Uranium Energy Corp. · AMEX:UEC
Uranium Energy — Investor Presentation (July 2023)
57 slides from Uranium Energy's investor presentation, July 2023
Slide 1: Largest & Diversified North American Focused Uranium Company
LARGEST & DIVERSIFIED NORTH AMERICAN FOCUSED URANIUM COMPANY Corporate Presentation – July 2023 URANIUM ENERGY CORP | NYSE AMERICAN: UEC | URANIUMENERGY.COM
Slide 2: Disclaimer
Disclaimer Statements contained in this presentation which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that
Slide 3: Fastest Growing, 100% Unhedged Pure Play Uranium Company
Fastest Growing, 100% Unhedged Pure Play Uranium Company $559 Million North American Resource & Infrastructure Accretive Acquisitions Rosatom’s Uranium One Americas, UEX, Rio Tinto’s Roughrider Project HOBSON PLANT – TEXAS HUB & SPOKE OPERATIONS 226.2 M lbs. M&I Resource Growth 102.7 M lbs. Inferred
Slide 4: Creating Value by Delivering on our Pipeline
Creating Value by Delivering on our Pipeline 328.9 Million lb. (226.2 M&I / 102.7 Inf.)(1) Resource Expansion Advanced Production-Ready Eastern Athabasca Western Athabasca 65.3 Mlb. M&I 52.9 Mlb. Inf. Wyoming Hub & Spoke ISR 33.2 Mlb. M&I Portfolio 13.8 Mlb. Inf. Other Canadian Joint Ventures Paragu
Slide 5: UEC Wins Award from the U.S. Department of Energy
UEC Wins Award from the U.S. Department of Energy to Supply 300,000 lbs. U3O8 at $59.50/lb. to the Strategic Uranium Reserve UEC U.S. domestic production pipeline with permitted Texas and Wyoming assets • The U.S. Strategic Uranium Reserve was originally designed as a 10-year, $1.5 billion program •
Slide 6: Sanctions on Uranium Imports from Russia
Sanctions on Uranium Imports from Russia Legislation to ban the import of Russian uranium into the United States was introduced on Feb 7, 2023 by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee and by the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee with similar terms on March 9, 2023. The Europe
Slide 7: Physical Uranium Portfolio
Physical Uranium Portfolio Majority of drummed uranium purchased at spot prices below most producers’ mining costs Bolsters UEC balance sheet Provides strategic inventory as uranium prices appreciate to support M&A activities and responsiveness and generates profits to sales opportunities Cumulative
Slide 8: U.S. ISR Production Platform
U.S. ISR Production Platform 7 Fully Permitted Projects in Texas and Wyoming Texas Hub 9.1 M lbs. M&I | 9.9 M lbs. Inferred U3O8 Texas Hobson Processing Plant Goliad Project Athabasca City Basin Salvo Burke Hollow Uranium Belt Wyoming Longhom 0 25 50mi Corpus Christi Arizona Palangana Warehoused Inv
Slide 9: In-Situ Recovery (ISR) Overview
In-Situ Recovery (ISR) Overview Low Cost & Environmentally Friendly Watch how the In Situ Recovery (ISR) Technology works Click Here URANIUM ENERGY CORP | NYSE AMERICAN: UEC | URANIUMENERGY.COM
Slide 10: UEC Acquires Uranium One Americas for $112 Million Cash
UEC Acquires Uranium One Americas for $112 Million Cash Transformative Acquisition Creating America’s Leading Uranium Mining Company Highly Accretive Positioned to lead Proven Production Resource Transaction resurgence of U.S. with Significant Past Expansion uranium production Investment Potential •
Slide 11: Texas & Wyoming Hub & Spoke Platform Fully Permitted
Texas & Wyoming Hub & Spoke Platform Fully Permitted Wyoming Hub & Spoke Texas Hub & Spoke ISR Portfolio ISR Portfolio Irigaray Processing Plant Hobson Processing Plant Licensed Production Capacity of 2.5 M lbs./yr Licensed Production Capacity of 4 M lbs./yr WY (Plans to increase to 4 M lbs./year li
Slide 12: Irigaray & Christensen Ranch
Irigaray & Christensen Ranch Licensed Capacity of 2.5 M lbs. Per Year (Plans to increase to 4 M lbs./year licensed capacity) 18.95 M lbs. Indicated and 1.13 M lbs. Inferred U3O8 Resources(1) July 2023: UEC Completes Restart Program at the Christensen Ranch ISR Project in Wyoming Irigaray CPP, Wyomin
