UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 18, 2018
ENERGY FUELS INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ontario | 001-36204 | 98-1067994 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
Identification No.) |
225 Union Blvd., Suite 600 | |
Lakewood, Colorado | 80228 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(303) 974-2140
(Registrants telephone number,
including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b -2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company [ X ]
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On July 18, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce initiated an investigation into the effects of uranium imports on U.S. national security. This investigation was requested by Energy Fuels Inc. (Energy Fuels) and Ur-Energy Inc. in their Petition for Relief under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (the Petition), which was filed jointly by the companies on January 16, 2018.
The Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) now has 270 days to conduct the investigation and submit a report to the President of the United States containing the Secretarys findings and proposed remedy, if any. Following receipt of the Secretarys report, the President then has 90 days to act on the Secretarys recommendations and, if necessary, take action to adjust the imports of an article and its derivatives and/or pursue other lawful, non-trade-related actions necessary to address the import threat.
Additional information can be found in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Energy Fuels with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on January 17, 2018.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ENERGY FUELS INC. | |
(Registrant) | |
Dated: July 18, 2018 | By: /s/ David C. Frydenlund |
David C. Frydenlund | |
Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel | |
and Corporate Secretary |
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