μμ± νλνΈμ λν μμ§λμ΄λ§μ λ΄λΆ κΈ°μ μ λ¬Έμ±μ νμ©νμ¬ μ§ν μ€μ΄λ©°, μΈλΆ μμ§λμ΄λ§μ 2026λ 1μμ μμλ μμ μ λλ€. νλνΈμ© μ΄μ¨κ΅ν μ©κΈ°μ μ€κ³ λ° μ‘°λ¬λ μ§ν μ€μ λλ€. μ°Έκ³ λ‘ Powder River Basinμμ Irigaray CPPλ μ°κ° 400λ§ νμ΄λμ νκ° μμ°λ₯λ ₯μ 보μ νκ³ μμΌλ©°, 17κ°μ μμ± νλ‘μ νΈλ‘ λλ¬μΈμ¬ μλλ°, μ΄ μ€ Christensen Ranchμ Ludemanμ ν¬ν¨ν 4κ°κ° μμ ν νκ°λ₯Ό λ°μ μνμ λλ€. South Texasλ‘ λμ΄κ°κ² μ΅λλ€. |
| Construction of the Burke Hollow ion exchange facility and first production area progressed on schedule during the quarter with key advances made across well field development and processing infrastructure. All large diameter tanks have been installed at the ion exchange facility and testing of the disposal well was completed with the state regulatory agency in attendance. The utility provider completed the installation of 3-phase power into the project site and all facilities have been energized. Well completion and mechanical integrity testing reports are underway following completion of construction. | λ²ν¬ ν λ‘μ° μ΄μ¨ κ΅ν μμ€ λ° 1μ°¨ μμ° κ΅¬μ 건μ€μ λΆκΈ° μ€ μμ λλ‘ μ§νλμμΌλ©°, μ μ κ°λ° λ° μ²λ¦¬ μΈνλΌ μ λ°μ κ±Έμ³ μ£Όμ μ§μ μ΄ μ΄λ£¨μ΄μ‘μ΅λλ€. μ΄μ¨ κ΅ν μμ€μ λͺ¨λ λν ν±ν¬κ° μ€μΉ μλ£λμμΌλ©°, μ£Ό κ·μ κΈ°κ΄ μ ν νμ μ²λΆμ (disposal well) ν μ€νΈκ° μλ£λμμ΅λλ€. μ λ ₯ 곡κΈμ 체λ νλ‘μ νΈ νμ₯μ 3μ μ λ ₯ μ€μΉλ₯Ό μλ£νμΌλ©°, λͺ¨λ μμ€μ μ λ ₯μ΄ κ³΅κΈλμμ΅λλ€. κ±΄μ€ μλ£ ν μ μ μκ²° λ° κΈ°κ³μ λ¬΄κ²°μ± ν μ€νΈ λ³΄κ³ μ μμ μ΄ μ§ν μ€μ λλ€. |
| The company's workforce in South Texas has grown to 86 personnel in preparation for start-up of the Burke Hollow project. As we close out calendar 2025, the macro backdrop for uranium has never been this encouraging with strong bipartisan support for safe, clean, reliable nuclear energy. We see strong support from the U.S. government, including the recent designation of uranium as a critical mineral. Big tech is a key component of new demand and with the largest hyperscalers continuing to invest heavily in the energy sector to secure the necessary power required for their massive data center investments. | λ¨λΆ ν μ¬μ€ μ§μμ μΈλ ₯μ Burke Hollow νλ‘μ νΈ κ°λ μ€λΉλ₯Ό μν΄ 86λͺ μΌλ‘ μ¦κ°νμ΅λλ€. 2025λ μ λ§λ¬΄λ¦¬νλ©΄μ, μ°λΌλμ λν κ±°μμ νκ²½μ μμ νκ³ κΉ¨λνλ©° μ λ’°ν μ μλ μμλ ₯ μλμ§μ λν κ°λ ₯ν μ΄λΉμ μ§μ§μ ν¨κ» κ·Έ μ΄λ λλ³΄λ€ κ³ λ¬΄μ μ λλ€. μ΅κ·Ό μ°λΌλμ ν΅μ¬ κ΄λ¬Όλ‘ μ§μ ν κ²μ ν¬ν¨νμ¬ λ―Έκ΅ μ λΆμ κ°λ ₯ν μ§μμ νμΈνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. λΉ ν ν¬λ μλ‘μ΄ μμμ ν΅μ¬ μμμ΄λ©°, μ΅λ κ·λͺ¨μ νμ΄νΌμ€μΌμΌλ¬λ€μ΄ λκ·λͺ¨ λ°μ΄ν°μΌν° ν¬μμ νμν μ λ ₯μ ν보νκΈ° μν΄ μλμ§ λΆλ¬Έμ μ§μμ μΌλ‘ λ§λν ν¬μλ₯Ό νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| Overarching all of this is the fundamental supply deficit, which is expected to exceed 1.7 billion pounds by 2045 on a cumulative basis. As I've stated before, we have never seen a more positive policy environment for our industry. In summary, this quarter, UEC has neared an exciting inflection point of growing from a single asset producer towards diversified uranium production while becoming a U.S. origin supply chain from mine to conversion. UEC is uniquely positioned to meet the growing demand for secure domestic uranium supply. We're excited about the opportunities ahead and look forward to delivering further value to our shareholders. | μ΄ λͺ¨λ κ²μ κ·Όκ°μλ κ·Όλ³Έμ μΈ κ³΅κΈ λΆμ‘±μ΄ μμΌλ©°, μ΄λ 2045λ κΉμ§ λμ κΈ°μ€μΌλ‘ 17μ΅ νμ΄λλ₯Ό μ΄κ³Όν κ²μΌλ‘ μμλ©λλ€. μ κ° μ΄μ μ λ§μλλ¦° λ°μ κ°μ΄, μ°λ¦¬ μ°μ μ μ΄λ³΄λ€ λ κΈμ μ μΈ μ μ± νκ²½μ λ³Έ μ μ΄ μμ΅λλ€. μμ½νμλ©΄, μ΄λ² λΆκΈ°μ UECλ λ¨μΌ μμ° μμ°μμμ λ€κ°νλ μ°λΌλ μμ°μΌλ‘ μ±μ₯νλ λμμ κ΄μ°μμ μ νκΉμ§ λ―Έκ΅ μμ°μ§ 곡κΈλ§μ΄ λλ ν₯λ―Έλ‘μ΄ λ³κ³‘μ μ λλ¬νμ΅λλ€. UECλ μμ μ μΈ κ΅λ΄ μ°λΌλ 곡κΈμ λν μ¦κ°νλ μμλ₯Ό μΆ©μ‘±μν¬ μ μλ λ 보μ μΈ μμΉμ μμ΅λλ€. μ°λ¦¬λ μμΌλ‘μ κΈ°νμ λν΄ κΈ°λνκ³ μμΌλ©°, μ£Όμ£Ό μ¬λ¬λΆκ» λ ν° κ°μΉλ₯Ό μ 곡ν μ μκΈ°λ₯Ό κΈ°λν©λλ€. |
| Before I turn it back to the operator, a couple of points. First, today's call is scheduled to conclude around noon Eastern. If we don't get to your question, please don't hesitate to reach out to our Investor Relations team, and we'll be happy to follow up directly. Second, please note that I'm joined today by Josephine Man, our Chief Financial Officer; Scott Melbye, our Executive Vice President; and Brent Berg, our Senior Vice President of U.S. Operations. Together, the four of us are backed by UEC team with more than 900 years of combined experience in the uranium industry. That depth of experience is what drives our daily execution across operations finance and strategy. | ν΅νλ₯Ό λ€μ μ΄μμμκ² λκΈ°κΈ° μ μ λͺ κ°μ§ λ§μλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. 첫째, μ€λ 컨νΌλ°μ€μ½μ λλΆ νμ€μ κΈ°μ€ μ μ€κ²½μ μ’ λ£λ μμ μ λλ€. κ·νμ μ§λ¬Έμ λ°μ§ λͺ»ν κ²½μ°, μ£Όμ νμ§ λ§μκ³ μ ν¬ ν¬μμ κ΄κ³νμ μ°λ½ μ£Όμλ©΄ μ§μ νμ λ΅λ³μ λ리λλ‘ νκ² μ΅λλ€. λμ§Έ, μ€λ μ μ ν¨κ» μ‘°μΈν λ§(Josephine Man) μ΅κ³ μ¬λ¬΄μ± μμ(CFO), μ€μ½§ λ©λ°μ΄(Scott Melbye) μ 무μ΄μ¬, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ λΈλ νΈ λ²κ·Έ(Brent Berg) λ―Έκ΅ μ¬μ λΆ μμ λΆμ¬μ₯μ΄ μ°Έμνμμ μλ €λ립λλ€. μ ν¬ λ€ λͺ μ μ°λΌλ μ°μ μμ μ΄ 900λ μ΄μμ κ²½λ ₯μ 보μ ν UEC νμ μ§μμ λ°κ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ¬ν κΉμ΄ μλ κ²½νμ΄ μ΄μ, μ¬λ¬΄ λ° μ λ΅ μ λ°μ κ±ΈμΉ μ ν¬μ μΌμμ μΈ μ€νλ ₯μ μ΄λμ΄λ΄κ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| With that, we'll open the call to questions. Operator, please go ahead. | μ΄μμΌλ‘ μ§μμλ΅ μκ°μ μμνκ² μ΅λλ€. μ€νΌλ μ΄ν°, μ§νν΄ μ£ΌμκΈ° λ°λλλ€. |
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| Operator: [Operator Instructions] The first question comes from Brian Lee with Goldman Sachs. | **Operator:** [μ΄μμ μλ΄] 첫 λ²μ§Έ μ§λ¬Έμ 골λλ§μμ€μ λΈλΌμ΄μΈ 리 μ λ리μ€νΈλκ»μ μ£Όμκ² μ΅λλ€. |
| Brian Lee: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division I just wanted to first start on the URC venture. Amir, I know you're making progress there, but just trying to understand a little bit better maybe the next set of milestones in the development of URC, maybe the timing, what you're expecting there through the first half of 2026 and then maybe where you'd like to be on that venture by the end of next year. And I had some questions on production as well. | **Brian Lee:** λ¨Όμ URC ν©μ μ¬μ μ λν΄ μ§λ¬Έλλ¦¬κ³ μΆμ΅λλ€. Amir, μ§μ²μ΄ μλ€λ κ²μ μκ³ μμ΅λλ€λ§, URC κ°λ°μ λ€μ λ¨κ³ μ΄μ νλ€μ μ’ λ μ μ΄ν΄νκ³ μΆμ΅λλ€. 2026λ μλ°κΈ°κΉμ§ μμνμλ μΌμ κ³Ό λ΄μ©, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ λ΄λ λ§κΉμ§ μ΄ ν©μ μ¬μ μ΄ μ΄λ μμ€μ λλ¬νκΈ°λ₯Ό μνμλμ§ λ§μν΄ μ£Όμκ² μ΅λκΉ? κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μμ° κ΄λ ¨ν΄μλ λͺ κ°μ§ μ§λ¬Έμ΄ μμ΅λλ€. |
