Ur-Energy Provides Operational and Construction Updates for Q2 2025 Dried and Packaged U3O8 Increased 35% Wellfield Flow Rate Continues to Advance – Increasing 27%
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July 15, 2025
Ur-Energy Provides Operational and Construction Updates for Q2 2025
Dried and Packaged U3O8 Increased 35%
Wellfield Flow Rate Continues to Advance – Increasing 27%
Littleton, Colorado (ACCESS Newswire – Ur-Energy Inc. (NYSE American: URG) (TSX: URE) (the “Company”
or “Ur-Energy”) is pleased to provide an update on Q2 2025 operational and construction progress at its Lost
Creek and Shirley Basin in situ uranium projects in Wyoming.
Lost Creek Production and Sales
At our flagship Lost Creek Project, production operations continue to progress with a full operations team
on site. Most recently, the construction and startup of header house 2-15 was completed, demonstrating
the team’s grow ing efficiency and skill. With training and experience building, our production growth
trajectory remains positive.
▪ During the second quarter of 2025, we dried and packaged 112,033 pounds of U3O8, representing a
35% increase over the first quarter 2025;
▪ We shipped 105,316 pounds of powdered uranium concentrate, also known as “yellowcake,” to
the conversion facility;
▪ At quarter end, our finished inventory at the conversion facility was 315,607 pounds U3O8, and the
in-process and drummed inventory at Lost Creek totaled approximately 55,000 pounds U3O8.
▪ In Q2 2025 we sold 165,000 pounds U3O8 at an average price of $63.20 per pound for revenue of
$10.4 million.
With the addition of two header houses in Mine Unit 2 during the second quarter and a continued focus
on maintenance, we are pleased to report that the wellfield flow rate increased by ~27% during the
quarter. Flow rates were routinely over 3,400 gallons per minute by the end of June . The head grade
increased during April and held steady at over 70 mg/l U 3O8 during May and June. Together, these
production factors yielded 203,449 pounds captured in H1 2025, with 74,479 pounds attributable to Q1
and 128,970 to Q2 . We expect production to increase steadily throughout the summer as additional
header houses come online and plant capture rates improve.
During Q2, the processing plant operations team focused on maintenance activities to provide better
product capture rates and streamline drying of yellowcake. These included the planned upgrade of the
filter press augers, allowing both dryers to be operational, upgrading reverse osmosis systems with new
membranes for better wastewater treatment, inspecting and maintaining ion exchange columns and
filters, and upgrading the plant control systems.
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Photo 1: Lost Creek drums of powdered uranium concentrate “yellowcake”
Shirley Basin Construction
Ur-Energy is excited to restart uranium production in the prolific and historic Shirley Basin, the birthplace
of in situ uranium mining in the early 1960s. To that end, we are busy on multiple fronts at the site, such
as refurbishing facilities from the initial mining program and installing the components necessary for in
situ recovery with modern technology.
Construction at our fully permitted Shirley Basin Project continues on schedule. Thanks to Shirley Basin’s
proximity to Casper, we’ve been able to readily draw on the robust workforce there. We increased our
onsite management, construction and development staff at Shirley Basin by 17 during the quarter. Hiring
of operational staff has begun and is projected to be complete, on a phased schedule, in early Q4.
Key advantages at Shirley Basin include the utilization and refurbishment of the existing infrastructure,
including roads, power lines, and site facilities , all of which have been upgraded to meet the project
requirements. In addition, relatively few drill rigs are required due to dense historic drilling, which reduces
the need for additional exploration or delineation drilling.
Following construction, we will undergo a pre-operation inspection with the State of Wyoming, which is
expected to take several weeks. We are targeting early 2026 for initial uranium production.
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Shirley Basin Q2 2025 Construction and Other Activities
In addition to work completed in Q1 2025 as discussed in our April 17, 2025 press release, Q2 construction
activities included:
▪ The compacted earthen pad for our satellite processing building and ordering of the major
components is complete, including the metal building, ion exchange columns, ion exchange resin,
and water treatment systems;
▪ Work has begun to upgrade the electrical substation and other site-wide utilities;
▪ Installation of production and injection wells in Mine Unit 1 continues, with initial drilling, casing
and completion in the first three header houses of the unit;
▪ Monitor wells for Mine Unit 1 have been installed, and sampling is underway;
▪ Installation of the modular main office complex, totaling ~10,000 square feet, is substantially
complete;
▪ Installation of two evaporation ponds is approximately 75% complete.
Additionally, construction of the foundation for the processing building will commence in July 2025.
Photo 2: Wellfield Drilling at Shirley Basin - July 3, 2025
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Great Divide Basin Exploration Program
In addition to the ~35,000 acres comprising the six projects of Lost Creek Property, we control ~7,000 acres
at our other uranium projects in the Great Divide Basin. We’ve identified three targets for exploration
drilling within the Basin, with the goal of further expanding our resource base and discovering new uranium
roll fronts. Our planned exploration program will focus on Lost Soldier, North Hadsell and LC South. We
expect to mobilize one drill rig for exploration activities during the third quarter.
Figure 1. Map of Great Divide Basin Exploration Areas
About Ur-Energy
Ur-Energy is a uranium mining company operating the Lost Creek in situ recovery uranium facility in south-
central Wyoming. We have produced and packaged approximately 3 million pounds U3O8 from Lost Creek
since the commencement of operations. Ur-Energy has begun development and construction activities at
Shirley Basin, the Company's second in situ recovery uranium facility in Wyoming. Ur-Energy is engaged in
uranium recovery and processing activities, including the acquisition, exploration, development, and
operation of uranium mineral properties in the United States. The prim ary trading market for Ur-Energy's
common shares is on the NYSE American under the symbol "URG." Ur-Energy's common shares also trade
on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "URE." Ur -Energy's corporate office is in Littleton,
Colorado and its registered office is in Ottawa, Ontario.
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Contact Information
Valerie Kimball
IR Director
720-460-8534
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This release may contain "forward -looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws
regarding events or conditions that may occur in the future ( e.g., our ability to maintain the improved
production rates recently achieved, and continue to grow our production rates as anticipated throughout
the summer and beyond; timing and ability to complete build out of Shirley Basin as currently projected,
including planned wellfield development, site construction, and purchasing as well as timely hiring and
training of site staff and management; our ability to fac ilitate an efficient and effective operations
inspection and approval by regulators to commence operations at Shirley Basin as scheduled ; and the
timing and results of our planned exploration activities in the Great Divide Basin) and are based on current
expectations that, while considered reasonable by management at this time, inherently involve a number
of significant business, economic and competitive risks, uncertainties and contingencies. Generally,
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results "may," "could," "might" or "will be taken," "occur," "be achieved" or "have the potential to." All
statements, other than statements of historical fact, 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 any forward -looking statements include, but are
not limited to, capital and other costs varying significantly from estimates; failure to establish estima ted
resources and reserves; the grade and recovery of uranium which is mined varying from estimates;
production rates, methods and amounts varying from estimates; delays in obtaining or failures to obtain
required governmental, environmental or other project approvals; inflation; changes in exchange rates;
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