Slide 13: Reno Creek ISR Project
Reno Creek ISR Project The largest permitted, pre-construction ISR uranium project in the U.S. 26 M lbs. M&I | 1.5 M lbs. Inferred U3O8(1) • 45 miles by road from Irigaray Central Processing Plant • Licensed for 2 M lbs./year • Significant CAPEX savings expected • Considerable ISR exploration and ex
Slide 14: Ludeman ISR Project
Ludeman ISR Project Permitted, Construction Ready 9.7 M lbs. M&I | 1.3 M lbs. Inferred U3O8(1) Irigaray North Butte Christensen Ranch Cameco • Most of the project area was held by Power Resources (Cameco) until 2003, after which Energy Metals (precursor to U1A) acquired the properties Moore Ranch •
Slide 15: Texas Hub & Spoke Production Strategy
Texas Hub & Spoke Production Strategy 15 URANIUM ENERGY CORP | NYSE AMERICAN: UEC | URANIUMENERGY.COM
Slide 16: Hobson CPP is fully licensed and permitted
Hobson CPP is fully licensed and permitted 4 M lbs. /year Licensed Production Capacity 16 URANIUM ENERGY CORP | NYSE AMERICAN: UEC | URANIUMENERGY.COM
Slide 17: Burke Hollow ISR Project, South Texas
Burke Hollow ISR Project, South Texas The Newest & Largest ISR Wellfield Being Developed and Discovered in the U.S. July 2023: Advancing development of two Production Areas (PA-1 and PA-2) towards the extraction phase ✓ Drilling at PA-2: Five drilling rigs incl. the final design and installation of
Slide 18: Burke Hollow ISR Project, South Texas
Burke Hollow ISR Project, South Texas • Discovery of six trends since 2012 • Leach amenability testing Advancing indicates recovery >90% Towards Uranium • ~20,000 acres Extraction • ~50 miles from Hobson CPP • 50% of the property unexplored • Mine Production Area Final Permits • Two Class I disposal
Slide 19: Palangana ISR Mine
HOBSON Palangana ISR Mine Goliad First Producing Mine Proof of Concept Salvo Longhorn Burke Hollow July 2023: Advancing the fully permitted, past producing Palangana project for production re-start Corpus Christi ✓ Drilling commenced at Production Area-4 (PA-4), 30delineation holes completed, guidin
Slide 20: Scaling Up in Canada's High-Grade Athabasca Basin
Scaling Up in Canada’s High-Grade Athabasca Basin After Cameco and Orano, UEC now controls the largest diversified resource base, hosted in multiple assets in Canada’s Athabasca and Thelon Basins Attributable M&I 109.9 Mlb. U3O8 Resources (1) Attributable Inferred 71.0 Mlb. U3O8 Resources (1) Does n
Slide 21: UEC Acquired the Roughrider Project from Rio Tinto
UEC Acquired the World-Class Development-Stage Roughrider Project from Rio Tinto Total Consideration of $146.2 million ($82.1 M in Cash and $64.1 M in UEC Stock)1 • New S-K 1300 resource estimate(2) • 27.8 M lbs. Indicated resources grading 3.25% U3O8 in 389,000 tonnes and 36.0 M lbs. Inferred resou
Slide 22: Advancing the Roughrider Project
Advancing the Roughrider Project 100% Owned, Highest Grade, Advanced Uranium Project, Licensed for Toll Milling May 2023: Commencing S-K 1300 Initial Assessment Economic Study and Environmental Baseline Program - Drilling to start in fall 2023 • Significant prior investment by Rio Tinto and Hathor -
Slide 23: UEC Advances Christie Lake in 2023
UEC Advances Christie Lake in 2023 New High-Grade Deposit Along Trend From McArthur River • Christie Lake is the only exploration project not controlled by Cameco and Orano along McArthur River – Cigar Lake Corridor • 20.35 M lbs. U3O8 in three existing deposits before the discovery of Sakura Zone i
Slide 24: Christie Lake 2023 Program
Christie Lake 2023 Program Focused on Expanding Sakura Zone • Sakura represents new mineralization that exploits a new trend at Christie Lake • Primary focus was follow-up & expansion of new Sakura Zone mineralization • First hole of 2023 winter program intersected 23.2% eU3O8 over 3.4 m, follow-up