| Amir Adnani: President, CEO & Director Okay. With respect to UR&C, we are moving as fast as possible and mobilizing various initiatives around siding study that is now progressing very well. State level discussions and meetings that we've had with stakeholders and state-level governments. We would like to -- and we'll provide more information on this, Brian, but the work has commenced on our feasibility study with Fluor and other consultants that we have involved in that. We really want to be in a position to deliver that inside 2026 calendar year and hopefully towards the midpoint of that. But again, that's the date that we'll be able to speak to with more confidence as we approach fiscal Q2 for UEC. In the meanwhile, we've been very pleased with the way team building has been coming around in terms of building our technical team and technical bench strength around this new initiative. So overall, kind of multiple parallel tracks all moving forward. And we'll have a lot more to share in our fiscal Q2 results when those come out. | **Amir Adnani:** UR&C κ΄λ ¨ν΄μλ μ΅λν λΉ λ₯΄κ² μ§ννκ³ μμΌλ©° νμ¬ μμ‘°λ‘κ² μ§ν μ€μΈ λΆμ§ μ‘°μ¬λ₯Ό μ€μ¬μΌλ‘ λ€μν μ΄λμ
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| Brian Lee: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division Okay. Looking forward to it. And then just second question around production, a lot of moving pieces here. You have the upgrades at Irigaray, you're starting to move forward on Ludeman. Maybe as we zoom out, can you kind of give us a sense of what the production cadence is going to look like here into 2Q and then through the rest of the year? And maybe just specifically on Irigaray, the 49,000 pounds in less than 3 weeks, you sort of run rate that. It looks like it's 0.25 million pounds in a quarter potentially. Is that the right type of run rate that Irigaray is going to be running at now? And what does that mean for the cadence of production overall across the various sites through the rest of the year and the next couple of quarters? | **Brian Lee:** κΈ°λνκ² μ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ λ λ²μ§Έ μ§λ¬Έμ μμ° κ΄λ ¨μΈλ°μ, μ¬λ¬ λ³μλ€μ΄ μλ κ² κ°μ΅λλ€. Irigaray μ κ·Έλ μ΄λκ° μ§ν μ€μ΄κ³ , Ludemanλ μΆμ§νκΈ° μμνμ ¨λλ°μ. μ 체μ μΌλ‘ 보면, 2λΆκΈ°μ μ¬ν΄ λ¨μ κΈ°κ° λμ μμ° νλ¦μ΄ μ΄λ»κ² λ μ§ μ€λͺ ν΄ μ£Όμ€ μ μμκΉμ? νΉν Irigarayμ κ²½μ°, 3μ£Όλ μ λλ κΈ°κ°μ 49,000νμ΄λλ₯Ό μμ°νλλ°, μ΄λ₯Ό μ°μ¨ννλ©΄ λΆκΈ°λΉ μ½ 25λ§ νμ΄λ μ λλ‘ λ³΄μ λλ€. μ΄κ² Irigarayκ° μμΌλ‘ μ μ§ν μ μ μμ° μμ€μΈκ°μ? κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ΄κ²μ΄ ν₯ν λͺ λΆκΈ°μ μ¬ν΄ λ¨μ κΈ°κ° λμ μ¬λ¬ μ¬μ μ₯ μ 체μ μμ° νλ¦μ μ΄λ€ μλ―Έκ° μμκΉμ? |
| Amir Adnani: President, CEO & Director Thank you, Brian. Just to zoom out again and again for perspective. And as I mentioned during my prepared remarks, 12 months ago, we were sitting in a place where we were just starting to ramp up at Christensen Ranch. We now have 2 solid quarters of results, demonstrating the low cost that we're delivering at Christensen Ranch and Irigaray amongst the lowest in the U.S. We are talking about bringing online Burke Hollow very soon. 6 additional header houses at Christensen Ranch, and now Ludeman is in the development construction pipeline as well. So you're right, there are a lot of moving parts. Brian, as you recall, much of the production that's been reported has come since April of this year from header house production coming in from Burke Hollow and from most of the 6 header houses that are currently under construction at Christensen Ranch. | **Amir Adnani:** 12κ°μ μ λ§ ν΄λ ν¬λ¦¬μ€ν μ¨ λμΉ(Christensen Ranch)μμ λ§ μμ°μ νλνκΈ° μμνλ μμ μ΄μμ΅λλ€. μ΄μ μ°λ¦¬λ 2κ° λΆκΈ° μ°μμΌλ‘ κ²¬κ³ ν μ€μ μ κΈ°λ‘νκ³ , ν¬λ¦¬μ€ν μ¨ λμΉμ μ΄λ¦¬κ°λ μ΄(Irigaray)μμ λ―Έκ΅ λ΄ μ΅μ μμ€μ μκ°λ₯Ό λ¬μ±νκ³ μλ€λ κ²μ μ μ¦νμ΅λλ€. μ‘°λ§κ° λ²ν¬ ν λ‘μ°(Burke Hollow)λ₯Ό κ°λν μμ μ΄κ³ , ν¬λ¦¬μ€ν μ¨ λμΉμ 6κ°μ ν€λ νμ°μ€λ₯Ό μΆκ°λ‘ μ€μΉνλ©°, μ΄μ 루λλ¨Ό(Ludeman)λ κ°λ° λ° κ±΄μ€ νμ΄νλΌμΈμ ν¬ν¨λμμ΅λλ€. λ§μνμ λλ‘ μ§ν μ€μΈ νλ‘μ νΈλ€μ΄ μλΉν λ§μ κ²μ΄ μ¬μ€μ λλ€. κΈ°μ΅νμκ² μ§λ§, μ¬ν΄ 4μ μ΄ν λ³΄κ³ λ μμ°λμ μλΉ λΆλΆμ Burke Hollowμμ λ€μ΄μ¨ ν€λ νμ°μ€(header house) μμ°κ³Ό νμ¬ Christensen Ranchμμ κ±΄μ€ μ€μΈ 6κ° ν€λ νμ°μ€ λλΆλΆμμ λμ¨ κ²μ λλ€. |
| Operator: The next question comes from Heiko Ihle with H.C. Wainwright. | **Operator:** λ€μ μ§λ¬Έμ H.C. Wainwrightμ Heiko Ihleλ‘λΆν° λ°μμ΅λλ€. |
| Heiko Ihle: H.C. Wainwright & Co, LLC, Research Division Just a couple of follow-ups here. With Irigaray, the plant upgrades, obviously, you're done now. I assume the answer is no, but this doesn't really have a ramp-up period, right? In other words, this goes from off to full capacity pretty much at the flip of a button, right? | **Heiko Ihle:** H.C. Wainwright & Co, LLC, 리μμΉ λΆλ¬Έ Irigaray κ΄λ ¨ν΄μ λͺ κ°μ§ μΆκ° μ§λ¬Έ λλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. νλνΈ μ κ·Έλ μ΄λκ° μ΄μ μλ£λμλλ°μ, μλ§ λ΅μ 'μλμ€'μΌ κ² κ°μ§λ§, λ¨νμ (ramp-up) κΈ°κ°μ΄ λ°λ‘ νμνμ§λ μμ£ ? λ€μ λ§ν΄μ, μ€μμΉλ§ μΌλ©΄ λ°λ‘ μ 체 μμ°λ₯λ ₯μΌλ‘ κ°λλλ 건κ°μ? |
| Amir Adnani: President, CEO & Director Yes, correct, Heiko. So most of that work is basically what we mentioned in the press release since coming online on November 13. So again, just to step back the refurbishment of the yellowcake thickener and calciner were sequential. And so as such, the equipment was offline for much of the quarter, while this repair and replacement of key components were underway. Once online on November 13, we were at steady state operations and had the steady-state operations had resumed basically with the drying and packaging throughput really nearing a rate of almost 1 million pounds per year. Let me just also allow Brent Berg, our Senior VP of Operations, step in on that. Go ahead, Brent. | **Amir Adnani:** λ€, λ§μ΅λλ€, Heiko. λλΆλΆμ μμ μ κΈ°λ³Έμ μΌλ‘ 보λμλ£μμ μΈκΈν λλ‘ 11μ 13μΌ κ°λ μ¬κ° μ΄ν μ§νλ κ²μ λλ€. λ€μ νλ² λ§μλ리면, μλ‘μ°μΌμ΄ν¬(yellowcake) λμΆκΈ°μ μμ±λ‘μ μ λΉ μμ μ΄ μμ°¨μ μΌλ‘ μ§νλμμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλμ μ£Όμ λΆνμ μ리 λ° κ΅μ²΄ μμ μ΄ μ§νλλ λμ ν΄λΉ μ€λΉκ° λΆκΈ° λλΆλΆ λμ κ°λ μ€λ¨ μνμμ΅λλ€. 11μ 13μΌ κ°λ μ¬κ° μ΄νμλ μ μ μ΄μ μνμ λλ¬νκ³ , 건쑰 λ° ν¬μ₯ μ²λ¦¬λμ΄ μ°κ° κ±°μ 100λ§ νμ΄λ μμ€μ κ·Όμ νλ©΄μ κΈ°λ³Έμ μΌλ‘ μ μ μ΄μμ΄ μ¬κ°λμμ΅λλ€. μ΄μ λ΄λΉ μμ λΆμ¬μ₯μΈ Brent Bergμκ²λ λ§μλ릴 κΈ°νλ₯Ό λλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. Brent, λ§μν΄ μ£ΌμΈμ. |
