Anfield Energy, Inc. (TSX.V: AEC; OTCQB: ANLDF; FRANKFURT:
0AD) (“Anfield” or “the Company”) is pleased to
announce that it has submitted its Plan of Operation for its
Velvet-Wood mine to the State of Utah and BLM. This important step
is being undertaken as the Company advances Velvet-Wood to
production-ready status concurrently with the Shootaring Canyon
mill. This Plan of Operation includes specific operating actions
and controls, reclamation actions, an estimate of reclamation
surety based on third party costs and technical bases for how the
actions meet the regulatory requirements of the State of Utah and
the BLM. Following the approval of the Plan of Operation, Anfield
will be well-positioned to recommence uranium production at
Velvet-Wood ahead of the planned restart of the Shootaring Canyon
mill in 2026.
Corey Dias, Anfield CEO states, “We are pleased
to have submitted the Plan of Operations for the Velvet-Wood mine
to the State of Utah and U.S. Bureau of Land Management. This is an
important step in the Company’s plan to advance its assets to
uranium production by 2026 through its hub-and-spoke strategy. When
combined with both the Shootaring Canyon mill reactivation plan
submitted earlier this month and a drill program expected to
commence at Slick Rock this summer, Anfield remains on track to
meet its near-term production goals using its core assets.
The nuclear renaissance remains robust, with no
shortage of positive news entering the market daily. The continued
buildout of new reactors in disparate regions such as Asia, Europe,
North America and Africa truly underscores the global nature of the
nuclear embrace. At the same time, the Japanese reactor restarts
and life extensions reflect the continued confidence of Japan’s
reengagement of nuclear power, post-Fukushima. The U.S.’s
commitment to nuclear is reflected in not only life extensions of
existing NPPs and commissioning of new reactors, but also the
recommissioning of the Palisades nuclear power plant in Michigan.
Finally, China’s accelerated buildout of nuclear reactors continues
unabated.
While the demand side of the uranium market is
rapidly growing, the supply side continues to face challenges to
meet demand. Recent concerns regarding Kazatomprom’s ability to
meet its production targets, coupled with recent floods in
Kazakhstan, has created unexpected challenges for the world’s
largest uranium producer. Supply chain logistics for access to
western consumers have also weakened due to war in Ukraine,
exacerbated by China’s aggressive pursuit of Kazakh uranium
supplies. Moreover, the U.S. government’s push to ban the sale of
Russian enriched uranium is likely to lead to a division between
western-derived nuclear fuel supply – including uranium – and
eastern-derived material.
While these challenges are likely to remain in
the near term, the US government’s recognition of these issues has
led to the creation of a 200GW energy roadmap to expand domestic
milling and mining operations by 500,000MT per year – 110 million
pounds of uranium per year – is a significant catalyst for US-based
producers. This is taking place while, according to the U.S. EIA,
U.S. uranium production fell to essentially zero in the fourth
quarter of 2023.
Qualified Persons
Douglas L. Beahm, P.E., P.G., Anfield Energy’s
Chief Operating Officer and principal engineer at BRS Inc., is a
Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101 and has reviewed and
approved the technical content of this news release.
About Anfield
Anfield is a uranium and vanadium development
and near-term production company that is committed to becoming a
top-tier energy-related fuels supplier by creating value through
sustainable, efficient growth in its assets. Anfield is a publicly
traded corporation listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (AEC-V), the
OTCQB Marketplace (ANLDF) and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (0AD).
Anfield is focused on its conventional asset centre, as summarized
below:
Arizona/Utah/Colorado – Shootaring Canyon Mill
A key asset in Anfield’s portfolio is the
Shootaring Canyon Mill in Garfield County, Utah. The Shootaring
Canyon Mill is strategically located within one of the historically
most prolific uranium production areas in the United States, and is
one of only three licensed uranium mills in the United States.
Anfield’s conventional uranium assets consist of
mining claims and state leases in southeastern Utah, Colorado, and
Arizona, targeting areas where past uranium mining or prospecting
occurred. Anfield’s conventional uranium assets include the
Velvet-Wood Project, the Slick Rock Project, the West Slope
Project, the Frank M Uranium Project, the Findlay Tank breccia pipe
as well as an additional 12 U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) leases
in Colorado. A combined NI 43-101 PEA has been completed for the
Velvet-Wood Project and the Slick Rock Project. The PEA is
preliminary in nature, and includes inferred mineral resources that
are considered too speculative geologically to have economic
considerations applied to them that would enable them to be
categorized as mineral reserves, and there is no certainty that the
preliminary economic assessment would be realized. All conventional
uranium assets are situated within a 200-mile radius of the
Shootaring Mill.
See table and footnote below for additions.