Slide 25: Strong Joint-Venture Partnerships
Strong Joint-Venture Partnerships Established Uranium Miners as Operators Allows UEC to Focus on Growth Shea Creek – ~50.9% Owner and Operator Millennium – 69.9% Owner and Operator Kiggavik – ~66.2% Owner and Operator (1) Millennium resources as reported by Cameco on their website at https://www.cam
Slide 26: ISR District Opportunity in Paraguay
ISR District Opportunity in Paraguay Similar geology as South Texas and leveraging ~$50M of historic exploration work by Anschutz and Cameco, including new work completed by UEC. Project Historic Operator Stage SK-1300 Resource (M lbs) Yuty Cue Resources / Exploration / 8.96 M lbs. in 9.074 Mt gradi
Slide 27: U.S. Conventional Mining
U.S. Conventional Mining Anderson Project – Arizona A Large U.S. S-K 1300 Compliant Resource(1) Resource ▪ Indicated Resource: 32.05 M lbs. within 16.17 Mt, avg. grade of 0.099% 8,268 Acres Project located ~75 miles northwest of Phoenix, AZ Between 1955-1958 with ~$40M spent by previous operators, i
Slide 28: UEC At a Glance
UEC At a Glance Member of the Russell 2000® Index Cash, Equity and $125.4 million, no debt Inventory Holdings(1,2) UEC Team, Blackrock, Vanguard Group, State Street, Fidelity, Northern Trust, UBS, Avg. Daily Vol. (3-mo) 6,258,162 CEF Holdings, Sprott, KCR Fund, Top Shareholders Global X Management,
Slide 29: Strengthened Positioning and Liquidity Among Peer Group
Strengthened Positioning and Liquidity Among Peer Group 1 Year Average Daily Traded Value – U.S. Listings ($ M)(1) Cameco $135.3 UEC $32.8 Energy Fuels $15.2 NexGen $10.0 Paladin $10.0 Denison $6.2 Boss Energy $3.2 Source: FactSet (1) Based on last 1 year of trading across U.S. listings; Paladin and
Slide 30: Years of Combined Experience in the Uranium Industry
865 Years of Combined Experience in the Uranium Industry Amir Adnani Spencer Abraham Scott Melbye Robert Underdown Donna Wichers President, CEO, Director Chairman, Board of Directors Executive Vice President VP of Production - Texas VP of Wyoming Operations An entrepreneur, founding CEO of Served as
Slide 31: Investment Summary
Investment Summary ▪ Total resources of 328.9 M lbs. U3O8 (226.2 M&I / 102.7 Inf.)(1) ▪ Two Central Processing Plants in Wyoming and Texas with the largest resource base of fully permitted ISR projects of any U.S. based producer ▪ Advancing the High-grade Roughrider Project with Initial Assessment E
Slide 32: Fundamentals Favor Significant Price Appreciation
Fundamentals Favor Significant Price Appreciation – Prices Still Well Below Previous Highs and Global Production Cost Spot Daily Long Term $160 $140 $138.00 2005: $120 Major Mine US $/lb U308 Disruptions (Cigar Lake, $70.00 $100 McArthur (2) River) 2011: $56.00 Fukushima event $80 $55.40(1) $60 $40
Slide 33: Investing in UEC Supports ESG Goals and a Low Carbon Future
Investing in UEC Supports ESG Goals and a Low Carbon Future Nuclear is the largest carbon-free electricity To achieve net zero by 2050, source in the U.S., uranium is fueling ~20% of the world needs nuclear4 total electricity produced today1 This is equivalent to removing the Leading research instit
Slide 34: Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Energy Clean, Safe, Reliable & Economic Perfect Compliment to Renewable Wind and Solar Saves Lives and Improves Quality of Life 34 URANIUM ENERGY CORP | NYSE AMERICAN: UEC | URANIUMENERGY.COM
Slide 35: Reactor Demand Significantly Exceeds Primary Production
Reactor Demand Significantly Exceeds Primary Production 2023 Global(1) Demand expected ~ 195 M lbs. | Production expected ~ 144 M lbs. Production gap is ~ 50 M lbs. below requirements Uranium mine production in Kazakhstan Cumulative gap: (1) from 2009 to 2021 (in metric tons) In 2025 is >117 M lbs.
