Company Description
Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE American: UEC) is a uranium-focused mining company active in the exploration, development, production and processing of uranium resources. According to company disclosures, it operates in the uranium-radium-vanadium ore mining industry within the broader mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector. The company’s activities span uranium mining projects and related infrastructure in the United States and Canada, with additional interests in other regions noted in earlier descriptions.
UEC describes itself as America’s largest and fastest growing supplier of uranium needed to produce nuclear energy. The company is advancing low-cost, environmentally focused In-Situ Recovery (ISR) uranium mining projects in the United States and high-grade conventional uranium projects in Canada. Its strategy centers on building an American nuclear fuel supply chain, with a particular emphasis on uranium production, processing and, through a dedicated subsidiary, planned refining and conversion capabilities.
Hub-and-spoke production platforms
Uranium Energy Corp reports three hub-and-spoke production platforms in the United States. In South Texas and Wyoming, these platforms are anchored by licensed Central Processing Plants (CPPs) that receive uranium-loaded resin from multiple satellite ISR projects. The company states that these U.S. platforms have a combined licensed production capacity of 12.1 million pounds of U3O8 per year. ISR operations at the Christensen Ranch project in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin send uranium-loaded resin to the Irigaray CPP, while the Burke Hollow project in South Texas is described as America’s next ISR mine as it nears operational status.
In Wyoming’s Powder River Basin, UEC operates a hub-and-spoke ISR system with the Irigaray CPP as the hub and projects such as Christensen Ranch and Ludeman as spokes. Company filings highlight mine development at Christensen Ranch, including new wellfields and header houses, and describe Ludeman as a fully licensed and permitted ISR project designed as a satellite with its own ion-exchange plant feeding the Irigaray CPP. The Irigaray facility is reported to have licensed capacity of 4.0 million pounds per year and is surrounded by multiple satellite projects, several of which are fully permitted.
In South Texas, the company’s hub-and-spoke platform is centered on the Hobson CPP, with Burke Hollow as a key spoke. Construction of the Burke Hollow ion-exchange plant and first production area has progressed through installation of major tanks, completion of a deep disposal well, and energizing of site facilities. UEC reports building its workforce in both Wyoming and South Texas to support these platforms.
Sweetwater Uranium Complex and U.S. growth
UEC has expanded its U.S. footprint through the acquisition of the Sweetwater Uranium Complex and related Wyoming uranium assets from a Rio Tinto affiliate. The Sweetwater Processing Plant is described as a conventional uranium mill with licensed capacity of 4.1 million pounds of U3O8 per year. Company filings state that Sweetwater, together with associated Great Divide Basin properties, forms UEC’s third U.S. hub-and-spoke production platform and adds a large base of historic uranium resources and extensive historic drilling data.
The Sweetwater Complex has been designated as a FAST-41 transparency project by the U.S. Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, under an executive order aimed at increasing American mineral production. UEC’s stated objective is to enable ISR mining methods within the existing permit boundary and expand that boundary to include ISR-amenable deposits on federally managed lands. The company notes that Sweetwater is planned to be adapted to process uranium from loaded ion-exchange resins in addition to conventional ore, with the goal of creating a dual-feed facility.
Canadian projects and Roughrider
Beyond the United States, Uranium Energy Corp holds a portfolio of Canadian uranium projects. The company highlights a conventional pipeline of high-grade Canadian projects anchored by the Roughrider project in the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan. Roughrider is described in filings as a world-class, high-grade uranium project where UEC is advancing metallurgical test work, core drilling and a proposed pre-feasibility study (PFS). Technical work includes solvent extraction, yellowcake precipitation, tailings neutralization and related studies, supported by external technical firms.
UEC reports that it is conducting a large core drilling program at Roughrider aimed at converting inferred estimated resources to the indicated category. The company is also advancing environmental baseline work, technical studies and community engagement to support a future environmental impact assessment for potential uranium production.
United States Uranium Refining & Conversion Corp (UR&C)
A notable element of UEC’s strategy is the launch of United States Uranium Refining & Conversion Corp (UR&C), a wholly owned subsidiary. According to company announcements and related SEC filings, UR&C has been formed to pursue the feasibility of developing a new American uranium refining and conversion facility. The initiative is intended to position UEC as the only U.S. uranium company with mining and processing operations together with planned refining and conversion capabilities under one platform.
UEC states that UR&C aims to provide a secure, geopolitically focused source of Uranium Hexafluoride (UF6), the feedstock for enrichment used to produce low-enriched uranium and high-assay low-enriched uranium. The company reports that it has initiated feasibility work with Fluor Corporation and is evaluating siting options, engineering studies and potential partnerships. Public offerings completed in 2025 are described as providing capital to accelerate UR&C’s development alongside UEC’s mining and processing projects.
Diversified uranium holdings and corporate structure
In addition to its mining and processing assets, Uranium Energy Corp reports diversified uranium holdings. These include a large physical portfolio of U.S.-warehoused U3O8, a major equity stake in Uranium Royalty Corp (described as the only royalty company in the uranium sector), and a pipeline of uranium projects across the Western Hemisphere at various stages of resource development. Earlier descriptions also reference titanium concentrates as part of the company’s activities, although recent disclosures focus primarily on uranium.
UEC is incorporated in Nevada and lists U.S. corporate headquarters in Corpus Christi, Texas, with Canadian corporate headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, according to its Form 8-K filings. The company’s common stock trades on the NYSE American under the symbol UEC, and it also references identifiers such as WKN and ISIN for international markets. Management emphasizes experience across uranium exploration, development, mining, production and nuclear fuel industry operations.
Business model and sector context
Based on its disclosures, Uranium Energy Corp’s business model centers on developing and operating ISR and conventional uranium projects, supported by licensed processing plants and a physical uranium inventory. ISR projects such as Christensen Ranch, Ludeman and Burke Hollow are designed around hub-and-spoke systems where satellite wellfields and ion-exchange facilities feed central processing plants. The Sweetwater Complex adds a conventional mill that UEC plans to adapt for ISR resin, while Roughrider and other Canadian assets represent high-grade conventional projects.
The company’s communications link its operations to broader U.S. energy and national security objectives, including uranium’s designation as a critical mineral and federal initiatives to expand nuclear energy and domestic nuclear fuel capabilities. UEC highlights its unhedged uranium inventory strategy, licensed production capacity and vertically integrated ambitions through UR&C as key elements of its positioning within the uranium mining and nuclear fuel supply chain.