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confidence high
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Uranium added to USGS Critical Minerals List; UEC applauds decision
URANIUM ENERGY CORP
- U.S. Geological Survey adds uranium to Final 2025 Critical Minerals List, published in Federal Register.
- CEO Amir Adnani says UEC will ramp up activities at its three licensed hub-and-spoke platforms in Texas and Wyoming.
- Company also advancing United States Uranium Refining & Conversion Corp. to restore domestic nuclear fuel conversion.
- Departments of Energy and Defense recommended inclusion, citing energy production and national security.
- U.S. heavily reliant on foreign uranium imports; designation aims to secure domestic supply chains.