Premier American Uranium Inc. (“PUR”, the
“Company” or “Premier American Uranium”) (TSXV:
PUR) (OTCQB: PAUIF) is pleased to announce a shift from
resource confirmation to focus primarily on growth and resource
expansion following the recent set of milestones achieved by the
Company including the NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate
(“MRE”) for the Cebolleta Project in New Mexico (see press release
dated June 24, 2024), 12 months ahead of schedule.
The Cebolleta Project holds potential for
significant resource expansion, including at the Willie P target,
which was not included in the MRE, the underexplored extension of
mineralization remaining open along trend, and several other
untested areas. The Westwater Canyon Member, the principal host
rock for several large historic uranium mines in the Grants Mineral
Belt, which contains over 400 million pounds of uranium1, remains
largely unexplored on the Cebolleta property, where the current
mineral resources are hosted within the shallower Jackpile
sandstone.
With several untested and underexplored targets
at Cebolleta providing a clear path for resource growth, we are
excited to initiate next steps well ahead of timelines previously
expected by the market. Our technical team is currently assessing
future work programs and permitting requirements with a focus on
leveraging the momentum gained towards adding pounds in the
prolific Grants Mineral Belt district. With +347 million pounds of
uranium produced, (37% of all U.S. historical production) the
Grants district is 4th largest uranium district in the world.1 The
Company will focus on adding pounds near to the past producing
Jackpile and Paguate mine complex with historical production of 100
million pounds of uranium, see Figure 1.2
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1 Uranium resources in the Grants uranium
district, New Mexico: An update Virginia T. McLemore, Brad Hill,
Niranjan Khalsa, and Susan A. Lucas Kamat 20132 The
Jackpile-Paguate Uranium Mine, Grants Uranium District: Changes in
perspectives from production to superfund site Virginia T.
McLemore, Bonnie A. Frey, Ellane El Hayek, Eshani Hettiarachchi,
Reid Brown, Olivia Chavez, Shaylene Paul, and Milton Das
Figure 1: Plan View Map of the Cebolleta
Uranium Project and Uranium Deposits
Colin Healey, CEO of PUR shares the following
message with shareholders:
Dear Shareholders,
As we enter a new period of growth following the
completion of our acquisition of American Future Fuel Corporation
(the “Arrangement”) in late June 2024, I wanted to
take a moment to substantiate our significant progress over the
last few months and set out our objectives for the remainder of the
year and beyond.
Executing the Business
Model
PUR was established to acquire, explore, and
develop uranium projects in the US to address a structural supply
shortfall, particularly evident in the domestic supply chain, which
is undergoing a marked renaissance as the US prioritizes energy
independence, climate and emissions targets. This consolidation
strategy was successfully executed in prior cycles by the same
teams that have created and backed PUR, which previously resulted
in outstanding shareholder returns. With the Arrangement now
complete, we believe PUR is poised to generate value in the next
step of its strategy: exploring and developing its key projects.
PUR now has a strong foothold in three of the top uranium districts
in the US, including New Mexico, Wyoming and Colorado. Going
forward, we expect to focus much of our efforts on project-level
work, while continuing to evaluate opportunistic M&A to
compliment our portfolio.
Preparing for Advanced Exploration with
Bolstered Uranium Inventory
Last week, we announced an NI 43-101 compliant
mineral resource estimate (“MRE”) for the Cebolleta Project in New
Mexico (see press release dated June 24, 2024). The MRE details
18.6 million pounds of eU3O8 (6.6 million short tons at an average
grade of 0.14% eU3O8) in Indicated Resources and 4.9 million pounds
of eU3O8 (2.6 million short tons at an average grade of 0.10%
eU3O8) in Inferred Resources, effective as of April 30, 2024.
Compared to the historic 2014 estimate, the new MRE has increased
in both size and quality, with 80% of the previous Inferred
Resources upgraded to Indicated Resources. Importantly, the updated
MRE came at minimal cost, and we believe the early achievement of
this milestone positions PUR to fast track, focusing efforts on
resource expansion and priority target testing, rather than
extensive confirmation work as previously anticipated.
