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UEC to acquire Rio Tinto's Wyoming uranium assets for $175M cash
URANIUM ENERGY CORP
- Adds Sweetwater Plant (licensed 4.1M lbs/yr) and ~175M lbs historic uranium resources.
- Purchase price $175M funded from available liquidity; closing expected Q4 2024.
- UEC will replace ~$25M in surety bonds for reclamation costs post-closing.
- Adds ~53,000 acres; creates UEC's third US hub-and-spoke production platform.
- Advisors: Goldman Sachs & Co. and Rothschild & Co; legal: Holland & Hart, McMillan.