Uranium Energy Corp Acquires Rio Tinto’s Sweetwater Plant and Wyoming Uranium Assets
September 23, 2024
Uranium Energy Corp (UEC) has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of Rio Tinto’s Wyoming uranium assets, including the fully licensed Sweetwater Plant and a portfolio of uranium mining projects. The $175 million purchase price is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024, subject to customary conditions.
- Buyers
- Uranium Energy Corp
- Targets
- Rio Tinto America Inc. Wyoming uranium assets (Sweetwater Plant and related subsidiaries’ uranium assets)
- Sellers
- Rio Tinto America Inc.
- Industry
- Energy
- Location
- Wyoming, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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