Additionally, we are gearing up to commence
exploration and drilling at the Cyclone Project in Wyoming, where
we hold a significant land position with in-situ recovery
potential. Previous drilling at the Cyclone Project from 2007 to
2008 encountered typical grades and thicknesses of uranium deposits
found elsewhere in the Great Divide Basin.
Strong Ability to Lever Assets Enhanced
by Additions to Board and Technical Team
The addition of Jon Indall and Michael
Henrichsen to PUR’s board of directors adds significant breadth and
depth of experience in advancing the flagship Cebolleta in New
Mexico, Cyclone in Wyoming and the Uravan properties in
Colorado.
Jon Indall’s experience as an attorney
specializing in uranium mining in New Mexico, his success in
lobbying for the uranium industry in the US and his foundational
involvement with Uranium Producers of America, positions him as a
key pathfinder in successfully navigating the various regulatory
processes and guiding approaches to ESG across the portfolio.
The PUR technical and regulatory advisory group
led by Ted Wilton and Mike Neumann bring new strength to the team
that has advanced Cebolleta to the recently announced MRE. As the
Company shifts its focus to exploration and resource growth, the
bolstered team, with their previous involvement with the asset, is
expected to maximize PUR’s opportunity to add pounds and advance
Cebolleta toward a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for the
project.
Strong Uranium Fundamentals to Drive
Continued Success
The US continues to position itself for a
resurgence in nuclear power. Home to the world’s largest civil
nuclear reactor fleet, which provides about 20% of domestic
baseload energy, the US, alongside 21 other countries, has recently
committed to triple nuclear power by 2050 to meet emissions
targets. The US remains highly reliant on foreign suppliers to fuel
its reactor fleet, with uranium production falling to almost
nothing in the post Fukushima era, and critical domestic conversion
and enrichment capacity well below domestic needs, the US is now
taking decisive action to reestablish civil nuclear energy
leadership on all fronts. With the recent passage into law of the
ban on the import of Russian-produced low-enriched uranium (LEU),
the US unlocked US$2.7 billion in funding, which, along with
Canada, France, Japan and the U.K., have committed a total of
US$4.2 billion to invest in the development of a secure and
reliable global nuclear energy supply chain3. In addition, we have
just seen a separate US$2.7 billion RFP issued by the US Department
of Energy (“DOE”) for the purchase of LEU from
domestic sources, specifically designed to jumpstart domestic
nuclear fuel production, with the goal of displacing reliance on
foreign sources. The DOE intends to sell the purchased LEU to
utilities operating U.S. reactors and sever reliance on Russian
imports4. While the US focuses efforts on reestablishing nuclear
technology leadership, energy independence and climate goals, the
global uranium market currently sits in a substantial supply
deficit that requires higher prices for an extended period to
ensure the global reactor fleet has access to the fuel it requires.
There remains substantial concentration of global uranium supply
among a small number of mines and jurisdictions, which itself, is a
risk. It is expected that all of these factors create extremely
robust uranium sector fundamentals that will exert further upward
pressure on uranium price, and we believe that Premier American
Uranium is well positioned to provide investors with leverage to
this opportunity.
In closing, we believe PUR presents a strong
investment case, providing the following:
- PUR has an unparalleled team, which
together boasts decades of uranium, M&A, exploration, and
development experience within the US
- PUR has strong backing and offers
an opportunity to invest alongside known uranium corporate and
institutional investors, including Sachem Cove Partners, IsoEnergy
Ltd., Mega Uranium Ltd., and EnCore Energy, among others
- PUR has a demonstrated track record
and has successfully executed its consolidation strategy with its
first M&A transaction within six months of going public and
continues to adopt an opportunistic approach
- PUR is ready to explore and develop
its assets with two work programs anticipated at the Cyclone
Project in Wyoming and Cebolleta Project in New Mexico
Qualified Person StatementThe
scientific and technical information contained in this news release
was reviewed and approved by Dean T. Wilton, PG, CPG, MAIG, a
consultant of PUR who is a “Qualified Person” (as defined in
National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects). Data verification related to certain scientific and
technical information with respect to the Cebolleta Project can be
found in the Company’s technical report entitled “Technical Report
on the Cebolleta Uranium Project, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA”
dated June 17, 2024, which is available under the Company’s profile
on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
About Premier American
UraniumPremier American Uranium Inc. is focused on the
consolidation, exploration, and development of uranium projects in
the United States. One of PUR’s key strengths is the extensive land
holdings in three prominent uranium-producing regions in the United
States: the Grants Mineral Belt of New Mexico, the Great Divide
Basin of Wyoming and the Uravan Mineral Belt of Colorado. With a
rich history of past production and both current and historic
uranium mineral resources, PUR has work programs underway to
advance its portfolio.
