Press Release: Energy Fuels Announces 2025 Results and 2026 Guidance

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Increased uranium sales, over one million pounds of low-cost U.S. uranium production, successful ongoing heavy rare earth pilot production, and completion of upsized $700 million 0.75% convertible senior notes boosts working capital to near $1 billion.

DENVER, Feb. 26, 2026 /CNW/ - Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX: EFR) ("Energy Fuels" or the "Company"), a leading U.S. producer of uranium, rare earth elements ("REEs"), and other critical minerals, today reported its financial and operational results for the year ended December 31, 2025. The Company previously announced details for its upcoming February 27, 2026, earnings call.

"2025 was a breakout year for Energy Fuels, as we achieved numerous operational, ramp-up, and growth milestones that we believe set the stage for significant future cashflow generation, market differentiation, and competitive advantages in the critical material space in the next few years," said Mark Chalmers, Energy Fuels' Chief Executive Officer. "As a result, we have raised our profile among investors, customers, and governments to be recognized as, not only the largest and lowest cost U.S. uranium producer, but also as an emerging global critical materials leader.

"In our uranium segment, we ended the year exceeding 2025 guidance on all metrics, including mining, production, and sales, while lowering our unit costs. Our uranium revenue is ramping up, and we signed two new long-term contracts with major utilities that are expected to increase our portfolio pricing in the coming years. In addition, we are investing significantly in our industry-leading U.S. assets, as we expect to remain the country's uranium leader for many years to come.

"Equally impressive has been our progress in rare earth processing and production. Energy Fuels' rare earth products have been confirmed, qualified, and used by manufacturers for EVs and hybrid EVs. In 2025, we made considerable investments in our rare earth segment. We strongly believe now is the time to capture opportunities, as vertical integration and access to low-cost 'molecules' are the key to higher margins, increased market share, and overall competitiveness in the space. In years past, we invested 'upstream' by securing low-cost rare earth feedstock at our Donald joint venture in Australia, Vara Mada project in Madagascar, and Bahia project in Brazil. Now, we are investing 'downstream', including our recently announced proposed acquisition of Australian Strategic Materials ("ASM"), which upon completion, will expand our reach into highly coveted rare earth metals and alloys. The proposed acquisition of ASM will also bring another potential material source of feedstock from the Dubbo project located in NSW, Australia.

Ross Bhappu, President of Energy Fuels, added "We recently released feasibility studies for several of our development projects, including the proposed Phase 2 Circuit expansion of our rare earth processing at the White Mesa Mill in Utah and our Vara Mada project in Madagascar, demonstrating impressive net present values and future cashflows. The combined NPV of the Phase 2 Circuit and the Vara Mada project is $3.7 billion, or $15.26 per share (based on current shares outstanding), with expected EBITDA of $765 million for the first 15 years when the Phase 2 Circuit is combined with the expected EBITDA from the Vara Mada project over those years.

"With an estimated capital cost of $410 million for the Phase 2 Circuit and an estimated all-in production cost of $29.39/kg NdPr equivalent produced from our Vara Mada project, we believe our REE oxide production ranks among the lowest capital and operating costs globally.

Mr. Bhappu continued, "We believe interest in Energy Fuels is accelerating as customers, governments, and investors favor companies like us that deliver on promises. We think we are turning a corner, as past investments could generate substantial cashflows and profits across several segments by decade's end."

Succession Planning Update:

The Company's succession plans are proceeding as expected and, in accordance with existing employment agreements, it is anticipated that Mr. Ross Bhappu, the President of the Company, will be appointed to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on April 15, 2026, and Mr. Mark Chalmers, the current CEO, will be retiring at the same time which is his planned retirement date. Upon his retirement, Mr. Chalmers will continue as a consultant to the Company exclusively for two years to support, as required, Mr. Bhappu and others in the Company with current and future growth initiatives.

2025 Highlights

Unless noted otherwise, all dollar amounts are in U.S. dollars.