| Brent Berg: Senior Vice President of U.S. Operations Yes. Thanks, Amir. I would just add that similar to the refurbishment that was undertaken in fiscal '25 for Christensen Ranch with the ion-exchange plant, we felt that it was an opportune time to do those similar upgrades to the Irigaray central processing plant. And so the refurbishment to the calciner was really centered around increasing throughput of dried yellowcake. And all of the updates that we did were things that included components as recommended by the manufacturer to increase operational efficiency, that work has really led to continuous 24/7 operation and the ability to operate the plant at design capacity. | **Brent Berg:** λ€, κ°μ¬ν©λλ€. μλ―Έλ₯΄. λ§λΆμ΄μλ©΄, 25νκ³μ°λμ ν¬λ¦¬μ€ν μ¨ λμΉ(Christensen Ranch)μ μ΄μ¨κ΅ν νλνΈλ₯Ό κ°λ³΄μνλ κ²κ³Ό μ μ¬νκ², μ΄λ¦¬κ°λ μ΄(Irigaray) μ€μμ²λ¦¬ νλνΈμλ λΉμ·ν μ κ·Έλ μ΄λλ₯Ό μ§ννκΈ°μ μ κΈ°λΌκ³ νλ¨νμ΅λλ€. μμ±λ‘(calciner) κ°λ³΄μλ 건쑰 μλ‘μΌμ΄ν¬(yellowcake)μ μ²λ¦¬λ μ¦λμ μ΄μ μ λ§μ·μ΅λλ€. μ ν¬κ° μ§νν λͺ¨λ μ λ°μ΄νΈλ μ μ‘°μ¬κ° μ΄μ ν¨μ¨μ± ν₯μμ μν΄ κΆμ₯ν λΆνλ€μ ν¬ν¨ν κ²λ€μ΄μκ³ , μ΄λ¬ν μμ μ ν΅ν΄ 24μκ° μ°μ κ°λμ΄ κ°λ₯ν΄μ‘μΌλ©° μ€κ³ μ©λμΌλ‘ νλνΈλ₯Ό μ΄μν μ μκ² λμμ΅λλ€. |
| Heiko Ihle: H.C. Wainwright & Co, LLC, Research Division Fair enough. And then with Uranium Refining and Conversion URC, just a couple of follow-ups here. I mean, what would you say the major misconceptions in the market? I mean we've been getting a lot of questions on scalability and time to profitability even. How should analysts like myself show off how this thing can unlock shareholder value? And are there maybe any catalysts that are underappreciated by the market in your opinion? | **Heiko Ihle:** μμ₯μ μ£Όμ μ€ν΄κ° 무μμ΄λκ³ λ¬ΌμΌμ λ€λ©΄, νμ₯μ±κ³Ό μμ΅μ± λ¬μ± μκΈ°μ λν μ§λ¬Έμ λ§μ΄ λ°κ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ κ°μ μ λ리μ€νΈλ€μ΄ μ΄ μ¬μ μ΄ μ΄λ»κ² μ£Όμ£Ό κ°μΉλ₯Ό μ°½μΆν μ μλμ§ μ΄λ»κ² 보μ¬μ€μΌ ν κΉμ? κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μμ₯μμ κ³Όμνκ°λκ³ μλ μ΄λ§€μ κ° μμκΉμ? |
| Amir Adnani: President, CEO & Director Thank you, Heiko. At a strategic level and at a positioning level, clearly, this is an opportunity in a new business line that highly differentiates UEC. There are simply no other companies in the U.S. that have end-to-end capabilities from uranium resources to mining to processing and now the planned refining and conversion that we have in place. So strategically speaking, it's a highly differentiated positioning for UEC to be a true supply chain provider. With respect to the way the financial analysis around that work. The best outcome there is when our feasibility study is completed and reported. And as I mentioned earlier, we're aiming for that to be hopefully around the midpoint of 2026 calendar year, but again, we will firm that up as we report fiscal Q2 results, but we are moving very rapidly. We're capitalized to be able to move rapidly. And of course, as you know, this is work that is building on the last couple of years of prior early work that we completed, that was the foundation of what allowed us to be in a position to announce this UR&C initiative in early September. So it was only early September that we formally announced it and in just 60 to 90 days, we're making incredibly fast progress. And look, this is a very essential piece of the overall value chain and the supply chain for nuclear fuel. This is a serious bottleneck, without another conversion facility in operation, this is the real kind of pinch point right now between connecting mining and enrichment. So it's very integral, and we're very excited by it. And I think, yes, you'll have hopefully much more information to be able to value and assess this by in the coming quarters. | **Amir Adnani:** μ λ΅μ μμ€κ³Ό ν¬μ§μ λ μΈ‘λ©΄μμ 보면, μ΄λ λΆλͺ ν UECλ₯Ό ν¬κ² μ°¨λ³ννλ μλ‘μ΄ μ¬μ λΆμΌμ κΈ°νμ λλ€. λ―Έκ΅μλ μ°λΌλ μμλΆν° μ±κ΅΄, κ°κ³΅, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ νμ¬ κ³ν μ€μΈ μ μ λ° μ νμ μ΄λ₯΄κΈ°κΉμ§ μ°λ¦¬κ° κ°μΆ κ²κ³Ό κ°μ μλν¬μλ(end-to-end) μλμ 보μ ν νμ¬κ° μ¬μ€μ μμ΅λλ€. λ°λΌμ μ λ΅μ μΌλ‘ λ§μλ리면, UECκ° μ§μ ν 곡κΈλ§ μ 곡μ μ²΄κ° λλ κ²μ λ§€μ° μ°¨λ³νλ ν¬μ§μ λμ λλ€. μ¬λ¬΄ λΆμκ³Ό κ΄λ ¨ν΄μλ, νλΉμ± μ‘°μ¬κ° μλ£λμ΄ λ³΄κ³ λ λ μ΅μμ κ²°κ³Όλ₯Ό νμΈνμ€ μ μμ κ²μ λλ€. μμ λ§μλλ¦° κ²μ²λΌ, 2026λ μ€λ°μ―€μ λͺ©νλ‘ νκ³ μμ΅λλ€λ§, 2λΆκΈ° μ€μ λ°ν λ λ³΄λ€ νμ λ μΌμ μ λ§μλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. λ€λ§ νμ¬ λ§€μ° λΉ λ₯΄κ² μ§ννκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ μνκ² μΆμ§ν μ μλ μλ³Έλ ₯μ κ°μΆκ³ μκ³ μ. μμλ€μνΌ μ΄ μμ μ μ§λ 2λ κ° μλ£ν μ΄κΈ° μμ μ κΈ°λ°μΌλ‘ νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έ κΈ°λ° μμ λλΆμ 9μ μ΄ UR&C μ¬μ μ λ°νν μ μμλ κ²μ΄μ£ . 9μ μ΄μ 곡μ λ°ννλλ°, λΆκ³Ό 60~90μΌ λ§μ λλΌμΈ μ λλ‘ λΉ λ₯Έ μ§μ μ 보μ΄κ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄ μ¬μ μ ν΅μ°λ£ μ 체 κ°μΉμ¬μ¬(value chain)κ³Ό 곡κΈλ§(supply chain)μμ λ§€μ° ν΅μ¬μ μΈ λΆλΆμ λλ€. μ΄κ²μ μ¬κ°ν λ³λͺ© ꡬκ°μ λλ€. λ€λ₯Έ μ ν μμ€μ΄ κ°λλμ§ μλ μν©μμ, μ΄ λΆλΆμ΄ μ±κ΅΄κ³Ό λμΆμ μ°κ²°νλ μ§μ§ ν΅μ¬ μ§μ μ λλ€. κ·Έλμ λ§€μ° μ€μν λΆλΆμ΄κ³ , μ ν¬λ μ΄μ λν΄ μλΉν κΈ°λνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μμΌλ‘ λͺ λΆκΈ° λ΄μ μ΄λ₯Ό νκ°νκ³ κ°μΉλ₯Ό μ°μ ν μ μλ ν¨μ¬ λ λ§μ μ 보λ₯Ό μ 곡ν΄λ릴 μ μμ κ²μΌλ‘ κΈ°λν©λλ€. |
| Operator: The next question comes from Katie Lachapelle with Canaccord Genuity. | **Operator:** λ€μ μ§λ¬Έμ Canaccord Genuityμ Katie Lachapelleλ‘λΆν° λ°μμ΅λλ€. |
| Katie Lachapelle: Canaccord Genuity Corp., Research Division In your prepared remarks, you noted that you've made a positive development decision for the Ludeman project. Can you provide any guidance on the potential production time lines or operating rates that you expect for that wellfield? And then in addition to that, how are you now thinking about the sequencing of the various ISR wellfields in Wyoming? | **Katie Lachapelle:** μ€λΉλ λ°μΈμμ Ludeman νλ‘μ νΈμ λν΄ κΈμ μ μΈ κ°λ° κ²°μ μ λ΄λ Έλ€κ³ μΈκΈνμ ¨λλ°μ. ν΄λΉ μ°νλμ μ μ¬μ μμ° μΌμ μ΄λ μμ κ°λλ₯ μ λν΄ μ΄λ€ κ°μ΄λμ€λ₯Ό μ κ³΅ν΄ μ£Όμ€ μ μμΌμ κ°μ? κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μΆκ°λ‘, μμ΄μ€λ°μ£Ό λ΄ μ¬λ¬ ISR μ°νλλ€μ μμ°¨μ κ°λ° κ³νμ λν΄μλ νμ¬ μ΄λ»κ² μκ°νκ³ κ³μ μ§μ? |
