enCore Energy Continues Wellfield Expansion at the Alta Mesa Uranium Project; Announces Senior Vice President of Operations
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enCore Energy reports continued progress in wellfield operations at the Alta Mesa Uranium Central Processing Plant. The company has successfully installed 32 wells (15 extractors and 17 injectors) with uranium-bearing solution scheduled for CPP delivery by April 23, 2025, achieving their fastest installation rate of under two days per well.
Key developments include the implementation of PathCAD™ wellfield simulation software for improved management and optimization, and the strategic renaming of Wellfield 8 to Wellfield 3-Ext due to new delineation drilling findings. This change is expected to reduce permitting timelines and installation costs while enabling uranium recovery from the previously operated Wellfield 3.
The company also announced the promotion of Dain McCoig to Senior Vice President of Operations, recognizing his important role in successfully restarting both Rosita and Alta Mesa Central Processing Plants since joining in June 2023.
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- Achieved fastest well installation rate in company history at Alta Mesa (under 2 days per well)
- Implementation of PathCAD™ software expected to improve operational efficiency
- Strategic Wellfield 3-Ext redesignation to reduce costs and permitting time
- Additional uranium recovery potential from previously operated Wellfield 3
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The Alta Mesa CPP and Wellfield expansion highlights include:
- Wellfield development continues to show positive results with a total of 32 wells, 15 extractors and 17 injectors installed and operational with uranium-bearing solution scheduled to be piped to the Alta Mesa CPP by April 23, 2025. This current rate of under two days per installed well is the best in the Company's history at the the Alta Mesa Project;
- Installation of PathCAD™ wellfield simulation and design software providing enCore the ability to model wellfield flow for current and future wellfields. PathCAD™ software is proven to provide for improved wellfield management, efficient wellfield planning, operations and optimization of uranium extraction;
- Wellfield 8 ("PAA-8"), planned for uranium extraction following the currently operational Wellfield 7 is now renamed Wellfield 3-Ext ("PAA-3 Extension"). The original plan to develop Wellfield 8 is altered due to new delineation drilling which indicates the uranium mineralization occurs within the same ore horizon and partially within the boundary of the existing monitor well ring of the past-producing Wellfield 3 ("PAA-3"). Modelling Wellfield 3-Ext as an extension of Wellfield 3 is expected to reduce permitting timelines and wellfield installation costs while extending the existing monitor well ring. This approach also provides the ability to capture uranium stranded within the previously operated Wellfield 3;
- Alta Mesa wellfield optimization training and updated procedures are on-going. The enhanced procedures are positively impacting the productive life of existing wellfields and is expected to enhance future wellfield operations and total uranium capture.
William M. Sheriff, Executive Chairman, stated: "Since joining enCore in June 2023 as the Director of Technical Services, Dain has played a critical role in the successful restart of both the Rosita and Alta Mesa Central Processing Plants. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to congratulate him on a promotion that truly reflects his leadership, technical expertise and industry knowledge. In conjunction with Directors Dr. Dennis Stover and Mark Pelizza, Mr. McCoig and the site management have accelerated wellfield installation and made alterations to wellfield design to maximize uranium extraction while reducing expected wellfield development costs."
About the Alta Mesa Uranium CPP and Wellfield ("Alta Mesa Uranium Project")
The Alta Mesa Uranium Project hosts a fully licensed and constructed ISR Central Processing Plant and operational wellfield located on 200,000+ acres of private land and mineral rights in and regulated by the state of Texas. Total operating capacity at the Alta Mesa CPP is 1.5 million lbs. uranium per year with additional drying capacity of 0.5 million lbs. The Alta Mesa Project operates under a 70/30 joint venture with Boss Energy Limited (ASX: BOE; OTCQX: BQSSF) that is managed by the Company.
The Alta Mesa CPP historically produced nearly 5 million lbs. of uranium between 2005 and 2013 when production was curtailed as a result of low prices. The Alta Mesa Project utilizes well known ISR technology to extract uranium in a non-invasive process using natural groundwater and oxygen. Currently, oxygenated water is being circulated in the wellfield through injection or extraction wells plumbed directly into the primary pipelines feeding the Alta Mesa CPP. Expansion of the wellfield will continue with production to steadily increase from the wellfield as expansion continues through 2025 and beyond.
Dain McCoig Senior Vice President, Operations
Mr. McCoig is a seasoned engineering and operations leader with 20 years of experience in mineral extraction, mineral processing, and facility development. As Director of Operations at enCore, he supported uranium recovery operations across engineering, geology, and regulatory functions driving performance, cost-efficiency, and technical excellence.
Previously, Mr. McCoig served as Vice President of Operations at Alabama Graphite Products, where he led the engineering, construction, and team development for a
A licensed Professional Engineer in
John M. Seeley, Ph.D., P.G., C.P.G., enCore's Manager of Geology and Exploration, and a Qualified Person under NI 43-101 and Regulation S-K subpart 1300 of the Exchange Act of 1933 as amended, has reviewed and approved the technical disclosure in this news release on behalf of the Company.
With this transition, Peter Luthiger is no longer with the Company; we thank him for his contributions to enCore and wish him success in his future endeavors.
About enCore Energy Corp.
enCore Energy Corp., America's Clean Energy Company™, is committed to providing clean, reliable, and affordable fuel for nuclear energy as the only
Following upon enCore's demonstrated success in
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