Financial Highlights:

   -- Robust Balance Sheet with Over $900 million of Liquidity: As of December 
      31, 2025, the Company had $927.4 million of working capital, including 
      $64.7 million of cash and cash equivalents, $797.1 million of marketable 
      securities (short-term, interest-bearing securities and uranium equities), 
      $18.0 million of trade and other receivables, and $73.5 million of 
      inventory, which puts the Company in a strong position to continue to 
      advance its projects. 
 
   -- Completed Upsized $700 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering: On 
      October 3, 2025, the Company closed its upsized offering of 0.75% 
      Convertible Senior Notes due in 2031 for an aggregate principal amount of 
      $700.0 million, including the exercise in full by the initial purchasers 
      of their option to purchase an additional $100.0 million of notes, on a 
      deal led by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. The notes have a conversion price of 
      $20.34 per common share of Energy Fuels ("Common Share"), which 
      represented a premium of approximately 32.5% to the last reported sale 
      price of the Common Shares on the NYSE American on September 30, 2025, 
      subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The effective conversion 
      price of the notes was increased to $30.70 (representing a premium of 
      100% over the last reported sale price of the Common Shares on the NYSE 
      American on September 30, 2025) through the purchase of capped call 
      transactions. 
 
   -- Net Loss of $86 Million: The Company incurred a net loss of $86.1 million 
      or $0.38 per share, which is an increase from a net loss of $47.8 million 
      or $0.28 per share for 2024. The increase was primarily due to higher 
      ongoing costs as expected following the acquisition of Base Resources 
      Limited in Q4 2024, including approximately $15.0 million increased 
      ongoing selling, general and administrative costs associated with an 
      expanded workforce to effectively progress the Company's global 
      operations. Exploration and development costs were approximately $9.0 
      million higher to progress our projects, including: further exploration 
      and development activities relating to the Juniper Zone at the Pinyon 
      Plain Project, development at the La Sal Project, exploration at the 
      Bahia Project and delineation drilling at Nichols Ranch. The Company also 
      incurred approximately $6.9 million in charges for changes in Madagascar 
      tax law and exploration projects the Company is no longer pursuing as it 
      focuses on its core projects. Additionally, the average month end spot 
      prices for uranium were approximately 13.8% lower in 2025 verses 2024 
      thereby reducing our revenues per pound. 

Uranium Milestones:

   -- $48 Million in Revenue: The Company sold 650,000 pounds of U3O8 at a 
      weighted average realized price of $74.21 per pound for total uranium 
      revenues of $48.2 million. Spot market sales totaled 350,000 pounds for 
      revenue of $26.9 million at a weighted average realized price of $76.90 
      per pound, while long-term contract sales totaled 300,000 pounds for 
      revenue of $21.3 million at a weighted average realized price of $71.06 
      per pound. 
 
   -- Mined Over 1.7 Million Pounds of Contained U3O8: The Company continued 
      mining at its Pinyon Plain, La Sal, and Pandora mines with combined mined 
      ore and mineralized material containing approximately 1,720,000 pounds of 
      U3O8. At its Pinyon Plain mine, the Company mined ore containing 
      approximately 1,530,000 pounds of U3O8 with an average grade of 
      approximately 1.62% eU3O8, which the Company believes makes Pinyon Plain 
      one of the highest-grade uranium mines in U.S. history. 
 
   -- Processed and Produced Over 1.0 Million Pounds of Finished U3O8: The 
      Company processed and produced 1,015,000 pounds of finished U3O8 in 2025. 
      The Company commenced its conventional ore processing campaign at the 
      White Mesa Mill in Utah (the "Mill") in Q4 2025 as planned, which is 
      expected to continue through Q2 2026 and is expected to support 
      contracted U3O8 deliveries and potential spot sales in 2026. See below 
      for further details. 
 
   -- Two New Long-Term Utility Contracts: The Company entered into two new 
      long-term uranium contracts in Q4 2025 with U.S. nuclear power generating 
      companies, expanding its portfolio to six long-term uranium contracts 
      with deliveries extended out to 2032. Both contracts retain exposure to 
      uranium market upside by utilizing hybrid pricing, whereby a portion of 
      the final sales price is calculated on a base escalated price with the 
      other portion based on the spot price at the time of delivery, subject to 
      floors and ceilings. 
 