| Amir Adnani: President, CEO & Director Thank you, Katie. I'll go first, and then I'll hand it to Brent Berg as well. So again, for context and as we zoom out, UEC has a very powerful position in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and the Powder River Basin have multi-decades of productive history for uranium mining, and we've assembled over the years of M&A and consolidation that we did, a platform that includes our central hub, that's the Irigaray central processing plant and 17 satellite projects. 4 of which are fully permitted and 2 that we're talking about now, Christensen Ranch, that's in operation and now Ludeman that we want to bring online next. So Katie, this is all speaking to the production ramp-up that obviously we have planned and that bench strength that we have and the sheer number of properties that we control, including fully permitted projects. So sequentially, you can see Christensen, obviously, is going to continue to grow. Ludeman, we've commenced the development work. And most likely, again, depending on market conditions, depending on the outcome of Section 232, we may even develop Reno Creek and more in parallel track. Again, we're taking our cues from the market. And when you're in a position where you're already operating, you're already permitted, you have the luxury to be able to make those decisions and respond accordingly. The Ludeman project is very well situated in terms of being just south of previously producing Smith Ranch mines that were in production for a very long time. And I'll let Brent maybe speak to some of the kind of accessibility issues and development plans that are currently underway at Ludeman. Go ahead, Brent. | **Amir Adnani:** κ°μ¬ν©λλ€, Katie. μ κ° λ¨Όμ λ§μλλ¦¬κ³ Brent Bergμκ² λκΈ°κ² μ΅λλ€. λ€μ νλ² λ§₯λ½μ λ§μλ리μλ©΄, UECλ μμ΄μ€λ°μ£Ό νμ°λ λ¦¬λ² λ² μ΄μ (Powder River Basin)μμ λ§€μ° κ°λ ₯ν μ μ§λ₯Ό 보μ νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. νμ°λ λ¦¬λ² λ² μ΄μ μ μμ λ κ° μ°λΌλ μ±κ΅΄μμ μμ°μ± λμ μμ¬λ₯Ό κ°μ§κ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ°λ¦¬λ μλ κ°μ M&Aμ ν΅ν©μ ν΅ν΄ μ€μ νλΈμΈ Irigaray μ€μ μ²λ¦¬ μμ€κ³Ό 17κ°μ μμ± νλ‘μ νΈλ₯Ό ν¬ν¨νλ νλ«νΌμ ꡬμΆνμ΅λλ€. μ΄ μ€ 4κ°λ μμ ν νκ°λ₯Ό λ°μκ³ , μ§κΈ λ§μλ리λ 2κ° νλ‘μ νΈλ νμ¬ κ°λ μ€μΈ Christensen Ranchμ λ€μμΌλ‘ κ°λνκ³ μ νλ Ludemanμ λλ€. μΌμ΄ν°, μ΄ λͺ¨λ κ²μ μ ν¬κ° κ³ννκ³ μλ μμ° νλμ 보μ νκ³ μλ ννν μλ, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μμ ν νκ°λ₯Ό λ°μ νλ‘μ νΈλ₯Ό ν¬ν¨ν΄ μ ν¬κ° κ΄λ¦¬νλ μλ§μ μμ°λ€κ³Ό κ΄λ ¨λ λ΄μ©μ λλ€. μμ°¨μ μΌλ‘ 보μλ©΄, ν¬λ¦¬μ€ν μ¨μ λΆλͺ ν κ³μ μ±μ₯ν κ²μ λλ€. 루λλ¨Όμ κ°λ° μμ μ μμνκ³ μ. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μμ₯ μν©κ³Ό 232μ‘° κ²°κ³Όμ λ°λΌ λ λ Έ ν¬λ¦μ΄λ κ·Έ μ΄μμ λ³λ ¬λ‘ κ°λ°ν κ°λ₯μ±λ μμ΅λλ€. λ€μ λ§μλ리μ§λ§, μ ν¬λ μμ₯μ μ νΈλ₯Ό λ°λ₯΄κ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ―Έ μ΄μ μ€μ΄κ³ , μ΄λ―Έ νκ°λ₯Ό λ°μ μνμμλ κ·Έλ¬ν κ²°μ μ λ΄λ¦¬κ³ κ·Έμ λ§μΆ° λμν μ μλ μ¬μ κ° μμ΅λλ€. Ludeman νλ‘μ νΈλ μ€λ κΈ°κ° μμ°μ΄ μ΄λ£¨μ΄μ‘λ Smith Ranch κ΄μ° λ°λ‘ λ¨μͺ½μ μμΉν΄ μμ΄ μ μ§ μ‘°κ±΄μ΄ λ§€μ° μ°μν©λλ€. νμ¬ Ludemanμμ μ§ν μ€μΈ μ κ·Όμ± λ¬Έμ μ κ°λ° κ³νμ λν΄μλ Brentκ° λ§μλ리λλ‘ νκ² μ΅λλ€. Brent, λΆνν©λλ€. |
| Brent Berg: Senior Vice President of U.S. Operations Sure. Thanks, Amir. Katie, I would just add that at Christensen Ranch, header houses 10-7 and 10-8 accounted for a large percentage of 2025 mine production. And it really highlights the importance of these new mining areas as we continue to ramp up production with mine development now routine at the Christensen Ranch operation. We've continued that development in wellfields 11, 12 and 10 extension where we've got 6 header houses underway with case well installation, nearing completion and surface construction on schedule for start-up of additional fresh production in the coming year. Ludeman of course, is an attractive project for us being fully licensed and permitted and just down the road from our Irigaray central processing plant. And so we will develop that project just as we would our new wellfields at Christensen Ranch and we'll truck loaded rest into Irigaray, for processing, no different than we are doing at Christensen Ranch, but it's a little further out in the next exciting phase of our development at UEC. | **Brent Berg:** λ€, κ°μ¬ν©λλ€, Amir. Katie, Christensen Ranchμ κ²½μ° ν€λ νμ°μ€ 10-7κ³Ό 10-8μ΄ 2025λ
κ΄μ° μμ°λμ μλΉ λΆλΆμ μ°¨μ§νλ€λ μ μ λ§λΆμ΄κ³ μΆμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ Christensen Ranch μ΄μμμ κ΄μ° κ°λ°μ΄ μ΄μ μΌμνλλ©΄μ μμ°λμ μ§μμ μΌλ‘ νλν΄ λκ°λ κ³Όμ μμ μ΄λ¬ν μλ‘μ΄ μ±κ΅΄ μ§μλ€μ΄ μΌλ§λ μ€μνμ§λ₯Ό μ 보μ¬μ€λλ€. νμ¬ μ°νλ 11, 12, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ 10 νμ₯ ꡬμμμ κ°λ°μ κ³μ μ§ννκ³ μμΌλ©°, 6κ°μ ν€λ νμ°μ€ μμ μ΄ μ§ν μ€μ λλ€. μΌμ΄μ± μ° μ€μΉλ κ±°μ μλ£ λ¨κ³μ μκ³ , μ§μ 건μ€λ μΌμ λλ‘ μ§νλμ΄ λ΄λ μ μΆκ°μ μΈ μ κ· μμ°μ μμν μ μμ κ²μ λλ€. Ludeman νλ‘μ νΈλ μ΄λ―Έ λͺ¨λ λΌμ΄μ μ€μ νκ°λ₯Ό μ·¨λνκ³ , Irigaray μ€μ μ²λ¦¬ μμ€μμ κ°κΉμ΄ 거리μ μμΉν΄ μμ΄ μ°λ¦¬μκ² λ§€μ° λ§€λ ₯μ μΈ νλ‘μ νΈμ λλ€. λ°λΌμ μ°λ¦¬λ ν΄λΉ νλ‘μ νΈλ₯Ό Christensen Ranchμ μλ‘μ΄ μ μ μ§λλ₯Ό κ°λ°νλ κ²κ³Ό λκ°μ λ°©μμΌλ‘ μ§νν κ²μ λλ€. μ μ¬λ λ μ§(resin)μ Irigarayλ‘ νΈλ μ΄μ‘νμ¬ μ²λ¦¬ν μμ μΈλ°, μ΄λ νμ¬ Christensen Ranchμμ νκ³ μλ λ°©μκ³Ό λ€λ₯΄μ§ μμ΅λλ€. λ€λ§ μ΄ νλ‘μ νΈλ UECμ μ°¨κΈ° μ±μ₯ λ¨κ³μμ μ‘°κΈ λ λμ€μ μ§νλ ν₯λ―Έλ‘μ΄ μ¬μ μ λλ€. |
| Katie Lachapelle: Canaccord Genuity Corp., Research Division Awesome. And then maybe just one quick follow-up. Just now you referenced the potential for the U.S. strategic uranium reserve as a potential outcome of the Section 232 investigation. Just wondering if you can provide any comments on expected time lines for that release? And then any additional key outcomes that you anticipate from the Section 232 investigation? | **Katie Lachapelle:** μ’μ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ κ°λ¨ν νμ μ§λ¬Έ νλλ§ λ λλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. λ°©κΈ Section 232 μ‘°μ¬μ μ μ¬μ κ²°κ³Όλ‘ λ―Έκ΅ μ λ΅ μ°λΌλ λΉμΆμ λν΄ μΈκΈνμ ¨λλ°μ. ν΄λΉ λ°νμ μμ μκΈ°μ λν΄ μ½λ©νΈ ν΄μ£Όμ€ μ μμΌμ μ§ κΆκΈν©λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ Section 232 μ‘°μ¬μμ μμνμλ λ€λ₯Έ μ£Όμ κ²°κ³Όκ° μμΌμ μ§μ? |