Technical Disclosure
Table 1. Anfield’s existing conventional
uranium-vanadium project portfolio resources.
Project |
Location |
Classification |
Tons (kt) |
UraniumGrade(%
U3O8) |
Contained Uranium(Mlbs
U3O8) |
VanadiumGrade(%
V2O5) |
Contained Vanadium(Mlbs
V2O5) |
Velvet-Wood |
Utah |
M & I |
811 |
0.29% |
4.6 |
- |
- |
|
|
Inferred |
87 |
0.32% |
0.6 |
0.404% |
7.3 |
West Slope |
Colorado |
Indicated |
1,367 |
0.197% |
5.4 |
- |
- |
|
|
Inferred |
1,367 |
- |
- |
0.984% |
26.9 |
|
|
Historic* |
630 |
0.31% |
3.9 |
1.59% |
20.0 |
Slick Rock |
Colorado |
Inferred |
1,760 |
0.224% |
7.9 |
1.35% |
47.1 |
Frank M |
Utah |
Historic* |
1,137 |
0.101% |
2.3 |
- |
- |
Findlay Tank |
Arizona |
Historic* |
211 |
0.226% |
1.0 |
- |
- |
Date Creek/Artillery Peak |
Arizona |
Historic* |
2,602 |
0.054% |
2.8 |
|
|
Marquez-Juan Tafoya |
New Mexico |
Historic* |
7,100 |
0.127% |
18.1 |
|
|
* The Company’s Qualified Person has not done
sufficient work to classify these historic estimates as current
mineral resources and Anfield is not treating such historical
resources as current mineral resources.
Velvet-Wood: The PEA for Velvet-Wood/Slick Rock
was authored by Douglas L. Beahm, P.E., P.G. Principal Engineer, of
BRS Inc., Harold H. Hutson, P.E., P.G., Carl D. Warren, P.E., P.G.,
and Terence P. (Terry) McNulty, P.E., D. Sc., of T.P. McNulty and
Associates Inc. (May 6, 2023). Mineral resources are not mineral
reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability in
accordance with CIM standards. GT cut-off varies by locality from
0.25%-0.50%.
West Slope: NI 43-101 resource estimate for the
JD-6, JD-7, JD-8 and JD-9 properties, completed by BRS Inc.
(effective March 2022); Historic resource estimate for the SR-11,
SR-13A, SM-18 N, SM-18 S, LP-21 and CM-25 properties, completed by
Behre Dolbear for Cotter Corporation (August 2007). Indicated and
Inferred resources using GT cut-off of 0.1 ft% eU3O8; historic
resources using cut-off of 0.05% U3O8.
Slick Rock: The PEA for Velvet-Wood/Slick Rock
was authored by Douglas L. Beahm, P.E., P.G. Principal Engineer, of
BRS Inc., Harold H. Hutson, P.E., P.G., Carl D. Warren, P.E., P.G.,
and Terence P. (Terry) McNulty, P.E., D. Sc., of T.P. McNulty and
Associates Inc. (May 6, 2023). Mineral resources are not mineral
reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability in
accordance with CIM standards. GT cut-off varies by locality from
0.25%-0.50%.
Frank M: Historic Technical Report for Frank M,
prepared for Uranium One Americas, was authored by Douglas L.
Beahm, P.E., P.G. Principal Engineer of BRS Inc., and Andrew C.
Anderson, P.E., P.G. Senior Engineer/Geologist of BRS Inc., dated
June 10, 2008. Frank M historic resource used a GT cut-off of
0.25%.
Findlay Tank: Historic Technical Report for
Findlay Tank, prepared for Uranium One Americas, was authored by
Douglas L. Beahm, P.E., P.G. Principal Engineer of BRS Inc., dated
October 2, 2008. Findlay Tank historic resource used a grade
cut-off of 0.05% eU3O8.
Artillery Peak: Artillery Peak Exploration
Project, Mohave County, Arizona, 43-101 Technical Report, authored
by Dr. Karen Wenrich, October 12, 2010. GT cut-off varies by
locality from 0.01%-0.05%.
Marquez-Juan Tafoya: The Historical Technical
Report, Preliminary Economic Assessment, for Marquez-Juan Tafoya,
prepared for Uranium Energy Corporation, was authored by Douglas L.
Beahm, P.E., P.G., Principal Engineer of BRS Inc., and Terence P.
McNulty, P.E., PhD, McNulty & Associates, dated June 9, 2021.
The mineral resources are reported at a 0.60 GT cut-off.
On behalf of the Board of
DirectorsANFIELD ENERGY INC.Corey Dias, Chief
Executive Officer
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accuracy of this release.
Contact:Anfield Energy, Inc.Clive
MostertCorporate
Communications780-920-5044contact@anfieldenergy.comwww.anfieldenergy.com
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