   -- Well-Stocked to Meet Long-term Contract Obligations and Capture Market 
      Opportunities: Due to mined ore production at the Pinyon Plain, La Sal 
      and Pandora mines, as well as processing and production at the Mill, the 
      Company is well-stocked to meet its upcoming long-term uranium contract 
      sales and potential spot sales as market conditions warrant. The 
      Company's inventory balances at the end of 2025 were as follows: 
 
Ore, mineralized material and raw materials (contained 
 pounds of U(3) O(8) )                                   1,240,000 
Work-in-process (contained pounds of U(3) O(8) )           130,000 
Finished pounds of U(3) O(8)                               810,000 
Total pounds of finished and contained U(3) O(8)         2,180,000 
 
   -- Exceeded 2025 Guidance: The Company exceeded its production and sales 
      guidance for 2025, which is summarized as follows: 
 
                       2025 Guidance, as revised Q2 2025 
                       Low              High                2025 Actuals 
Mined (contained 
 pounds of U(3) O(8) 
 )                             875,000           1,435,000     1,720,000 
Processed (finished 
 pounds of U(3) O(8) 
 )                             700,000           1,000,000     1,015,000 
Sales (pounds of U(3) 
 O(8) )                        350,000             350,000       650,000 
 
   -- 2026 Guidance: The Company expects to continue mining its Pinyon Plain, 
      La Sal and Pandora mines to process and/or stockpile ore and mineralized 
      material at the Mill to meet its contract deliveries and complete 
      potential spot sales, subject to market conditions. The Company's 
      production and sales guidance for 2026 is as follows: 
 
                                                Low        High 
Mined (contained pounds of U(3) O(8) )          2,000,000  2,500,000 
Processed (finished pounds of U(3) O(8) )(1)    1,500,000  2,500,000 
Sales (pounds of U(3) O(8) )(2)                 1,500,000  2,000,000 
 
 
(1) Assumes the current conventional uranium Mill 
run continues through Q2 2026, but could be longer 
depending on availability of stockpiled ore and mineralized 
materials available for processing. The Company is 
also looking at various additional REE processing 
capabilities at the Mill later in 2026. The Mill is 
expected to restart uranium processing in Q1 2027, 
but this could be sooner or later, depending on circumstances. 
(2) Subject to sales of inventory into the spot market 
 depending on market conditions. 
 
   -- Uranium Costs Reduced in Q4-2025 with Further Declines Expected in 2026: 
      The Company commenced processing low-cost Pinyon Plain mine ores in Q4 
      2025, which is expected to continue through Q2 2026, during which we 
      expect to process 1.5 to 2.5 million pounds of finished U3O8 in 2026. 
      During that Mill run, the average mining and transportation costs to the 
      Mill for Pinyon Plain ore are expected to continue to be approximately 
      $10 to $14 per pound of recovered U3O8, which together with expected 
      milling costs to continue to be approximately $13 to $16 per pound of 
      recovered U3O8, are expected to continue to result in a total weighted 
      average cost of approximately $23 to $30 per pound of recovered uranium, 
      ranking among the lowest costs for mined uranium production in the world. 
      These high-grade Pinyon Plain ores are expected to be blended and 
      processed with a relatively small quantity of lower grade, higher cost, 
      La Sal/Pandora mineralized material at the Company's discretion. The 
      Company's finished inventories of U3O8 had a weighted average cost of 
      approximately $43 per pound as of December 31, 2025, reflecting the 
      weighted average cost of production and purchase of finished inventories 
      from various sources over the years, as the Company continued to ramp up 
      production and maximize economies of scale, including from Alternate Feed 
      Materials, the La Sal/Pandora mines, low-grade mine clean-up materials, 
      and purchases of uranium on the spot market. These costs do not fully 
      reflect the expected lower costs of recently mined ores from the Pinyon 
      Plain mine, which had only been processed and added to finished 
      inventories commencing in early October (a conventional ore processing 
      run, including Pinyon Plain and La Sal/Pandora ores, commenced at the 
      Mill in early October 2025). 
 