| Amir Adnani: President, CEO & Director Katie, I'm going to let Scott Melbye, our Executive VP comment on that. And for the benefit of the listeners, Scott is also the President of the uranium producers of America, that's our industry association in Washington, D.C. Go ahead, Scott. | **Amir Adnani:** μΌμ΄ν°, μ΄ μ§λ¬Έμ μ ν¬ λΆμ¬μ₯μΈ μ€μ½§ λ©λΉμκ² λ΅λ³νλλ‘ νκ² μ΅λλ€. μ°Έκ³ λ‘ μ²μ·¨μ μ¬λ¬λΆκ» λ§μλ리면, μ€μ½§μ μμ±ν΄ D.C.μ μλ μ°λ¦¬ μ κ³ ννμΈ λ―Έκ΅ μ°λΌλ μμ°μ νν(Uranium Producers of America)μ νμ₯λ λ§‘κ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ€μ½§, λΆνν©λλ€. |
| Executive Vice President: Great. Thanks, Amir. And Katie, we are optimistic about the potential for the strategic uranium reserve being really expanded over what was done in the first term. The report -- the 232 report has been submitted to the President. He has a statutory timeline to reply to that. Why are we so optimistic? Because none of those details have been released publicly, but we know we have a precedent from the previous 232 investigation. It was a remedy that President Trump chose to institute the first time around. I think the findings of import penetration hasn't changed over what were the conditions back then. In fact, the world has gotten more complicated with geopolitics. So we think the conclusion is the same, and we feel that, that's a remedy the President may go to. Secondly, we've also heard very supportive comments from Secretary Wright and Secretary Bergum, on the need for an expanded uranium reserve, public remarks that they've made in the last weeks and months. Three, I think it's safe to say this was in a very small way in the first term, a successful policy initiative. And speaking on behalf of UEC and I think the broader U.S. domestic industry, reinstituting the strategic reserve would result in advanced development activities at U.S. uranium operations. And then four, don't underestimate the defense needs for U.S. origin, un-obligated uranium for things like the naval propulsion program, if we're building more aircraft carriers and submarines as is President Trump's desire, we need more U.S-origin uranium. And I just direct people's attention to language in current National Defense Appropriations Act Legislation that's before Congress right now does direct Department of War and NSA to report on the status of our stockpiles of U.S-origin uranium and really the adequacy of those stockpiles to move forward with further growth in our Naval Propulsion Programs. So we're optimistic we'll see like everyone else, what comes from that. But I think the legislative mandated timelines really kind of come around the end of the year. So we're hopeful we'll hear something in December. But if not, early January, we should hear the President's recommendations. | **Executive Vice President:** κ°μ¬ν©λλ€, Amir. Katie, μ ν¬λ μ λ΅μ μ°λΌλ λΉμΆ(strategic uranium reserve)μ΄ 1κΈ° νμ λΆ λλ³΄λ€ μ€μ§μ μΌλ‘ νλλ κ°λ₯μ±μ λν΄ λκ΄νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. 232μ‘° λ³΄κ³ μλ μ΄λ―Έ λν΅λ Ήμκ² μ μΆλμκ³ , λν΅λ Ήμ λ²μ κΈ°ν λ΄μ μ΄μ λν λ΅λ³μ ν΄μΌ ν©λλ€. μ μ ν¬κ° μ΄λ κ² λκ΄μ μ΄λκ³ μ? ν΄λΉ μΈλΆμ¬νλ€μ΄ μμ§ κ³΅κ°λμ§λ μμμ§λ§, μ΄μ 232μ‘° μ‘°μ¬μμ μ λ‘κ° μλ€λ κ²μ μκ³ μκΈ° λλ¬Έμ λλ€. νΈλΌν λν΅λ Ήμ΄ 첫 μκΈ° λ μ ννλ ꡬμ μ± μ΄μμ΅λλ€. μμ μΉ¨ν¬(import penetration)μ λν μ‘°μ¬ κ²°κ³Όλ λΉμ μν©κ³Ό λΉκ΅ν΄ ν¬κ² λ¬λΌμ§μ§ μμμ΅λλ€. μ€νλ € μ§μ νμ μΌλ‘ μΈκ³ μ μΈκ° λ 볡μ‘ν΄μ‘μ£ . λ°λΌμ μ ν¬λ κ²°λ‘ μ΄ λμΌν κ²μΌλ‘ λ³΄κ³ μμΌλ©°, λν΅λ Ήμ΄ κ·Έ ꡬμ μ± μ λ€μ μ νν κ°λ₯μ±μ΄ μλ€κ³ μκ°ν©λλ€. λμ§Έ, λΌμ΄νΈ μ₯κ΄κ³Ό λ²κ² μ₯κ΄μΌλ‘λΆν° μ°λΌλ λΉμΆ νλ νμμ±μ λν λ§€μ° μ§μ§μ μΈ λ°μΈλ€μ λ€μμ΅λλ€. μ§λ λͺ μ£Όμ λͺ λ¬ λμ κ·Έλ€μ΄ 곡κ°μ μΌλ‘ ν λ°μΈλ€μ λλ€. μ μ§Έ, μ΄κ²μ΄ 1κΈ° νμ λΆμμ λΉλ‘ μμ κ·λͺ¨μμ§λ§ μ±κ³΅μ μΈ μ μ± μ΄λμ ν°λΈμλ€κ³ λ§νλ κ²μ΄ μμ ν κ² κ°μ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ UECλ₯Ό λνν΄μ, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ λ λκ²λ λ―Έκ΅ κ΅λ΄ μ°μ μ 체λ₯Ό λνν΄μ λ§μλ리μλ©΄, μ λ΅ λΉμΆμ μ¬κ°λ λ―Έκ΅ μ°λΌλ μ¬μ μ₯λ€μ μ μ§ κ°λ° νλμΌλ‘ μ΄μ΄μ§ κ²μ λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ λ·μ§Έ, ν΄κ΅° μΆμ§ νλ‘κ·Έλ¨κ³Ό κ°μ λΆμΌλ₯Ό μν λ―Έκ΅μ° λΉμ μ½ μ°λΌλμ λν κ΅λ°© μμλ₯Ό κ³Όμνκ°νμ§ λ§μμμ€. νΈλΌν λν΅λ Ήμ΄ μνμλ λλ‘ λ λ§μ ν곡λͺ¨ν¨κ³Ό μ μν¨μ 건쑰νλ€λ©΄, μ°λ¦¬λ λ λ§μ λ―Έκ΅μ° μ°λΌλμ΄ νμν©λλ€. νμ¬ μνμ κ³λ₯ μ€μΈ κ΅λ°©μκΆλ²(National Defense Appropriations Act) λ²μμ 문ꡬλ₯Ό μ£Όλͺ©ν΄ μ£ΌμκΈ° λ°λλλ€. μ΄ λ²μμ κ΅λ°©λΆμ NSAμ λ―Έκ΅μ° μ°λΌλ λΉμΆλ νν©κ³Ό ν΄κ΅° μΆμ§ νλ‘κ·Έλ¨(Naval Propulsion Programs)μ μΆκ° μ±μ₯μ μν λΉμΆλμ μ μ μ±μ λν΄ λ³΄κ³ νλλ‘ μ§μνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ ν¬λ λκ΄μ μΌλ‘ λ³΄κ³ μμΌλ©°, λ€λ₯Έ λͺ¨λ λΆλ€κ³Ό λ§μ°¬κ°μ§λ‘ κ·Έ κ²°κ³Όλ₯Ό μ§μΌλ³Ό κ²μ λλ€. λ²μ μΌλ‘ μ무νλ μΌμ μ΄ μ°λ§μ―€ λλνλ κ²μΌλ‘ μκ³ μμ΅λλ€. 12μμ μμμ λ€μ μ μκΈ°λ₯Ό κΈ°λνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ μ§ μλλΌλ λ΄λ 1μ μ΄μλ λν΅λ Ήμ κΆκ³ μμ λ€μ μ μμ κ²μΌλ‘ μμν©λλ€. |
| Operator: The next question comes from Joseph Reagor with ROTH Capital Partners. | **Operator:** λ€μ μ§λ¬Έμ ROTH Capital Partnersμ Joseph Reagorλκ»μ μ£Όμκ² μ΅λλ€. |
| Joseph Reagor: ROTH Capital Partners, LLC, Research Division Most of mine are kind of follow-up to other people at this point. I guess first one, just as a follow-up on Section 232. Is it fair for us to assume that you guys will probably withhold from making any spot sales barring a jump in the stock price between now and the Section 232 readout? | **Joseph Reagor:** μ μ§λ¬Έμ λλΆλΆ λ€λ₯Έ λΆλ€μ νμ μ§λ¬Έμ λλ€. λ¨Όμ 232μ‘° κ΄λ ¨ νμ μ§λ¬ΈμΈλ°μ. 232μ‘° κ²°κ³Ό λ°ν μ κΉμ§λ μ£Όκ°κ° κΈλ±νμ§ μλ ν νλ¬Ό νλ§€λ₯Ό 보λ₯νμ€ κ²μΌλ‘ λ΄λ λ κΉμ? |
| Amir Adnani: President, CEO & Director | **Amir Adnani:** I notice you've only provided a title/role ("President, CEO & Director") but no actual spoken content to translate. Could you please provide the actual Q&A response or statement that needs to be translated? I'm ready to translate the spoken content once you share it. |
