Energy Fuels Announces Appointment of President
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DENVER , July 31, 2025 - Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX: EFR), a leading U.S. producer of uranium, rare earth elements and other critical minerals, is pleased to announce that, effective August 4, 2025, Mr. Ross R. Bhappu will become the President of Energy Fuels Inc. (the "Company") while Mr. Mark S. Chalmers, who is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company, will continue in his role as CEO and Director. This action is being completed in accordance with the Company's long-term succession plans.
Mark S. Chalmers, President and CEO, stated: "We are delighted to welcome Ross to the Energy Fuels team. Ross has over 35 years of experience in mining and private equity, including nearly 25 years with Resource Capital Funds, where he provided both technical and financial evaluation and support in project identification, analysis, development, valuation, project finance, mergers and acquisitions and sourcing of capital from private and public markets exclusively for the mining and minerals sector. I look forward to working with Ross in his role as President and the additional skill sets he brings to the team."
Mr. Bhappu completed his Ph.D degree in Mineral Economics at the Colorado School of Mines and B.S. and M.S. degrees in Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Arizona. He began his professional career with Cyprus Minerals Company in Denver and Miami, Arizona before joining Newmont Mining Corporation in Denver. Ross served in both technical and financial roles with both companies. Ross gained substantial expertise in copper concentrate marketing while at Newmont and served as CEO of GTN Copper Corporation for 3 years with a focus on acquiring and redeveloping the Cyprus Tahono Copper Project (formerly known as Lakeshore) in Arizona prior to joining Resource Capital Funds in 2001. During his tenure at Resource Capital Funds, Mr. Bhappu was instrumental in the acquisition of Mountain Pass, the only operating rare earth mine in the U.S. and the recreation of Molycorp, Inc. where he served as Chairman from 2008 – 2013.
About Energy Fuels
Energy Fuels is a leading U.S.-based critical minerals company, focused on uranium, rare earth elements, heavy mineral sands, vanadium and medical isotopes. Energy Fuels, which owns and operates several conventional and in-situ recovery uranium projects in the western United States, 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. Energy Fuels 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, Energy Fuels also produces advanced rare earth element products, vanadium oxide (when market conditions warrant), and is evaluating the potential recovery of certain medical isotopes from existing uranium process streams needed for emerging Targeted Alpha Therapy cancer treatments. Energy Fuels is also developing three (3) additional heavy mineral sands projects: the Toliara Project in Madagascar; the Bahia Project in Brazil; and the Donald Project in Australia in which Energy Fuels has the right to earn up to a 49% interest in a joint venture with Astron Corporation Limited. Energy Fuels is based in Lakewood, Colorado, near Denver, with its heavy mineral sands operations managed from Perth, Australia. The primary trading market for Energy Fuels' common shares is the NYSE American under the trading symbol "UUUU," and its common shares are also listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "EFR." For more information on all Energy Fuels does, please visit http://www.energyfuels.com