Slide 36: Robust Nuclear Power Growth
Robust Nuclear Power Growth – 36 More Than a Doubling of Nuclear Generation by 205011 Global investments in nuclear energy generation are projected to average well over $100 B per year through mid-century8 436 59 69 3.1% Operable Reactors Units Under New Reactors Connected CAGR Uranium Demand Growth
Slide 37: Nuclear Power is Critical to U.S. Energy
Nuclear Power is Critical to U.S. Energy Largest Source of Carbon-Free Power Generation and Electricity Virtually No U.S. Uranium Production - Despite operating the world’s largest nuclear reactor fleet Bi-Partisan Support – All-time high support with Democrats and Republicans now both in favor of n
Slide 38: Reversal of Early Retirements - Plant Life Extensions - Uprates
Reversal of Early Retirements - Plant Life Extensions - Uprates • Nuclear phase-outs or reductions are being abandoned • License renewals – Operational extensions to 80 years • Power uprates – Equivalent to 8 new, large-scale reactors in the U.S. alone 38 URANIUM ENERGY CORP | NYSE AMERICAN: UEC | U
Slide 39: Global Approval for Nuclear Power Continues to Grow
Global Approval for Nuclear Power Continues to Grow EU Taxonomy Includes Nuclear as an Environmentally Sustainable Investment 39 URANIUM ENERGY CORP | NYSE AMERICAN: UEC | URANIUMENERGY.COM Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration; Orano Group
Slide 40: Global Supply & Demand
Global Supply & Demand Existing Primary Production + Secondary Market Supply ▪ Inventory overhang drawing down more rapidly than expected ▪ Secondary supply from Russia to western nations will be reduced/ eliminated ▪ Enrichment underfeeding likely to change to overfeeding - increasing uranium deman
Slide 41: Nuclear Power = Carbon Free - Clean Energy
Nuclear Power = Carbon Free - Clean Energy America’s Largest Clean Energy Source The only low carbon energy source that provides scalable, 24-7 baseload power Source: World Nuclear Association – Harmony Program 41 URANIUM ENERGY CORP | NYSE AMERICAN: UEC | URANIUMENERGY.COM
Slide 42: Nuclear Power = Safest Form of Electricity Generation
Nuclear Power = Safest Form of Electricity Generation “Nuclear energy is the safest of all the electricity technologies we have.” - Patrick Moore, former director of Greenpeace(1) © 2019 Source: World Nuclear Association – Harmony Program (1) Nuclear NewsWire July 13, 2022 42 URANIUM ENERGY CORP | N
Slide 43: 2021 Polar Vortex – Nuclear Reliability at 95%
2021 Polar Vortex – Nuclear Reliability at 95% Nuclear 92.5% Geothermal 74.3% Capacity Factor by Energy Source Natural Gas 56.6% in 2020 Hydropower 41.5% Coal 40.2% Wind 35.4% Solar 24.9% Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration 43 URANIUM ENERGY CORP | NYSE AMERICAN: UEC | URANIUMENERGY.COM
Slide 44: Nuclear Power = Lowest Levelized Cost of Electricity
Nuclear Power = Lowest Levelized Cost of Electricity For Extended Life Plants vs any Other Source Most nuclear plants in the U.S. have or will extend their operational lives by at least 20 - 40 years1 80 years Second license renewals will extend carbon-free production to 80-years3 more than 3x the u
Slide 45: Support for Nuclear Energy is Strong and Increasing
Support for Nuclear Energy is Strong and Increasing Public favors nuclear for reliability, clean air, energy security, energy independence Favorability to Nuclear Energy 1983-2023 • 76% of the public favored nuclear energy Public Support for Nuclear Energy Stays at Record Level For Third Year in a R
Slide 46: Small Modular Reactor (SMR) An Important Emerging Market
