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Anfield Energy Announces November 6th Ground-Breaking Ceremony for Velvet-Wood Uranium-Vanadium Mine, Advancing U.S. Energy Independence
Key Highlights: Milestone Momentum: Just weeks after Utah's final construction permit...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Anfield Energy Announces November 6th Ground-Breaking Ceremony for Velvet-Wood Uranium-Vanadium Mine, Advancing U.S. Energy IndependenceEvent to Mark Official Start of Construction Following Expedited Federal and State Approvals; Ceremony to Feature Key Stakeholders, Highlighting Anfield's Role in Domestic Nuclear Fuel Supply\n\n\n\n\n Key Highlights:\n \n\n\n\n\n Milestone Momentum:\n \n Just weeks after Utah's final construction permit, groundbreaking initiates mine reopening, dewatering, and development—paving the way for potential first production in 2026.\n \n\n\n Critical Minerals Boost:\n \n Velvet-Wood poised to yield significant uranium and vanadium, processed at Anfield's Shootaring Canyon Mill to support U.S. nuclear security.\n \n\n\n Community and Economic Impact:\n \n Ceremony to celebrate job creation in San Juan County, Utah, with minimal environmental footprint (three acres of new surface disturbance).\n \n\n\n National Alignment:\n \n Echoes President Trump's 2025 Executive Orders on nuclear growth, addressing U.S. uranium import reliance (99% in 2023) and vanadium supply vulnerabilities.\n \n\n\n VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anfield Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: AEC; TSX.V: AEC; FRANKFURT: 0AD) (“\n \n Anfield\n \n ” or the “\n \n Company\n \n ”) today announced plans for a ceremonial groundbreaking on November 6, 2025, at its Velvet-Wood uranium-vanadium mine in San Juan County, Utah. This pivotal event will signal the official launch of construction activities, following the U.S. Department of the Interior's expedited federal approval in May and the Utah Department of Oil, Gas and Mining's greenlight in October.\n \n\n The ceremony, set for 11:00 a.m. local time at the mine site, will bring together Anfield executives, local community leaders, and representatives from federal and state agencies to commemorate this step forward in America's critical minerals resurgence. Attendees will witness the symbolic first dig, underscoring Anfield's commitment to rapid mobilization: reopening the historic mine portal, dewatering underground workings, building surface facilities, conducting inspections, and advancing a new incline for ore extraction. All phases are designed for efficiency, integrating with Anfield's Shootaring Canyon Mill—one of only thre...