Announcement • Jul 15
Western Uranium & Vanadium Provides Update on Mustang Mineral Processing Plant License Application Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. has provided an update on its progress toward submitting the radioactive materials license application for the Mustang Mineral Processing Plant, located at the former Pinon Ridge Mill site in Montrose County, Colorado. Western continues to make substantial progress in advancing its processing capabilities—a critical, near-term component of the domestic uranium supply chain. Western is collaborating with a roster of eight specialized consultants and sub-consultants. The team is actively preparing the radioactive materials license application for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment while simultaneously working to acquire a Special Use Permit from Montrose County, Colorado. To maximize operational and capital efficiency, Western is leveraging digital versions of the previously licensed Pinon Ridge Mill application, securing significant cost and time savings. Key environmental milestones for the project site include: Environmental and Cultural Surveys: Successfully completed, fully validating the proposed project footprint. Air and Water Baseline Data: At the end of June 2026, four quarters of air quality data collections were completed to align with the previously completed production well water collections. Two quarters of monitor well, surface, and river water collections have been concluded. The third quarter of water data will be completed this month, with the final collections scheduled for the first week of October 2026. This rigorous baseline program ensures the highest standard of environmental compliance. Western confirms it remains on track to submit the full license application by the end of 2026, with the strategic goal of preserving the entire calendar year 2027 for the CDPHE application review process. Mustang is designed to transform Western into a cornerstone producer and significantly drive company performance by establishing a localized, conventional processing hub for uranium and vanadium resources within the Uravan Mineral Belt. The Company's goal is to revitalize the Four Corners region as a major source of conventional domestic uranium, unlocking tens of millions of pounds of historic resources. Capacity: Mustang is designed for a throughput capacity of 1,000 tons per day, and once permitted will be constructed modularly. Dual-Revenue Model: This scale will comfortably accommodate Western's proprietary ore production while dedicating significant toll-milling capacity for third-party ore. For Western shareholders, this dual utility establishes a highly predictable, high-margin recurring revenue stream that directly enhances profitability and corporate financial resilience. Mustang is positioned to become the first new conventional uranium mill built in the United States in over 40 years. Uranium feedstock production and processing are residual bottlenecks in the domestic nuclear fuel supply chain. While substantial capital has flowed into downstream enrichment and conversion, the front-end mining and milling sectors will need to scale up as new capacity comes online. The domestic supply gap coincides with unprecedented structural shifts in the global energy market: Geopolitical Supply Constraints: The U.S. ban on Russian nuclear material begins in 2028 (approximately 1.5 years from now), and Kazakhstan is increasingly shifting its future contracts toward eastern nations, predominantly China. AI and Data Center Demand Surge: Massive infrastructure investments in artificial intelligence and hyperscale data centers are escalating electricity demand, straining current grids. Tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft are actively securing future power offtake agreements with nuclear reactor developers. Federal Policy Tailwind: The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced a financing program to support advancing 10 new large nuclear reactors into construction by 2030. Concurrently, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is modernizing reactor licensing, safety oversight, and siting practices to fast-track multi-site deployments of small modular reactors and microreactors. Mustang’s development directly supports the United States’ goals of energy independence and quadrupling nuclear power capacity by 2050. As the domestic regulatory pathway clears for a historic wave of new reactor construction, the necessity for robust, scalable domestic nuclear fuel processing has never been more urgent. Announcement • Jul 08
Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp Reports Greater Than 40% Grade Increase in Final Assays of Uranium Deliveries Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. has announced the successful conclusion of its recent Uranium Ore Delivery Program from the Sunday Mine Complex to Energy Fuel’s White Mesa Mill in Blanding, Utah. The Company is particularly encouraged by the final chemical assay results, which exceeded initial probe-indicated estimates. Western’s Sunday Mine Complex stands as one of the few actively operating uranium and vanadium complex mines in the United States. Post-processing assays conducted by Western’s customer under the Ore Purchase Agreement showed natural uranium grades were more than 40% higher than the initial probe estimates at delivery, resulting in a significantly larger final payment to Western. If these higher assay results are representative of the entire or a portion of the unmined and unexplored areas of the Sunday Mine Complex, it may indicate that the mineral resource exceeds significantly the original estimates derived from prior drilling data reported in the Technical Report on the Sunday Mine Complex dated July 7, 2015 (“Technical Report”). The Company remains committed to maximizing the economic recovery of its high-grade assets through efficient mining practices and strategic processing partnerships. These results provide further confidence in the Company’s ability to deliver consistent, high-value production as it advances its long-term development pipeline and works towards permitting the Mustang Mineral Processing Plant site. 
