acquisition Energy Fuels Announces Acquisition of Sage Plain Properties from Aldershot Resources
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 22, 2012) - Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX:EFR) ("Energy Fuels" or the "Company") today announced the execution of a Letter Agreement under which the Company has agreed in principal to purchase the interests of Aldershot Resources Ltd. in the Sage Plain Project Area for US$750,000 in cash, forgiven debt, and 3,518,182 shares of Energy Fuels common stock.
The Company and Aldershot hold a number of properties in the Sage Plain Project area in a 50/50 joint venture called Colorado Plateau Partners LLC ("CPP"). Through CPP, Energy Fuels and Aldershot hold the Calliham Lease, the Crain Lease, four Utah State Leases, and 94 unpatented mining claims on BLM land. After the acquisition, Energy Fuels will own 100% of the Sage Plain Project, which is located about 15 miles northeast of Monticello, Utah. Permitting on the Sage Plain Project has been initiated, and the Company anticipates receiving approvals for the project within the next 12-18 months. As has been previously reported, the Sage Plain Project as a whole contains 642,971 tons of measured and indicated resource at grades of 0.22% uranium (eU3O8) and 1.39% vanadium (V2O5), or 2,833,795 lbs. uranium and 17,829,289 lbs. vanadium.
Energy Fuels will also acquire Aldershot's interest in a number of additional uranium properties in Arizona which are held by Arizona Strip Partners LLC, a second joint venture with Aldershot.
Steve Antony, President and CEO stated, "This transaction represents another step in Energy Fuels' ongoing strategy of value-added consolidation in our core area of interest, and will potentially provide more feed for our White Mesa Mill."