   -- Pinyon Plain Update: The Company updated its existing S-K 1300 and NI 
      43-101 compliant pre-feasibility study, which was furnished through a 
      Form 8-K filing on February 26, 2026. Due to the high grades encountered 
      during mining in the Main Zone that were not included in the original 
      pre-feasibility the Mineral Resource model was re-estimated. Additionally, 
      new drilling completed by Company in the Juniper Zone allowed those 
      Mineral Resources to be converted from inferred to indicated Mineral 
      Resources and then converted to probable Mineral Reserves. As of December 
      31, 2025, the remaining Mineral Reserves in the Main Zone totaled 2.1 
      million pounds U3O8 and the Mineral Reserves for the Juniper Zone totaled 
      0.5 million pounds U3O8, acknowledging that further exploration potential 
      exists in the Juniper Zone. The Company intends to continue exploration 
      in the Juniper Zone during 2026. 
 
   -- Nichols Ranch and Whirlwind Update: The Company continues to advance 
      rehabilitation, development and readiness activities at its Whirlwind 
      mine in Colorado and Nichols Ranch ISR project in Wyoming. With strong 
      market conditions and sufficient contracting activity, the Company 
      believes these projects could support an increase in uranium production 
      by up to approximately 600,000 pounds of U3O8 per year as early as 2027, 
      subject to market conditions. 
 
   -- Pipeline of Permitted and Advanced Uranium Projects to Support Long-Term 
      Growth: The Company continued advancing permitting and development work 
      on its large-scale uranium projects including Roca Honda (New Mexico) and 
      Bullfrog (Utah), which together with Sheep Mountain (Wyoming) have the 
      potential to expand the Company's uranium production by over 5.0 million 
      pounds of U3O8 per year in the coming years, subject to market conditions 
      and contracting. 
 
   -- Uranium Price Update: The spot price of U3O8 is $89.50 per pound and the 
      long-term price of U3O8 is $90.00 per pound, according to price data from 
      TradeTech as of February 20, 2026. 

Rare Earth Element Milestones:

   -- Planned Expansion of Phase 1 Circuit: The Company is planning 
      enhancements to expand its heavy REE production at its existing Phase 1 
      Circuit at the Mill, for the planned commercial-level recovery of 
      dysprosium ("Dy"), terbium ("Tb"), samarium ("Sm"), europium ("Eu") and 
      gadolinium ("Gd"), with the ability to separate other heavy REEs such as 
      Yttrium and Lutetium if market conditions warrant. Subject to receipt of 
      all required regulatory approvals, financing, the successful development 
      of these enhancements and the receipt of sufficient quantities of 
      monazite sand feedstock, the expanded Phase 1 Circuit is expected to be 
      operational in 2027 for the production of up to 35 tonnes of Dy, 12 
      tonnes of Tb per year and potentially other heavy REEs, in addition to 
      the 850 -- 1,000 tonnes of neodymium-praseodymium ("NdPr"), from 
      processing up to approximately 10,000 tonnes of monazite per year. The 
      Company had previously announced its intention to start commercial 
      production of Dy and Tb by the end of 2026, but has changed those plans 
      in order to expand the enhancements to the Mill's Phase 1 Circuit to 
      allow for the additional production of Sm, Eu and Gd and to provide the 
      ability to separate other heavy REEs in the 2027 time frame.At the same 
      time these enhancements are being made to the Phase 1 Circuit, the 
      Company plans to make further enhancements to the Phase 1 Circuit to 
      allow for the processing of uranium- and REE-bearing mixed rare earth 
      carbonate ("MREC") or similar intermediary REE products from third-party 
      sources in the Phase 1 Circuit, subject to receipt of all regulatory 
      approvals, financing and the successful development of these further 
      enhancements. As MREC or similar intermediate REE products would not need 
      to utilize the Phase 1 Circuit's crack and leach circuits, it is expected 
      that such products could be separated into NdPr and heavy REEs separately 
      from uranium production, thereby allowing such feedstocks to be separated 
      into REE oxides through the Phase 1 Circuit's SX circuits without 
      interfering with normal Mill conventional uranium ore processing. These 
      enhancements are expected to be made, and the Phase 1 Circuit operational 
      to accept MREC and similar intermediary REE products in 2027. Multiple 
      magnet manufacturers and OEMs have expressed strong interest in obtaining 
      Dy, Tb and Sm samples, further validating the Company's strategy to 
      establish a fully non-Chinese rare earth supply chain for commercial and 
      defense applications. 
   -- Phase 2 Expansion Planned to Enable Large-Scale Production of Light and 
      Heavy REEs: In January 2026, the Company announced results of an AACE 
      International (AACE) Class 3 Bankable Feasibility Study ("BFS") 
      supporting the planned Phase 2 expansion. Highlights of the planned Phase 
      2 expansion include: 
 
