---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001062993-23-023226"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UUUU"
cik: "0001385849"
company_name: "ENERGY FUELS INC"
filed_at: "2023-12-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T06:50:53.691673+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Energy Fuels signs MOU for Australian rare earth project and starts uranium production at three mines

## Summary
- CFO Tom Brock departs Dec 31; Controller Nathan Bennett named Interim CFO and CAO effective Jan 1, 2024.
- Non-binding MOU with Astron to co-develop Donald rare earth project in Australia; Energy Fuels to invest A$180M for 49% stake.
- Commenced uranium production at Pinyon Plain, La Sal, and Pandora mines; expects run-rate of 1.1–1.4M lbs U3O8/yr by mid-2024.
- Preparing Whirlwind and Nichols Ranch mines for production within one year, targeting >2M lbs U3O8/yr by 2025.
- Plans to issue US$17.5M in common shares to Astron for tenement RL2002 inclusion.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001062993-23-023226
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UUUU
- cik: 0001385849
- company_name: ENERGY FUELS INC
- filed_at: 2023-12-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385849/000106299323023226/0001062993-23-023226-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385849/000106299323023226/form8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062993-23-023226
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062993-23-023226.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062993-23-023226.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Nathan Bennett was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer at ENERGY FUELS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Nathan Bennett, the current Corporate Controller of the Company, will be appointed as Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective January 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385849/000106299323023226/0001062993-23-023226-index.htm
- Executive change
  Tom Brock departed as Chief Financial Officer at ENERGY FUELS INC.
  - Action: ceased
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Tom Brock will cease to be the Chief Financial Officer of Energy Fuels Inc. ("Energy Fuels" or the "Company") effective December 31, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385849/000106299323023226/0001062993-23-023226-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.