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| I'm happy to report that we have started building header houses in town, which will reduce travel time to and from the mine site, which will in turn improve safety, reduce emissions and fuel cost |
| But just would like to highlight right now that we are extremely well positioned |
| As many of you are aware, Lost Creek has a well-deserved reputation for being a low-cost producer, and we believe as we work our way through ramp-up to commercial production that we will return to low cost |
| Lost Creek has a 14-year mine life with significant opportunity for exploration |
| We believe it's a great time to invest in the uranium space with so many market catalysts in motion, catalyst that Ur-Energy is well positioned to seize on |
| It has been an exciting quarter for the company, as we have successfully initiated ramp up in our second mine unit at Lost Creek and as demand for nuclear fuel and global geopolitical uncertainty continue to support the uranium price |
| Also, the royalty burden at Lost Creek averages less than 1%, which is much better than many other U.S |
| We have a number of properties surrounding it where we have known mineralization and resource and tremendous opportunity to grow that resource |
| Every program we've been successful at finding significant additional resources and bringing them into compliance |
| So if and when opportunities come up to grow resources in the U.S., Canada or other first world countries where they are safe jurisdictions, where they have well-established regulatory regimes to regulate mining, and they have quality resources that we believe we can mine profitably now or in the near-term |
| You state that your energy continues growing our long-term sales book as the market continues to improve, ramp-up production at Lost Creek and ultimately Shirley Basin |
| We're really happy with those contracts, because they've locked in some good revenues going forward, and we know exactly what they're going to be or very close |
| We have outstanding liquidity and great analyst coverage in both the U.S |
| So we have significant ability to continue to ramp up production at Lost Price and especially at Shirley Basin going forward |
| As I mentioned earlier, Lost Creek has a reputation for being a low-cost producer due to several factors, including fantastic average recovery rates of 90%, which is much higher than the U.S |
| We are fortunate to work in Wyoming, where there is strong public and government support |
| This will provide us significant capital savings |
| We're happy with where we are in the ramp up |
| Ramp-up continues to progress and we have now established good head grade and flow from the first house |
| The demand for nuclear fuel is expected to grow significantly over the coming decades as more countries are moving to nuclear power for its carbon-free attributes and for energy independence |
| We maintained a strong cash position of $63.7 million |
| We were able to grab a good piece of that |
| uranium and American Assured Fuel Supply and encourage domestic production of uranium |
| Globally, acceptance of nuclear power is growing at an unprecedented rate |
| Lost Creek is a scalable mine with the opportunity to grow the existing resource by exploring on 35,000 acres of contiguous land |
| The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 96 to 3 in a strong indication of rare bipartisan support |
| Ramp-up has been made possible by good planning to overcome numerous supply chain issues |
| We have a ways to go before we get to that 600,000 pound mark that we've talked about, but we are well on our way and moving forward |
| We view this as a cost savings since we won't need to expend funds for exploration and little delineation drilling is required |
| First, we remain cashed up, so we can see our way through ramp-up and into steady revenues |
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| Most recently, the Ku and Niger has raised concerns about production from the [Somar] (ph) mine, which produces about 4% to 5% of the world's uranium |
| We're struggling with profitability |
| Shipping logistics have become problematic for Russian LEU and in Kazakh uranium due to a severe lack of carriers and insurance providers |
| While nearly everyone agrees it's a bad idea to be supporting Russia by purchasing nuclear fuel from them, there is concern that Western suppliers will be unable to build the gap created by sanctions |
| But no, it is really frustrating that the White House took that step |
| It is frustrating where we have such tremendous support for nuclear energy from Republicans and Democrats in the White House |
| I think that is a -- it's a complete misstatement that you hear a lot in the news that it's Grand Canyon |
| However, I suspect it will make things a little more challenging trying to work within an area like that and with that designation |
| The White House has also provided great support for the nuclear power industry and believes it will be difficult to reach our carbon emission goals without this critical baseload source of power |
| Unfortunately, a large percentage of production comes from countries that are aligned with the East instead of the West, which significantly adds to supply chain risk |
| But given that a lot of uranium sales stem from places that have meaningfully, meaningfully increased geopolitical risk factors over the last two years |
| Are you open to market-related contracts as well? That's an interesting question, and it's something that we struggle with internally all the time |
| We're a little bit hesitant to lock in long-term contracts in a rising market |
| Certainly, it's not good for some of our U.S |
| The other nine will likely face significant challenges due to the known technical problems, economics, local opposition and/or scale |
| Some of these nine may succeed, but their path is difficult |
| But post invasion of Ukraine, many countries are moving toward nuclear for the energy security in uncertain times |
| As the next slide will show the Western world has limited ability to replace Russia's processing or Kazakhstan's mine supplies |
| This may seem a bit optimistic |
| By then, a hot spot market may have evaporated |
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