          -- Upon commissioning, Energy Fuels' Phase 2 Circuit is expected to 
             become one of the world's largest and lowest cost producers of 
             'light' and 'heavy' rare earth oxides. The Mill has the current 
             installed recovery in its existing Phase 1 Circuit to produce 
             roughly 1,000 tonnes per annum ("tpa") NdPr. The Phase 2 Circuit 
             will increase total expected production recovery (from the Phase 1 
             Circuit and Phase 2 Circuit) to over 6,000 tpa of NdPr (along with 
             approximately 60 tpa of Tb and 200 tpa of Dy). 
 
          -- A $1.9 billion NPV8%, or $7.96 per share (based on current 
             outstanding shares), and IRR of 33% (after-tax) for the Phase 2 
             Circuit, which does not include the Company's recently announced 
             Vara Mada Project or any of the Company's other heavy mineral 
             sands ("HMS")/monazite projects, all of which are expected to 
             supply REE ore to the Mill for processing into REE oxides. 
 
                 -- The NPV increases to $3.7 billion, or $15.26 per share 
                    (based on current shares outstanding), when the Phase 2 
                    Circuit is combined with the recently announced $1.8 
                    billion NPV from the Company's Vara Mada Project. 
 
          -- $311 million of average annual EBITDA for the first 15 years from 
             the Phase 2 Circuit, not including expected EBITDA from the 
             Company's existing Phase 1 Circuit, recently announced expected 
             project-level EBITDA from the Company's Vara Mada project, 
             project-level EBITDA from any of the Company's other HMS/monazite 
             projects, or the Company's U.S. industry leading uranium 
             production. 
 
                 -- Expected average annual EBITDA increases to $765 million 
                    for the first 15 years when the Phase 2 Circuit is combined 
                    with the recently announced expected EBITDA from the 
                    Company's Vara Mada project over those years. 
 
          -- Annual expected REE oxide production (recovered) over the 40-year 
             modeled life of the project from the Phase 2 Circuit alone: 
 
                 -- 5,513 tpa NdPr 
 
                 -- 48 tpa Tb 
 
                 -- 165 tpa Dy 
 
                 -- 1,080 tpa SEG concentrate (samarium, europium and 
                    gadolinium) 
 
                 -- 748 tpa Ho+ concentrate (Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu and Y) 
 
                 -- 198,000 pounds per year uranium (U3O8), which is in 
                    addition to the Company's U.S.-leading uranium production 
                    from its Pinyon Plain, La Sal and other conventional 
                    uranium mines. 
 
          -- With an estimated capital cost of $410 million for the Phase 2 
             Circuit and an estimated all-in production cost of $29.39/kg NdPr 
             equivalent produced from our Vara Mada project, we believe our REE 
             oxide production ranks among the lowest capital and operating 
             costs globally. 
 
          -- The Company has not yet made a final investment decision ("FID") 
             with respect to the Phase 2 Circuit. 
 
