Der Kurs von Energy Fuels ist seit dem ATH schwer unter die Räder gekommen. In dieser Zeit war vom CEO George Glasier herzlich wenig zu hören. Nun aber kommen sie seit einiger Zeit wieder mit erfreulichen Meldungen, vor allem die bislang schwache nachgewiesene Ressourcenlage verbessert sich nun. Glasier hat ja stets behauptet, daß er damit keine Eile habe, weil er wisse, daß da noch sehr viel kommen werde. Sehr wichtig auch für eine Kurserholung ist der Umstand, daß EFR zu den ganz wenigen Uranwerten gehört, die bereits fast zur Gänze kommissioniert sind - davon sind die meisten anderen noch jahrelang entfernt. Allerdings werden sie viel Geld ausgeben müssen (Kapitalerhöhung?), wenn sie ihre eigene Mühle bauen wollen.
Sie haben derzeit noch ca. 30 Millionen in der Kasse und offenkundig ist das Geld sicher (?) angelegt - in kurzfristigen Unternehmensanleihen, für die der Emittent haftet, na ja.
Energy Fuels doubles resource base, files mine permits
2007-08-23 09:17 ET - News Release (noch nicht auf der Webseite)
Mr. George Glasier reports
STATUS UPDATE ON ENERGY FUELS' WHIRLWIND PROPERTY
Energy Fuels Inc. has more than doubled its National Instrument 43-101-compliant resource base in Colorado and Utah. Energy Fuels would also like to provide an update on the significant work that has been under way and completed at the company's Whirlwind mine project in Colorado. In addition to recent activity expanding its resource pipeline through property acquisition and exploration activity, the company continues its commitment to the production of U3O8 (yellowcake) as our primary strategic initiative.
Energy Fuels has filed its mine permit applications for the Whirlwind mine (which includes the adjacent Packrat works). These permits, when approved, will grant the company authority to proceed with mine operations at the design rate of 200 tons per day. Energy Fuels anticipates receiving all required permits before the end of 2007.
Further work at Whirlwind under the company's earlier approved permits has been advancing. Under these permits, the company is authorized to mine and stockpile up to 2,000 tons of mineralized material at the site for the purpose of evaluating mining techniques and to provide bulk samples for metallurgical testing and mill flow sheet development. Specific work projects completed at the Whirlwind site include:
Ventilation was established to reopen access to the deposit through the Whirlwind decline.
All arched steel sets have been inspected and repaired as required. Broken and bowed timbers between the arched sets have been replaced. About 2,700 feet of the decline is in final condition ready for sample extraction.
Rock bolting from the end of the decline into the mineralized deposit is proceeding on schedule with 500 feet of drift completed in late July.
The Whirlwind surface electrical system has been thoroughly evaluated and upgraded to meet mine safety and health administration requirements.
The main portal into the Packrat works at Whirlwind has been reopened and additional U3O8 mineralization, not included in the National Instrument 43-101-compliant resources for the property, has been visually identified.
The Packrat underground shop has been opened and cleanup is under way.
The Packrat pad area is established to prospecting permit standards.
The access road to the Packrat portal has been re-established.
A 20,000-foot drilling program has been initiated in Colorado to further define the deposit, verify historic results and provide stratigraphic data for detailed mine planning.
The next steps for the Whirlwind project, specifically in the Packrat works, include establishing ventilation, initiating roof support and drift widening, along with further confirmation of the additional resource that has been visually identified in the Packrat.
Energy Fuels is moving into a phase of development that will call for more routine updating of the status at its projects. Energy Fuels looks forward to keeping you abreast of its progress through future news releases in Stockwatch.
Stephen P. Antony, PE, a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the content of this press release.
Energy Fuels also confirms that the company's working capital and excess cash have no exposure to the recent global credit crisis. The cash and cash-equivalent investments are short-term commercial paper obligations backed by the credit worthiness of the issuing institutions, not by underlying assets. Each of the five separate commercial paper issues currently held by Energy Fuels has an investment-grade rating of R1 or better. Funds will continue to be invested with the foremost objective of maintaining safety of principal and providing adequate liquidity to meet current payment obligations and future planned capital expenditures.
We seek Safe Harbor.
http://www.energyfuels.com/
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