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3 H.R.1042 – 118th Congress (2023-2024):
Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act | Congress.gov | Library of
Congress4 DOE Announces $2.7 Billion From President Biden’s
Investing in America Agenda to Boost Domestic Nuclear Fuel Supply
Chain | Department of Energy
Backed by Sachem Cove Partners, IsoEnergy Ltd.,
Mega Uranium Ltd., and additional corporate and institutional
investors, and an unparalleled team with U.S. uranium experience,
PUR’s positioning in the market represents a compelling
opportunity, as uranium fundamentals are currently the strongest
they have been in more than a decade.For More
Information, Please Contact:
Premier American Uranium
Inc.Colin Healey, CEO
info@premierur.comToll-Free:
1-833-223-4673Twitter: @PremierAUraniumwww.premierur.com
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Forward-Looking InformationThis news release contains
“forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable
Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking information includes, but
is not limited to, statements with respect to, planned exploration
activities; the potential for future mineral resource expansion;
plans regarding preparation of a Preliminary Economic Assessment
for the Cebolleta Project; expectations regarding the resurgence of
nuclear power in the US; and other activities, events or
developments that are expected, anticipated or may occur in the
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“may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be
achieved” or the negative connotation thereof.
Forward-looking information and statements are
based on our current expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates
and forecasts about PUR’s business and the industry and markets in
which it operates. Such forward-information and statements are
based on numerous assumptions, including among others, that the
results of planned exploration activities are as anticipated, the
price of uranium, the anticipated cost of planned exploration
activities, that general business and economic conditions will not
change in a material adverse manner, that financing will be
available if and when needed and on reasonable terms, that third
party contractors, equipment and supplies and governmental and
other approvals required to conduct the Company’s planned
exploration activities will be available on reasonable terms and in
a timely manner. Although the assumptions made by PUR in providing
forward-looking information or making forward-looking statements
are considered reasonable by management at the time, there can be
no assurance that such assumptions will prove to be accurate.
Forward-looking information and statements also
involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other
factors, which may cause actual results, performances and
achievements of Premier American Uranium to differ materially from
any projections of results, performances and achievements of
Premier American Uranium expressed or implied by such
forward-looking information or statements, including, among others:
limited operating history, negative operating cash flow and
dependence on third party financing, uncertainty of additional
financing, delays or failure to obtain required permits and
regulatory approvals, changes in mineral resources, no known
mineral reserves, aboriginal title and consultation issues,
reliance on key management and other personnel; potential downturns
in economic conditions; availability of third party contractors;
availability of equipment and supplies; failure of equipment to
operate as anticipated; accidents, effects of weather and other
natural phenomena and other risks associated with the mineral
exploration industry; changes in laws and regulation, competition,
and uninsurable risks and the risk factors with respect to Premier
American Uranium set out in PUR’s annual information form for the
year ended December 31, 2023 and the other documents of PUR filed
with the Canadian securities regulators and available under PUR’s
profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
Although PUR has attempted to identify important
factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to
differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking
information or implied by forward-looking information, there may be
other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated,
estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that
forward-looking information and statements will prove to be
accurate, as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated, estimated or intended.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements or information. PUR undertakes no
obligation to update or reissue forward-looking information as a
result of new information or events except as required by
applicable securities laws.
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