Heavy Mineral Sands

Energy Fuels is leveraging our unique capabilities in the processing of naturally radioactive ores to become a major U.S. supplier of advanced Rare Earth Materials. Not only is our White Mesa Mill in Utah the largest uranium production facility in the U.S., it is also the perfect location to produce advanced Rare Earth materials, due to our existing licenses, infrastructure and expertise.

Energy Fuels Heavy Mineral Sands Operations

Energy Fuels is securing our own low-cost rare earth mineral supply chains for processing in the U.S., while also becoming a major global supplier of titanium and zirconium minerals. Energy Fuels has three (3) major heavy mineral sand (HMS) operations in the Southern Hemisphere. With our acquisition of Base Resources, developing the Toliara Project in Madagascar. In addition, Energy Fuels entered into a joint venture (JV) with Astron Corporation Limited to develop the Donald Project in Australia. In 2023, Energy Fuels acquired the Bahia Project in Brazil, which is currently in exploration.

Products from Mineral Sands

Heavy mineral sand mines mainly target titanium and zirconium minerals like ilmenite, rutile, and zircon. However, many of these mines around the world also produce a valuable rare earth mineral concentrate as a low-cost byproduct. These “monazite concentrates” contain some of the best distributions and highest-grades of the “magnet” rare earths” – neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr), dysprosium (Dy), and terbium (Tb).

These critical elements are key ingredients in numerous clean energy technologies, including robotics, drones, electric vehicles (EVs), plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs), wind energy, and numerous defense-related and other advanced technologies.

Donald Project

Joint venture agreement with Astron Corporation Limited to earn up to 49% interest in a large-scale development project in Australia, containing ilmenite, leucoxene, rutile, zircon, monazite and xenotime.

Vara Mada

Vara Mada (formerly known as the Toliara Project) is 100% owned, high grade, long life, development project in Madagascar, rich in ilmenite, rutile, zircon and monazite.

Bahia Project

100% owned heavy mineral sands project in Southern Bahia, Brazil, in a favorable mining jurisdiction, near the municipalities of Alcobaca, Caravelas, and Prado.

Kwale Operations

100% owned mine in Kenya which has operated since 2013 and produces rutile, ilmenite and zircon. The mine is now at the end of its mining life and is currently under reclamation.