GoviEx Uranium Announces Strong Feasibility Study Results for Muntanga Uranium Project in Zambia

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Solid Project Economics

  • After tax NPV8% of USD 243 million1

  • Internal rate of return (IRR) of 20.8%

  • Operating costs of USD 32.2 /lb U3O8

  • LOM AISC (all-in sustaining costs) of USD 47.3 /lb U3O82

  • Significant leverage to higher uranium prices, with an additional USD 45 million added to NPV for every USD 5 /lb increase in U3O8 prices

  • Production averaging 2.2 million pounds U3O8 per annum over 12 years

  • LOM of 12 years based on Probable Mineral Reserves in two deposits, and further potential for upgrading Inferred Resources, exploration, and mining of three satellite deposits

Low Technical Risk

  • Shallow open pit mine and heap leaching with industry-standard, conventional processing methods

  • Excellent local infrastructure with road access, water and grid power

  • Well-established export routes through Namibia; able to supply Western and non-Western markets

  • No tailings storage required, reducing the environmental impact

Cost-Efficient Operations

  • Soft rock reduces powder factor and lowers mining costs

  • Optimized ore processing: High liberation of minerals; only requires crushing to 25 mm for agglomeration

  • LOM average recovery rates of at least 90% with rapid uranium recoveries within 21 days from start of heap irrigation

  • Low acid consumption, averaging less than 16.5 kg H₂SO₄ per tonne of ore treated, with Zambia's position as a net surplus acid producer ensuring reliable local supply

  • Low energy requirements: Soft rock minimizes crushing costs, with a total grid power draw requirement of just 7 MWp

  • Quick start up: uranium production expected within 4 months of mining

  • Rapid payback estimated at 3.8 years from start of production

Uranium Market: Widening Supply Deficit

  • Surge in global energy requirements, fuelled by AI-driven technologies, continues to accelerate demand for nuclear energy

  • Years of underinvestment in uranium exploration and development resulted in a critical lack of new production capacity to meet growing demand and resource depletion

  • Even with rising demand, there are very few advanced uranium projects in the pipeline, creating a significant supply gap that cannot be bridged in the near term

  • With limited global new supply of uranium, Muntanga is uniquely positioned to capitalize on this exceptional market environment with potential production forecast in 2028; or two years after financing.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 23, 2025) - GoviEx Uranium Inc. (TSXV: GXU) (OTCQB: GVXXF) ("GoviEx or the Company") is pleased to announce the results of its Feasibility Study ("FS") representing an important milestone as GoviEx advances the Muntanga Uranium Project (the "Project"), fully permitted for mining, towards project financing and development.