Small Modular Reactor (SMR) An Important Emerging Market Small Modular Reactors (SMR’s) 300 SMRs (99 GWe of Scalable, factory-built, smaller footprint, nuclear power) expected flexible operations, manageable investments, to be added to the U.S. cost competitive, unique applications grid over the nex
Slide 47: Uranium Supply Removed from the Market
Uranium Supply Removed from the Market Restricted Primary Supply 2016 – 2035 Sequestered, Suspended, Covid, Operational & Depletion Reductions © 2019 Source: TradeTech, October 2022 47 URANIUM ENERGY CORP | NYSE AMERICAN: UEC | URANIUMENERGY.COM
Slide 48: Utility Procurement Cycle: Old Contracts Rolling Off
Utility Procurement Cycle: Old Contracts Rolling Off…New Contracts Need to be Signed 1.3 Billion Pounds of Contracting needed by 2035! Utility Uncommitted Demand Historic Long-Term Contracting Source: UxC Market Outlook Q1 2023 48 URANIUM ENERGY CORP | NYSE AMERICAN: UEC | URANIUMENERGY.COM
Slide 49: Bottom Line - Positive Market Outlook
Bottom Line - Positive Market Outlook ✓ Demand Growth – 69 reactors added to the grid in the past 10 years; 59 reactors are under construction – nuclear generation has recovered to pre-Fukushima levels – More new reactors are planned ✓ Strategic Interest Growing in Physical Inventory – Producers, De
Slide 50: Appendix
Appendix 50 URANIUM ENERGY CORP | NYSE AMERICAN: UEC | URANIUMENERGY.COM
Slide 51: Total Resources of 226.2 M lbs. U3O8 as M&I and 102.7 M lbs. Inferred
Total Resources of 226.2 M lbs. U3O8 as M&I and 102.7 M lbs. U3O8 as Inferred Largest, Diversified Resource Base in the Western Hemisphere Canadian Portfolio (S-K 1300 compliant)(2) Irigaray Plant – 2.5 M lbs./year licensed capacity Hobson Plant – 4 M lbs./year production capacity Wyoming Hub and Sp
Slide 52: UEC U.S. and Paraguay Resource Summary
UEC U.S. and Paraguay Resource Summary(1) Measured Resources Indicated Resources M+I Inferred Exploration Target Historic** PROJECTS Tons Grade lbs. U3O8 Tons Grade lbs. U3O8 lbs. U3O8 Tons Grade lbs. U3O8 Tons Grade lbs. U3O8 Tons Grade lbs. U3O8 ('000) (% U3O8) ('000) ('000) (% U3O8) ('000) ('000)
Slide 53: Canadian Attributable Resource Summary
Canadian Attributable Resource Summary S-K 1300 Resources (1) Project Indicated Resources Inferred Resources Tonnes Grade M lbs. Tonnes Grade M lbs. (000's) (% U3O8) U3O8 (000's) (% U3O8) U3O8 Roughrider 389 5.91 27.84 359 8.36 36.04 Christie Lake - - - 488 1.57% 16.84 Horseshoe-Raven 10,353 0.16% 3
Slide 54: Uranium One Americas
Uranium One Americas ▪ Located in Wyoming, U.S. strategic uranium mine region ▪ Development of uranium properties commenced in 1970’s Location, ▪ 2007 – U.S. assets including Wyoming properties acquired from EMC for $1.5B History, Origin ▪ 2010 – Willow Creek and Texas operations, acquired from COGE
Slide 55: UEC Acquisition of UEX - Doubling of UEC's Underlying Resources
UEC Acquisition of UEX - Doubling of UEC’s Underlying Resources Added significant uranium resources in a prospective and politically stable mining jurisdiction Pro Forma Texas, Wyoming, Key Locations Texas, Wyoming Athabasca Basin Added breadth to Athabasca Basin diverse portfolio of assets Reno Cre
Slide 56: Large and Diversified Americas-Focused Uranium Portfolio
Large and Diversified Americas-Focused Uranium Portfolio Combining U.S. Production and Canadian Development Assets Attributable M&I (inclusive) Resources by Geographic Region, incl. Non-Current Paraguay Kazatomprom Cameco Paladin 3% Diversified Americas Diversified Americas Diversified Americas Ge
Slide 57: Uranium Energy Corp
URANIUM ENERGY CORP Toll Free: (866) 748-1030 info@uraniumenergy.com www.uraniumenergy.com Corporate Office 500 North Shoreline Ste. 800N Corpus Christi, TX 78401 Tel: (361) 888-8235 Fax: (361) 888-5041 Investor Relations: Bruce J. Nicholson President and CEO: Amir Adnani Executive Vice President Sc