   -- Planned Phase 1 and Phase 2 Expansion Recoveries: 
 
Phase                           NdPr (tpa)  Tb (tpa)  Dy (tpa) 
Phase 1: NdPr (Existing)        1,049       --        -- 
Phase 1: Heavies (Planned)              --        12        35 
Phase 2: (Planned)                   5,513        48       165 
Total (Phase 1 + Phase 2)(1)         6,562        60       200 
 
 
(1)  Actual recoveries may differ. 
 
   -- First U.S. Producer to Publicly Report Commercial-Spec Dysprosium 
      Production: The Company successfully produced separated Dy oxide at 99.9% 
      purity, exceeding typical commercial specifications. 
 
   -- U.S. Mined and Processed Rare Earths Successfully Manufactured into 
      Permanent Magnets for Use in EVs and Hybrids: In September 2025, the 
      Company announced that high-purity NdPr oxide produced from U.S.-sourced 
      monazite concentrates was successfully manufactured into commercial-scale 
      rare earth permanent magnets ("REPMs") by South Korea's largest 
      manufacturer of EV drive unit motor cores. Approximately 1.2 metric 
      tonnes of NdPr oxide were processed into approximately 3.0 metric tonnes 
      of REPMs, enough to power approximately 1,500 new vehicles, and the 
      magnets passed all quality assurance and quality control benchmarks for 
      use in EV and hybrid applications. 
 
   -- Strategic Collaboration with Vulcan Elements to Strengthen U.S. Magnet 
      Supply Chains: In August 2025, the Company signed a Memorandum of 
      Understanding with Vulcan Elements to advance a secure, ex-China supply 
      chain for rare earth permanent magnets. Under the collaboration, the 
      Company will supply high-purity NdPr and Dy oxides for validation in 
      Vulcan's magnet manufacturing processes, with the intent to consider 
      negotiating longer-term supply arrangements following validation. 
 
   -- Technology Applicable to a Wide Range of Feedstocks: Unlike other 
      companies who are experimenting with "heavy" REE production via recycling, 
      we believe Energy Fuels is the only U.S. company producing separated 
      "heavy" REE oxides from commercial REE ores. The REE separation 
      techniques being utilized by Energy Fuels can also be applied to a wide 
      range of feedstocks, including MREC and recycled materials. 
 
   -- REE Price Update: European NdPr, Dy and Tb prices were $130/kg, $1,125/kg 
      and $4,500/kg, respectively, as of February 19, 2026, according to price 
      data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. 

Heavy Mineral Sands:

   -- Vara Mada Project (formerly known as the "Toliara Project"): On January 
      8, 2026, the Company announced results of an updated Feasibility Study 
      ("FS"), prepared in accordance with U.S. Regulation S-K 1300 and Canadian 
      NI 43-101, confirming the project's world-class scale, long mine life and 
      robust economics. Based on the FS, the project is expected to have a 
      modeled mine life of approximately 38 years and is projected to generate 
      a post-tax, pre-debt net present value (10% discount rate) of 
      approximately $1.8 billion and a post-tax internal rate of return of 
      approximately 25%, with the potential to ramp up to over $500 million of 
      annual EBITDA and generate average annual free cash flow of approximately 
      $264 million over the modeled mine life. Advancement of the Vara Mada 
      Project remains subject to a positive FID, regulatory approvals and the 
      resolution of outstanding fiscal and permitting matters with the 
      Government of Madagascar.Since acquiring the Project, the Company has 
      been in discussions with the Government of Madagascar to establish the 
      necessary legal regime to support development of the Project, which will 
      be required before a positive FID can be made. These discussions have 
      been focused on, among other things, mechanisms for achieving legal and 
      fiscal stability, select tax and custom benefits, necessary adjustments 
      to foreign exchange rules, protections from expropriation and access to 
      international arbitration for dispute resolution. The Company has also 
      been seeking clarification of existing procedures for adding monazite to 
      the Project's mining permit, which currently allows for the production of 
      ilmenite, rutile, and zircon. Recent discussions with the Government have 
      focused on addressing these issues through an investment agreement to be 
      approved by Parliament or through revisions to existing Malagasy law 
      applicable to large-scale mining investments.On October 17, 2025, a new 
      President of Madagascar was sworn in by the Country's High Constitutional 
      Court following a period of social unrest and political instability that 
      resulted in the removal of the Country's prior President. On October 20, 
      2025, a new Prime Minister was appointed, and on October 28, 2025, a new 
      cabinet was announced. At this time, it is too early to determine whether 
      and to what extent recent social and political developments in Madagascar 
      may impact the Vara Mada Project, whether positively or negatively, 
      including with respect to the Project's development prospects or 
      timelines, the ability to achieve suitable fiscal or other terms 
      applicable to the Project or the ability to achieve a positive FID. These 
      developments have not had an impact on the financial results of the 
      Company at this time. The Company will continue to monitor events as they 
      unfold.There can be no assurance of achieving sufficient legal and fiscal 
      stability or the timing thereof, or obtaining approval of the addition of 
      monazite to the mining permit or the timing thereof. If such approvals 
      are not obtained, or obtained on terms less favorable than expected, this 
      could delay any FID in relation to the Vara Mada Project or prevent or 
      otherwise have a significant effect on the development of the Vara Mada 
      Project or ability to recover monazite from the Vara Mada Project. 
   -- Donald Project: The Company continued to advance the Donald Project, a 
      large monazite-rich HMS project in Australia, pursuant to its joint 
      venture with Astron Corporation Limited. Having received the final major 
      regulatory approval required to construct and operate the Donald Project, 
      along with advancing commercial and financing avenues, the Company 
      expects that an FID could be made on the Donald Project as early as Q1 
      2026. The Donald Project is of particular interest as the monazite 
      concentrate has exceptional concentrations of the "heavy" rare earth 
      elements, including Dy, Tb, and Sm. 
 