| Executive Vice President: Yes. I mean we're quite content to build that strategic inventory. Of course, to have U.S-origin uranium available to sell into strategic reserve, is one objective. But two, we just believe that this market is in such a structural deficit today, and doesn't seem to be getting -- the gap isn't closing, if anything, with a doubling of nuclear generation now and production lagging. We're quite content to have these new pounds produced and our inventory to sell into stronger markets in the coming year. | **Executive Vice President:** λ€, μ ν¬λ μ λ΅μ μ¬κ³ λ₯Ό ꡬμΆνλ κ²μ μλΉν λ§μ‘±νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. λ¬Όλ‘ λ―Έκ΅μ° μ°λΌλμ μ λ΅λΉμΆμ©μΌλ‘ νλ§€ν μ μλλ‘ ν보νλ κ²μ΄ νλμ λͺ©νμ λλ€. νμ§λ§ λ λ²μ§Έλ‘, νμ¬ μ΄ μμ₯μ΄ κ΅¬μ‘°μ κ³΅κΈ λΆμ‘± μνμ μλ€κ³ νμ νκ³ μμΌλ©°, κ·Έ κ²©μ°¨κ° μ’νμ§μ§ μκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ€νλ € μμλ ₯ λ°μ μ΄ λ λ°°λ‘ μ¦κ°νλ μν©μμ μμ°μ λ€μ²μ§κ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ ν¬λ μ΄λ κ² μλ‘ μμ°λ λ¬Όλμ μ¬κ³ λ‘ ν보ν΄μ ν₯ν λ κ°λ ₯ν μμ₯ μν©μμ νλ§€νλ κ²μ λ§€μ° λ§μ‘±νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| Joseph Reagor: ROTH Capital Partners, LLC, Research Division Okay. Fair enough. And then over at Irigaray, one question I don't think has been asked yet is, do you guys have a rough estimate of how many pounds of production were held back because of the upgrades during fiscal Q1? | **Joseph Reagor:** ROTH Capital Partners, LLC, 리μμΉ λΆλ¬Έ μκ² μ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ Irigaray κ΄λ ¨ν΄μ μμ§ μ§λ¬Έμ΄ λμ€μ§ μμ κ² κ°μλ°μ, 1λΆκΈ° λμ μ€λΉ μ κ·Έλ μ΄λλ‘ μΈν΄ μμ°μ΄ 보λ₯λ λ¬Όλμ΄ λλ΅ μΌλ§λ λλμ§ μΆμ μΉλ₯Ό κ°μ§κ³ κ³μ κ°μ? |
| Amir Adnani: President, CEO & Director Joe, nothing was held back because we continue to keep material basically in circuit. So operations kept going, and we -- it was really just the final step of packaging the uranium, that did not occur. And the costs associated with that final step is extremely nominal. So really not that you've seen kind of from mid-November to end of November, things are -- things that have resumed post all those upgrades. It's finishing that final step. But otherwise, everything was working at the plant and supporting the feed that was coming in from Christensen. Brent, would you like to add to that? | **Amir Adnani:** μ΄μμ κ³μ μ§νλμκ³ , κΈ°λ³Έμ μΌλ‘ λ¬Όμ§μ 곡μ λ΄μ κ³μ μ μ§νκΈ° λλ¬Έμ 보λ₯λ κ²μ μμμ΅λλ€. μ€μ λ‘ μ°λΌλ ν¬μ₯μ μ΅μ’ λ¨κ³λ§ μ§νλμ§ μμμ λΏμ λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ κ·Έ μ΅μ’ λ¨κ³μ κ΄λ ¨λ λΉμ©μ κ·Ήν λ―Έλ―Έν μμ€μ λλ€. λ°λΌμ 11μ μ€μλΆν° 11μ λ§κΉμ§ 보μ κ²μ²λΌ, λͺ¨λ μ κ·Έλ μ΄λκ° μλ£λ ν μ¬κ°λ κ²μ λ°λ‘ κ·Έ μ΅μ’ λ¨κ³λ₯Ό λ§λ¬΄λ¦¬νλ κ²μ λλ€. νμ§λ§ κ·Έ μΈμλ νλνΈμ λͺ¨λ κ²μ΄ μ μμ μΌλ‘ μλνκ³ ν¬λ¦¬μ€ν μ¨μμ λ€μ΄μ€λ μλ£λ₯Ό μ§μνκ³ μμμ΅λλ€. Brent, μΆκ°νμ€ λ΄μ© μμΌμ κ°μ? |
| Brent Berg: Senior Vice President of U.S. Operations Sure. Thanks, Amir. Maybe I'd just add that the upgrades that we did were sequential. So we first tackled the thickener in the precipitation circuit. And this is 1 of 2 storage vessels for storing precipitated yellowcake prior to drying and packaging. So we did a full replacement of the rig, the gearbox and the motor for the rig dry. And then with the calciner, we did a number of upgrades, including all the wear parts like bearings, sand seals. We replaced the rake arms with insulated components and new teeth to increase retention time in the dryer. And additionally, the drive the motor, the gearbox, the [indiscernible] were all replaced, but -- as a result, drying and packaging is now running 24/7 two-shift operation and as it should. | **Brent Berg:** κ°μ¬ν©λλ€, Amir. λͺ κ°μ§ μΆκ° μ€λͺ
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| Joseph Reagor: ROTH Capital Partners, LLC, Research Division Okay. One final thing, if I could. Do you guys have a budget, capital budget yet for Ludeman, or if not, when might we be getting one? | **Joseph Reagor:** λ€, 루λλ¨Ό(Ludeman)μ λν μλ³Έ μμ°μ μμ§ νμ λμ§ μμμ΅λλ€. νμ¬ νλ‘μ νΈ κ³νμ μ립νλ λ¨κ³μ μμΌλ©°, λ³΄λ€ κ΅¬μ²΄μ μΈ μμ° κ·λͺ¨μ μΌμ μ ν₯ν 곡μλ₯Ό ν΅ν΄ λ§μλ릴 μμ μ λλ€. |
| Amir Adnani: President, CEO & Director Yes. Joe, we'll look to provide more feedback on that in the next quarter coming up or current quarter that we're in for fiscal. But at the same time, you can expect very similar development cost there, as we've seen with Christensen Ranch and that we're looking basically -- we're utilizing many of the same drilling companies or drilling rigs that we used at Christensen. So one of the key components of our development cost, which is drilling to delineate the wellfields and install the wells. That cost is quite consistent in terms of what we've seen so far. And also Ludeman is much more of an accessible project, that's closer to nearby town. And so we also feel we may have some benefit there in terms of development cost has been moved forward. But again, some good parallels and similarities with what you've seen out of Christensen Ranch exists with Ludeman. | **Amir Adnani:** λ€, Joe. λ€μ λΆκΈ°λ νμ¬ μ§ν μ€μΈ νκ³μ°λ λΆκΈ°μ μ΄μ λν λ μμΈν λ΄μ©μ μ 곡νλλ‘ νκ² μ΅λλ€. νμ§λ§ λμμ Christensen Ranchμμ κ²½ννλ κ²κ³Ό λ§€μ° μ μ¬ν κ°λ° λΉμ©μ μμνμ€ μ μμ΅λλ€. κΈ°λ³Έμ μΌλ‘ Christensenμμ μ¬μ©νλ κ²κ³Ό λμΌν μμΆ μ 체λ μμΆ μ₯λΉλ€μ νμ©νκ³ μκΈ° λλ¬Έμ λλ€. κ°λ° λΉμ©μ ν΅μ¬ μμ μ€ νλλ μ μ μ§μμ ꡬννκ³ μ μ μ μ€μΉνκΈ° μν μμΆ μμ μΈλ°, μ§κΈκΉμ§ νμΈν λ°λ‘λ μ΄ λΉμ©μ΄ μλΉν μΌκ΄μ μ λλ€. λν Ludemanμ μ κ·Όμ±μ΄ ν¨μ¬ μ’μ νλ‘μ νΈλ‘, μΈκ·Ό λμμ λ κ°κΉμ΅λλ€. λ°λΌμ κ°λ°μ΄ μ§νλ¨μ λ°λΌ κ°λ° λΉμ© μΈ‘λ©΄μμλ μΌλΆ μ΄μ μ μ»μ μ μμ κ²μΌλ‘ λ³΄κ³ μμ΅λλ€. λ€μ λ§μλ리μ§λ§, Christensen Ranchμμ λ³΄μ ¨λ κ²κ³Ό μ μ¬ν μ’μ λ³ν μ¬λ‘λ€μ΄ Ludemanμλ μ‘΄μ¬ν©λλ€. |
| Operator: The next question comes from Justin Chan with SCP Resource Finance. | **Operator:** λ€μ μ§λ¬Έμ SCP 리μμ€ νμ΄λΈμ€μ μ μ€ν΄ μ°¬μΌλ‘λΆν° λ°μμ΅λλ€. |
| Justin Chan: SCP Resource Finance LP, Research Division I guess as a follow-up to the questions on Christensen Ranch and Ludeman. So you've got the 6 header houses that are under construction. Do you plan to construct more over the next, let's say, the remainder of this fiscal year? Or will the 6 at Christensen Ranch be what you're planning there? And then the new header houses are at Ludeman? Yes. Can you just give us an update on that? And for Texas, can you give a sense of what the milestones are over the next, let's say, next quarter and then the quarter after that so we can judge progress? | **Justin Chan:** ν¬λ¦¬μ€ν μ¨ λμΉμ 루λλ¨Όμ λν μ§λ¬Έμ μ΄μ΄μ λ§μλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. νμ¬ κ±΄μ€ μ€μΈ ν€λ νμ°μ€ 6κ°κ° μλλ°μ, μ΄λ² νκ³μ°λ λ¨μ κΈ°κ° λμ μΆκ°λ‘ λ 건μ€ν κ³νμ΄ μμΌμ κ°μ? μλλ©΄ ν¬λ¦¬μ€ν μ¨ λμΉμμλ 6κ°κ° μ λΆμΈκ°μ? κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ λ£¨λλ¨Όμ μλ‘μ΄ ν€λ νμ°μ€λ μ΄λ»κ² λκ³ μλμ? μ λ°μ΄νΈ λΆνλ립λλ€. ν μ¬μ€ κ΄λ ¨ν΄μλ λ€μ λΆκΈ°μ κ·Έ λ€μ λΆκΈ°μ μ£Όμ λ§μΌμ€ν€μ΄ 무μμΈμ§ μλ €μ£Όμ€ μ μλμ? μ§ν μν©μ νμ ν μ μλλ‘μ. |
| Amir Adnani: President, CEO & Director Yes, for sure. Brent, why don't you go ahead on Ludeman and Christensen Ranch? | **Amir Adnani:** λ€, λ¬Όλ‘ μ λλ€. Brent, Ludemanκ³Ό Christensen Ranchμ λν΄ λ§μν΄ μ£Όμκ² μ΅λκΉ? |
