{"id":617322,"date":"2026-05-01T13:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/617322\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T13:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:48:09","slug":"as-the-united-states-looks-to-firm-up-energy-security-is-u-s-based-uranium-miner-energy-fuels-uuuu-a-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/617322\/","title":{"rendered":"As the United States Looks to Firm Up Energy Security, Is U.S.-Based Uranium Miner Energy Fuels (UUUU) a Buy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For decades, the United States has turned to Russia for roughly one-quarter of its enriched uranium supply. That&#8217;s changing. A couple of years ago, Congress passed the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act, which prohibits the import of low-enriched uranium (LEU) from Russia. It goes into full effect in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the U.S. is looking to quadruple its nuclear energy capacity by 2050. The U.S. aims to secure energy independence and is leaning on domestic miners and processors to help in its efforts. One of the top U.S. uranium miners right now is Energy Fuels (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/quote\/nysemkt\/uuuu\/\" class=\"font-bold hover:underline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UUUU<\/a> 1.48%).<\/p>\n<p>With the full Russian import ban looming and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/investing\/stock-market\/market-sectors\/energy\/nuclear\/\" class=\"text-cyan-900 hover:text-cyan-800\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">nuclear energy<\/a> on the rise, is Energy Fuels a buy today? Let&#8217;s take a closer look at the company and see what&#8217;s revealed.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"An artistic rendering shows an atomic structure against a dark background.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"880\" height=\"587\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h-auto max-w-full rounded object-contain\" style=\"color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777643289_205_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Image source: Getty Images.<\/p>\n<p>Energy Fuels is a top U.S. producer of uranium<\/p>\n<p>Uranium production in the U.S. has seen its highest growth in nearly a decade, and Energy Fuels is one of the companies leading the way. The Colorado-based company is the largest and lowest-cost uranium producer in the U.S. The company expects\u00a0to mine between 2 million and 2.5 million pounds of triuranium octoxide, commonly known as yellowcake, this year.<\/p>\n<p>What makes Energy Fuels appealing is that it has the only fully operational conventional mill in the United States, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/investing\/2025\/10\/14\/why-energy-fuels-rocketed-higher-yet-again-today\/\" class=\"text-cyan-900 hover:text-cyan-800\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the White Mesa Mill in Utah<\/a>. It is currently the only licensed and operating conventional uranium mill in the U.S., enabling Energy Fuels to process conventional uranium ore. At this mill, the company forecasts it will process 1.5 million to 2.5 million pounds of triuranium octoxide this year, up from 1 million last year.<\/p>\n<p>Energy Fuels is actively preparing the Whirlwind conventional mine in Colorado and the Nichols Ranch ISR project in Wyoming, so they are ready to resume production within 12 months if approved. Bringing these two mines online could increase the company&#8217;s annual production by up to 600,000 pounds of triuranium octoxide.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Energy Fuels Stock Quote\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full flex-none object-contain\" style=\"color:transparent\"  src=\"https:\/\/g.foolcdn.com\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Fart%2Fcompanylogos%2Fmark%2FUUUU.png&amp;w=128&amp;op=resize\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Change<\/p>\n<p>(-1.48%) $-0.32<\/p>\n<p>Current Price<\/p>\n<p>$21.32<\/p>\n<p>Key Data Points<\/p>\n<p>Market Cap<\/p>\n<p>$5.4B<\/p>\n<p>Day&#8217;s Range<\/p>\n<p>$21.22 &#8211; $21.65<\/p>\n<p>52wk Range<\/p>\n<p>$4.20 &#8211; $27.90<\/p>\n<p>Volume<\/p>\n<p>22K<\/p>\n<p>Avg Vol<\/p>\n<p>11M<\/p>\n<p>Gross Margin<\/p>\n<p>7.74%<\/p>\n<p>The company is expanding into processing crucial rare-earth elements<\/p>\n<p>Beyond uranium, Energy Fuels is also tapping into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/research\/rare-earths-trade-statistics\/\" class=\"text-cyan-900 hover:text-cyan-800\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rare-earth elements (REEs)<\/a>, which are another key concern for U.S. lawmakers. The same chemistry used to process uranium is also used for REEs, and Energy Fuels is leveraging its existing infrastructure to become the first U.S. producer of heavy rare-earth elements, which are crucial for technological and defense applications.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the company modified its existing solvent extraction circuits, which have the capacity to produce 850 to 1,000 metric tons of separated neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) per year. The mill produced pilot-scale dysprosium (Dy) in 2025 and expects to produce pilot-scale terbium (Tb) in 2026, both of which are used by auto manufacturers for electric and hybrid vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Energy Fuels is developing a stand-alone Phase 2 Circuit that will increase total combined capacity to over 6,000 metric tons of NdPr, 240 metric tons of Dy, and 66 metric tons of Tb per year. A recent feasibility study for Phase 2 projects a $1.9 billion net present value and over $311 million in annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/investing\/how-to-invest\/stocks\/ebitda\/\" class=\"_ymio1r31 _ypr0glyw _zcxs1o36 _mizu1v1w _1ah3dkaa _ra3xnqa1 _128mdkaa _1cvmnqa1 _4davt94y _4bfu1r31 _1hms8stv _ajmmnqa1 _vchhusvi _kqswh2mm _ect4ttxp _syaz13af _1a3b1r31 _4fpr8stv _5goinqa1 _f8pj13af _9oik1r31 _1bnxglyw _jf4cnqa1 _30l313af _1nrm1r31 _c2waglyw _1iohnqa1 _9h8h12zz _10531ra0 _1ien1ra0 _n0fx1ra0 _1vhv17z1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EBITDA<\/a>) during its first 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>As the U.S. looks to increase nuclear energy capacity and secure both domestic uranium production and rare-earth elements, Energy Fuels is one domestic supplier poised to benefit from these tailwinds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For decades, the United States has turned to Russia for roughly one-quarter of its enriched uranium supply. 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