   -- Bahia Project: The Company resumed drilling at the Bahia Project in Q4 
      2025 after securing its exploration permit, aiming to complete S-K 1300 
      and NI 43-101 reports by late 2026. 

Medical Isotope Highlights:

   -- The Company continues to advance its medical isotope initiatives to 
      separate critical radioisotopes to support plans for the development and 
      production of medical isotopes used in cancer treatments. 
 
   -- The Company is currently completing test work and engineering on its 
      research and development ("R&D") pilot facility for radium-226 ("Ra-226") 
      production. In parallel, the Company continued efforts related to 
      obtaining the required licensing and advancing engineering work for the 
      potential concentration of R&D quantities of radium-228 ("Ra-228") at the 
      Mill. 
 
   -- During 2026, Energy Fuels plans to continue test work and design and to 
      commission and begin operating a pilot facility to produce R&D quantities 
      of Ra-226 for testing by end-users of the product. Upon successful 
      production of R&D quantities of Ra-226, Energy Fuels plans to develop 
      capabilities at the Mill for the commercial-scale production of Ra-226 
      and potentially Ra-228 by as early as 2028, conditional on completion of 
      engineering design, securing sufficient offtake agreements for final 
      radium production and receipt of all required regulatory approvals. 

Mr. Chalmers continued:

"We invite all stakeholders to join us in our upcoming February 27, 2026, earnings call, details of which are below, to learn more about our exciting achievements."

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Selected Summary Financial Information:

 
                                     Years Ending December 31, 
(In thousands, except per share      2025            2024 
data) 
Results of Operations: 
Uranium concentrates revenues              $ 48,234     $ 37,904 
Heavy mineral sands revenues                 15,821       39,874 
Total revenues                               65,922       78,114 
Operating loss                            (101,155)     (47,515) 
Net loss attributable to Energy 
 Fuels Inc.                                (85,634)     (47,765) 
Basic net loss per common share            $ (0.38)     $ (0.28) 
Diluted net loss per common share          $ (0.38)     $ (0.28) 
 
                                                      December 31, 
(In thousands)                                 2025           2024 
Financial Position: 
Working capital                           $ 927,438      $ 170,898 
Property, plant and equipment, net           69,795         55,187 
Mineral properties, net                     312,266        278,330 
Current assets                              958,671        230,187 
Total assets                              1,411,852        611,969 
Current liabilities                          31,233         59,289 
Total liabilities                           729,282         80,292 
 
 

Qualified Person Statement

The scientific and technical information disclosed in this news release was reviewed and approved by Daniel D. Kapostasy, PG, Registered Member SME and Vice President, Technical Services for the Company, who is a "Qualified Person" as defined in S-K 1300 and National Instrument 43-101.

