Anfield Receives Draft Renewed Uranium Mill License and Groundwater Permit for Shootaring
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Summary
Anfield received draft copies of its renewed radioactive materials license and groundwater discharge permit for the Shootaring Canyon Mill from Utah's DWMRC — a key step toward reactivation targeted for Q2 2027. The drafts are not final, and a 45-day public comment period may not begin until late 2026 or early 2027.
Key Events · Product Development and Regulatory · AEC
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Draft Mill License and Permit Received
On October 21, 2026, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control provided draft copies of the renewed radioactive materials license and the groundwater discharge permit for the Shootaring Canyon Mill.
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Draft Caps Output at 3 Million Pounds
As drafted, the license would authorize possession of natural uranium and 11e.(2) byproduct material and limit mill production to 1,500 tons — 3 million pounds — of yellowcake per year; it would also require a financial surety and a valid groundwater discharge permit at all times.
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Comment Period and License Timing
Anfield expects the documents to be ready for public notice around the end of 2026, with the 45-day comment period beginning in late 2026 or early 2027; the Division controls the timing, and it remains subject to change.
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Refurbishment Targets Q2 2027 Start
The company is targeting receipt of the renewed license and the start of major refurbishment in Q2 2027, with plans for 1,000 tons per day throughput and a new vanadium circuit; legacy equipment removal continues under the existing license.
Analysis · AEC · Energy & Transportation
Utah regulators have handed Anfield draft versions of the two permits that gate reactivation of the Shootaring Canyon Mill — the company's flagship asset and one of only three licensed, permitted and constructed conventional uranium mills in the US. Nothing is final: the drafts can change, and the 45-day public comment period may not open until late 2026 or early 2027. Still, this is the first concrete regulatory text since the application was filed on April 5, 2024, and it keeps management's Q2 2027 target for a renewed license and the start of major refurbishment alive. Output would be capped at 3 million pounds of yellowcake per year under the draft, while the refurbishment plan targets 1,000 tons per day plus a new vanadium circuit — so the permit defines the ceiling on future production. For a pre-revenue developer that raised roughly US$6.9 million at US$4.00 per share in August and reported a working capital deficit in Q2, permit progress is the main thing standing between the story and a financing decision.
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