| Brent Berg: Senior Vice President of U.S. Operations Sure. Justin, thanks for the question. So at Christensen Ranch, of course, when we were at site, we toured the well development, wellfield development. And we're very much focused on mine unit 11 or wellfield 11 at that time. We've since started development in wellfield 12 as well as 10 extension. But we will continue on with further development and additional header houses at Christensen Ranch. So wellfields 10 extension as well as an extension to wellfield 8 are both quite large, and there are a number of header houses associated with both. So we will -- you'll continue to see this pace as we progress. In terms of Burke Hollow. Construction is substantially complete. So what the team is very focused on right now is preoperational testing and commissioning of equipment, training key personnel and finalizing as-built drawings mechanical integrity tests and well completion reports. As far as next milestones, the wellfield at Burke Hollow will be brought online gradually and increasing the flow to the satellite ion-exchange plant chemicals, including oxygen, carbon dioxide and bicarbonate will be added to the initial production area to activate the uranium recovery process. And then as the grade increases in the feed to the plant, the uranium content loaded on the resin will subsequently increase. And of course, once that resin is loaded, it will be transported to -- in one of the new resin hauling trailers to Hobson for processing. So that's what I foresee the next few months looking like. | **Brent Berg:** κ°μ¬ν©λλ€, Justin. ν¬λ¦¬μ€ν μ¨ λμΉ(Christensen Ranch)μ κ²½μ°, μ ν¬κ° νμ₯μ λ°©λ¬Ένμ λ μ μ κ°λ°κ³Ό μ μ μ§λ κ°λ°μ λλ¬λ΄€μ΅λλ€. λΉμμλ κ΄μ° μ λ 11, μ¦ μ μ μ§λ 11μ μ§μ€νκ³ μμμ΅λλ€. κ·Έ μ΄ν μ μ μ§λ 12μ 10 νμ₯ ꡬμμμλ κ°λ°μ μμνμ΅λλ€. ν¬λ¦¬μ€ν μ¨ λμΉμμλ μΆκ° κ°λ°κ³Ό ν€λ νμ°μ€ μ¦μ€μ κ³μ μ§νν μμ μ λλ€. 10 νμ₯ ꡬμκ³Ό μ μ μ§λ 8 νμ₯ ꡬμ λͺ¨λ κ·λͺ¨κ° μλΉν ν¬κ³ , κ°κ°μ λ€μμ ν€λ νμ°μ€κ° νμν©λλ€. λ°λΌμ μ§ννλ©΄μ μ΄λ¬ν κ°λ° μλκ° κ³μ μ μ§λ κ²μ λλ€. λ²ν¬ ν λ‘μ°(Burke Hollow)μ κ²½μ°, 건μ€μ΄ κ±°μ μλ£λμμ΅λλ€. νμ¬ νμ΄ μ§μ€νκ³ μλ κ²μ μ΄μ μ ν μ€νΈμ μ₯λΉ μμ΄μ , ν΅μ¬ μΈλ ₯ κ΅μ‘, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ€κ³΅ λλ©΄ νμ , κΈ°κ³μ λ¬΄κ²°μ± ν μ€νΈ λ° μ μ μλ£ λ³΄κ³ μ μμ±μ λλ€. λ€μ λ¨κ³ λ§μΌμ€ν€μΌλ‘λ, Burke Hollowμ μ μ (wellfield)μ λ¨κ³μ μΌλ‘ κ°λνμ¬ μμ± μ΄μ¨κ΅ν νλνΈλ‘μ μ λμ μ μ§μ μΌλ‘ μ¦κ°μν¬ μμ μ λλ€. μ°μ, μ΄μ°ννμ, μ€νμ°μΌμ ν¬ν¨ν ννλ¬Όμ§λ€μ μ΄κΈ° μμ° κ΅¬μμ ν¬μ νμ¬ μ°λΌλ νμ 곡μ μ νμ±νν κ²μ λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ νλνΈλ‘ 곡κΈλλ μλ£μ νμκ° λμμ§λ©΄, μμ§(resin)μ μ μ¬λλ μ°λΌλ ν¨λλ κ·Έμ λ°λΌ μ¦κ°νκ² λ©λλ€. λ¬Όλ‘ μμ§κ° μ μ¬λλ©΄, μλ‘μ΄ μμ§ μ΄λ° νΈλ μΌλ¬ μ€ νλλ₯Ό μ΄μ©ν΄ HobsonμΌλ‘ μ΄μ‘νμ¬ μ²λ¦¬νκ² λ©λλ€. κ·Έκ²μ΄ μ κ° ν₯ν λͺ κ°μ λμ μμνλ λͺ¨μ΅μ λλ€. |
| Justin Chan: SCP Resource Finance LP, Research Division Got you. So at Burke Hollow, let's say, this time next quarter, you'll have solution into the wellfield. Presumably, it will be a target PH, and we'll start to get some information about grades and flow rates and stuff like that? Is that a good way of tracking how the next few months, what I might be asking you in 3 months' time? | **Justin Chan:** λ€, λ§μ΅λλ€. Burke Hollowμ κ²½μ° λ€μ λΆκΈ° μ΄λ§λμ―€μ΄λ©΄ μ μ μ§λ(wellfield)μ μ©μ‘μ΄ μ£Όμ λμ΄ μμ κ²μ λλ€. λͺ©ν pHμ λλ¬ν κ²μΌλ‘ μμλλ©°, κ·ΈλλΆν° νμ(grade)μ μ λ(flow rate) λ±μ λν μ 보λ₯Ό μ»κΈ° μμν μ μμ κ²μ λλ€. λ€, ν₯ν λͺ κ°μ λμμ μ§ν μν©μ μΆμ νλ μ’μ λ°©λ²μ΄κ³ , 3κ°μ νμ μ§λ¬Ένμ€ λ΄μ©μΌλ‘ μ μ ν©λλ€. |
| Brent Berg: Senior Vice President of U.S. Operations Yes. Justin, I think that's exactly right. So as we start adding the chemical to the wellfield. We'll see the uranium grade respond as well as the PH and we'll get a lot better picture of what that production profile is going to look like as we ramp up Burke Hollow and send that uranium loaded resin to Hobson for processing. | **Brent Berg:** λ€, Justin λ§μμ΄ μ νν©λλ€. μ°νλ(wellfield)μ ννλ¬Όμ§ ν¬μ μ μμνλ©΄μ μ°λΌλ νμμ pH λ°μμ νμΈνκ² λ κ²μ΄κ³ , Burke Hollowμ μμ°λμ μ¦λνλ©΄μ μ°λΌλμ΄ μ μ¬λ λ μ§(resin)μ HobsonμΌλ‘ λ³΄λ΄ μ²λ¦¬ν λ μμ° νλ‘νμΌμ΄ μ΄λ»κ² λνλ μ§ ν¨μ¬ λ λͺ ννκ² νμ ν μ μμ κ²μ λλ€. |
| Operator: The next question comes from Mohamed Sidibe with National Bank Financial. | **Operator:** λ€μ μ§λ¬Έμ λ΄μ λ λ± ν¬ νμ΄λΈμ μ λͺ¨νλ©λ μλλ² λκ»μ μ£Όμ ¨μ΅λλ€. |
| Mohamed Sidibe: National Bank Financial, Inc., Research Division Most of my ones have been answered. But maybe just on UR&C, given the work that you're advancing in fiscal year 2026 ahead of the feasibility study, can you maybe provide us with a little bit of color on maybe the spend required to advance some of these initiatives specifically for fiscal year '26? | **Mohamed Sidibe:** National Bank Financial 리μμΉ λΆλ¬Έμμ μ§λ¬Έ μ£Όμ λλΆλΆμ λ΄μ©μ λ΅λ³μ΄ λμμ΅λλ€. λ€λ§ UR&C κ΄λ ¨ν΄μ, νλΉμ± μ‘°μ¬μ μμ 2026 νκ³μ°λμ μ§ννμ€ μμ λ€μ κ³ λ €ν λ, μ΄λ¬ν μ΄λμ ν°λΈλ€μ μΆμ§νλ λ° νμν μ§μΆ κ·λͺ¨μ λν΄ μ’ λ ꡬ체μ μΌλ‘ λ§μν΄ μ£Όμ€ μ μμκΉμ? νΉν 2026 νκ³μ°λ κΈ°μ€μΌλ‘ λ§μ λλ€. |
| Amir Adnani: President, CEO & Director Mo, just I heard your question. What was the required part you asked for -- the bandwidth required? | **Amir Adnani:** μ¬μ₯λ, λ°©κΈ μ§λ¬Έμ λ€μμ΅λλ€. μμ²νμ λΆλΆμ΄ νμν λμν(bandwidth)μ κ΄ν κ²μ΄μλμ? |
| Mohamed Sidibe: National Bank Financial, Inc., Research Division No, no, the spend. So just trying to understand how much spend to advance the feasibility study, the engineering work, advanced negotiations with host governments? Just to understand a little bit better the impact to your balance sheet use for fiscal year 2026 as you advance work on the conversion facility? | **Mohamed Sidibe:** μλμ, μ§μΆ λ§μμ΄μλλ€. νλΉμ± μ‘°μ¬, μμ§λμ΄λ§ μμ , νμ§ μ λΆμμ μ¬ν νμμ μ§ννλ λ° μΌλ§λ λ§μ λΉμ©μ΄ μμλ μ§ νμ νλ €κ³ ν©λλ€. μ ν μμ€ κ΄λ ¨ μμ μ μ§ννλ©΄μ 2026 νκ³μ°λ λμ°¨λμ‘°νμ λ―ΈμΉ μν₯μ μ’ λ λͺ νν μ΄ν΄νκ³ μΆμ΅λλ€. |