ABOUT ENERGY FUELS

Energy Fuels is a leading US-based critical materials company, focused on uranium, REEs, HMS, vanadium and medical isotopes. The Company has been the leading U.S. producer of natural uranium concentrate for the past several years, which is sold to nuclear utilities that process it further for the production of carbon-free nuclear energy and owns and operates several conventional and in-situ recovery uranium projects in the western United States. The Company also owns the White Mesa Mill in Utah, which is the only fully licensed and operating conventional uranium processing facility in the United States. At the Mill, the Company also produces advanced REE products, vanadium oxide (when market conditions warrant), and is evaluating the recovery of certain medical isotopes from existing uranium process streams needed for emerging cancer treatments. The Company also owns the operating Kwale HMS project in Kenya which ceased mining and commenced final reclamation activities at the end of 2024, and is developing three (3) additional HMS projects: the Toliara Project in Madagascar; the Bahia Project in Brazil; and the Donald Project in Australia in which the Company has the right to earn up to a 49% interest in a joint venture with Astron Corporation Limited. The Company is based in Lakewood, Colorado, near Denver. The primary trading market for Energy Fuels' common shares is the NYSE American under the trading symbol "UUUU," and the Company's common shares are also listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "EFR." For more information on all we do, please visit www.energyfuels.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This news release contains certain "Forward Looking Information" and "Forward Looking Statements" within the meaning of applicable United States and Canadian securities legislation, which may include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to: any expectation that the Company will maintain its position as a leading U.S.-based critical minerals company or as the leading producer of uranium in the U.S.; any expectation with respect to timelines to production; any expectation as to rate, quantities or duration of production; any expectations as to uranium or other mineral grades and whether such grades will continue or change over time; any expectation as to costs of goods sold, costs of production or gross profits, gross margins or other margins; any expectation as to future sales or sales prices; any expectations as to future inventory levels or changes to inventory levels; any expectation that the Company will be profitable; any expectation that the REE separation techniques being utilized by Energy Fuels can also be applied to a wide range of feedstocks, including rare earth concentrates, and recycle materials; any expectation that the Company will develop its planned expansion of REE separation capacity at the Mill; any expectation that the Company's permitting efforts will be successful and as to any potential future production from any properties that are in the permitting or development stage; any expectation with respect to the Company's planned exploration programs; any expectation that any of the critical minerals the Company produces will have a valuable upside; any expectation that the proposed ASM acquisition will close; any expectation that the Company's Vara Mada Project or Donald Project will advance to an FID within the expected timeframes or at all; any expectation that Energy Fuels will be successful in agreeing on fiscal terms with the Government of Madagascar or in achieving sufficient fiscal and legal stability for the Vara Mada Project; any expectation that the Company will be successful in its engineering and test work for the production of Ra-226 at the Mill; any expectation that the Company's evaluation of radioisotope recovery at the Mill will be successful; any expectation that any radioisotopes that can be recovered at the Mill will be sold on a commercial basis; any expectation as to the quantities to be delivered under existing uranium sales contracts; and any expectation as to future uranium, vanadium, REE or HMS prices or market conditions. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans," "expects," "does not expect," "is expected," "is likely," "budgets," "scheduled," "estimates," "forecasts," "intends," "anticipates," "does not anticipate," or "believes," or variations of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results "may," "could," "would, " "might" or "will be taken," "occur," "be achieved" or "have the potential to." All statements, other than statements of historical fact, herein are considered to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements express or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include risks associated with: commodity prices and price fluctuations; engineering, construction, processing and mining difficulties, upsets and delays; permitting and licensing requirements and delays; the inclusion or exclusion, or change in listing status, of one or more Company projects on the U.S. Federal Infrastructure Project's Permitting Dashboard, list of

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