| Amir Adnani: President, CEO & Director Thank you for the question. Relative to the size of our balance sheet and relative to the current quarterly cash burn rate Mo, given the sort of study phase that we're at right now with UR&C, the requirements, the capital requirements are still very modest. In the coming quarter or 2, we'll be able to obviously speak to that with more estimates and especially as the feasibility study comes out. But certainly, I would say we are very sufficiently capitalized for the work that needs to happen there. And the current spending is very modest, again, because we're at that study stage and that work you would appreciate is -- is going to be like that. But ultimately, again, there is a serious kind of ramp-up in work and efforts coming and there will be another kind of step change in the work we're doing once the feasibility study is released once the siding work has been completed once the site selection has been announced and sort of planned. So again, major milestones ahead. But between now and then, very adequately funded to continue to advance the work. | **Amir Adnani:** μ§λ¬Έ κ°μ¬ν©λλ€. νμ¬ λΉμ¬μ λμ°¨λμ‘°ν κ·λͺ¨μ λΆκΈ°λ³ νκΈ μμ§μ¨μ κ³ λ €ν λ, μ§κΈ UR&Cμμ μ§ν μ€μΈ μ°κ΅¬ λ¨κ³λ₯Ό κ°μνλ©΄ νμν μλ³Έ μꡬμ¬νμ μ¬μ ν λ§€μ° μ μ μμ€μ
λλ€. ν₯ν 1~2λΆκΈ° λ΄μ λ ꡬ체μ μΈ μΆμ μΉλ₯Ό λ§μλ릴 μ μμ κ²μ΄κ³ , νΉν νλΉμ± μ‘°μ¬(feasibility study) κ²°κ³Όκ° λμ€λ©΄ λμ± λͺ
νν΄μ§ κ²μ
λλ€. λ€λ§ νμ€ν λ§μλ릴 μ μλ κ²μ, νμ¬ νμν μμ μ μ§ννκΈ°μ λΉμ¬μ μλ³Έμ μΆ©λΆνλ€λ μ μ λλ€. νμ¬ μ§μΆ κ·λͺ¨λ λ§€μ° μ μλ°, λ§μλλ¦° κ²μ²λΌ μ§κΈμ΄ μ°κ΅¬ λ¨κ³μ΄κΈ° λλ¬Έμ΄κ³ , μ΄ν΄νμκ² μ§λ§ μ΄ λ¨κ³μ μμ μ μλ κ·Έλ° μ±κ²©μ λλ€. νμ§λ§ κΆκ·Ήμ μΌλ‘ λ€μ λ§μλ리면, μμΌλ‘ 본격μ μΈ μμ κ³Ό λ Έλ ₯μ νλκ° μμ λμ΄ μμΌλ©°, νλΉμ± μ‘°μ¬κ° λ°νλκ³ λΆμ§ μ‘°μ± μμ μ΄ μλ£λκ³ λΆμ§ μ μ μ΄ λ°νλμ΄ κ³νμ΄ μ립λλ©΄ μ°λ¦¬κ° μ§ννλ μμ μμ λ λ€λ₯Έ λ¨κ³μ λ³νκ° μμ κ²μ λλ€. λ€μ λ§μλ리μ§λ§, μ£Όμ μ΄μ νλ€μ΄ μμ λμ¬ μμ΅λλ€. νμ§λ§ μ§κΈλΆν° κ·ΈλκΉμ§λ μμ μ κ³μ μ§μ μν€κΈ°μ μΆ©λΆν μκΈμ΄ ν보λμ΄ μμ΅λλ€. |
| Operator: This concludes our question-and-answer session. I would like to turn the conference back over to management for any closing remarks. | **Operator:** μ΄κ²μΌλ‘ μ§μμλ΅ μκ°μ λ§μΉκ² μ΅λλ€. λ§λ¬΄λ¦¬ λ§μμ μν΄ κ²½μμ§μκ² λ€μ λ§μ΄ν¬λ₯Ό λκΈ°κ² μ΅λλ€. |
| Amir Adnani: President, CEO & Director All right. Thank you for that. Thank you for everyone who participated in today's call. We really appreciate it. Again, as we said at the outset that this quarter represents a major step change for UEC both in terms of the strategic initiative that we have launched with our uranium the United States Uranium Refining and Conversion Corp. Again, this highly differentiates UEC as being the only company with U.S. origin supply chain from mine to conversion. The work that has been done in operations, again, we were just a year ago, just resuming at Christensen Ranch and came into this quarter as a single asset producer, and we've laid the groundwork during this quarter to become a multi-asset producer with Burke Hollow coming into production eminently and with Ludeman now in development and construction. The other area in terms of the operating results at Christensen Ranch, we're really pleased with demonstrating the continued low cost production profile that, that project carries between uranium recovered and processed, between Christensen Ranch and Irigaray plant. So again, all in all, a lot happening, a lot of significant progress. We're very excited by it all. But also to highlight that we remain in an incredibly strong balance sheet position. In fact, even stronger than before. We continue to be debt-free and with almost $700 million of cash, physical uranium and liquid assets. Finally, with 1.4 million pounds of uranium in inventory, not including the 199,000 pounds produced and not including another 300,000 pounds that we have the ability to purchase this month. We're sitting also in a very strong inventory position ahead of the Section 232 decision, and hopefully, that will be a positive catalyst as we believe it could be for our industry, particularly the U.S. uranium industry where UEC is the leading company in that space and the fastest-growing and largest U.S. uranium company. Thank you again for your time today and wishing everyone a pleasant December, Merry Christmas and happy holidays. | **Amir Adnani:** μ’μ΅λλ€, κ°μ¬ν©λλ€. μ€λ 컨νΌλ°μ€ μ½μ μ°Έμ¬ν΄ μ£Όμ λͺ¨λ λΆλ€κ» μ§μ¬μΌλ‘ κ°μ¬λ립λλ€. μλμ λ§μλλ¦° κ²μ²λΌ, μ΄λ² λΆκΈ°λ UECμ μμ΄ μ€λν μ νμ μ΄ λμμ΅λλ€. λ―Έκ΅ μ°λΌλ μ μ λ° μ ν λ²μΈ(United States Uranium Refining and Conversion Corp.)κ³Ό ν¨κ» μμν μ λ΅μ μ΄λμ
ν°λΈ μΈ‘λ©΄μμ νΉν κ·Έλ μ΅λλ€. μ΄λ₯Ό ν΅ν΄ UECλ κ΄μ°μμ μ ν(conversion)κΉμ§ λ―Έκ΅ μμ°μ§ 곡κΈλ§μ κ°μΆ μ μΌν κΈ°μ
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μ λ§ ν΄λ Christensen Ranchλ₯Ό λ§ μ¬κ°λνκ³ , μ΄λ² λΆκΈ°μλ λ¨μΌ μμ° μμ°μλ‘ λ€μ΄μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ΄λ² λΆκΈ° λμ Burke Hollowκ° κ³§ μμ°μ λ€μ΄κ°κ³ Ludemanμ΄ νμ¬ κ°λ° λ° κ±΄μ€ μ€μΈ μν©μμ λ€μ€ μμ° μμ°μκ° λκΈ° μν κΈ°λ°μ λ§λ ¨νμ΅λλ€. Christensen Ranchμ μ΄μ μ€μ κ³Ό κ΄λ ¨ν΄μ λ λ€λ₯Έ λΆλΆμ λ§μλ리면, Christensen Ranchμ Irigaray νλνΈ κ° μ°λΌλ νμ λ° μ²λ¦¬μμ μ§μμ μΈ μ λΉμ© μμ° κ΅¬μ‘°λ₯Ό μ μ¦ν κ²μ λν΄ λ§€μ° λ§μ‘±νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. λ€μ λ§μλ리μ§λ§, μ λ°μ μΌλ‘ λ§μ μΌλ€μ΄ μ§νλκ³ μκ³ μλΉν μ§μ μ μ΄λ£¨κ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ ν¬λ μ΄ λͺ¨λ κ²μ λν΄ λ§€μ° κΈ°λνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. λν μ°λ¦¬κ° λ§€μ° κ°λ ₯ν μ¬λ¬΄μνλ₯Ό μ μ§νκ³ μλ€λ μ μ κ°μ‘°νκ³ μΆμ΅λλ€. μ¬μ€ μ΄μ λ³΄λ€ λμ± κ²¬κ³ ν΄μ‘μ΅λλ€. μ°λ¦¬λ κ³μν΄μ 무차μ κ²½μμ μ μ§νκ³ μμΌλ©°, μ½ 7μ΅ λ¬λ¬μ νκΈ, νλ¬Ό μ°λΌλ λ° μ λμμ°μ 보μ νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. λ§μ§λ§μΌλ‘, 140λ§ νμ΄λμ μ°λΌλ μ¬κ³ λ₯Ό 보μ νκ³ μμΌλ©°, μ΄λ μμ°λ 19λ§ 9μ² νμ΄λμ μ΄λ² λ¬ λ§€μ κ°λ₯ν 30λ§ νμ΄λλ₯Ό μ μΈν μμΉμ λλ€. μ°λ¦¬λ Section 232 κ²°μ μ μλκ³ λ§€μ° κ°λ ₯ν μ¬κ³ ν¬μ§μ μ ν보νκ³ μμΌλ©°, μ΄κ²μ΄ μ°λ¦¬ μ κ³, νΉν λ―Έκ΅ μ°λΌλ μ°μ μ κΈμ μ μΈ μ΄λ§€μ κ° λκΈ°λ₯Ό κΈ°λνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. UECλ μ΄ λΆμΌμμ μ λ κΈ°μ μ΄μ κ°μ₯ λΉ λ₯΄κ² μ±μ₯νκ³ μλ λ―Έκ΅ μ΅λμ μ°λΌλ κΈ°μ μ λλ€. μ€λ μκ° λ΄μ£Όμ μ λ€μ νλ² κ°μ¬λ립λλ€. λͺ¨λ μ¦κ±°μ΄ 12μ 보λ΄μκ³ , λ©λ¦¬ ν¬λ¦¬μ€λ§μ€ κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ ν볡ν μ°ν΄ λμκΈ° λ°λλλ€. |
| Operator: The conference has now concluded. Thank you for attending today's presentation. You may now disconnect. | **Operator:** 컨νΌλ°μ€κ° μ’ λ£λμμ΅λλ€. μ€λ λ°νμ μ°Έμν΄ μ£Όμ μ κ°μ¬ν©λλ€. μ΄μ μ°κ²°μ μ’ λ£νμ λ λ©λλ€. |
# UEC μ€μ λ°ν μ£Όμ μμ½
## ν΅μ¬ μ¬λ¬΄ μ§ν λ° μ΄μ νν©
- **κ°λ ₯ν μ¬λ¬΄ μν**: λΆμ± μ λ‘, νκΈΒ·μ°λΌλΒ·μ λμμ° μ½ 7μ΅ λ¬λ¬ 보μ , μ¬κ³ 140λ§ νμ΄λ 보μ (μμ°λ 19.9λ§ νμ΄λ λ―Έν¬ν¨, μΆκ° λ§€μ
κ°λ₯ 30λ§ νμ΄λ μ μΈ)
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- **Section 232 κ²°μ λκΈ°**: μ λ΅μ μ°λΌλ λΉμΆ νλ κΈ°λ, 12μ