Anfield Energy has received a draft renewed radioactive materials license and a draft groundwater discharge permit for its Shootaring Canyon Mill in Utah, advancing its plans to refurbish the uranium facility. The documents are not final, and their terms and review timetable remain subject to change.

Key Takeaways

  • Utah regulators provided the draft documents to Anfield on October 21, 2026.
  • Anfield anticipates a 45-day public comment period beginning in late 2026 or early 2027, though the regulator determines the timing.
  • The company is targeting a renewed license and the start of major refurbishment in the second quarter of 2027.

Shootaring Canyon Mill review

The Utah Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control provided the drafts as part of a license renewal process initiated by Anfield’s wholly owned subsidiary on April 5, 2024. Anfield said it is reviewing the documents and expects further discussions with division staff in the coming weeks.

The company anticipates that the documents will be ready for public notice and comment around the end of 2026. The start of the 45-day comment period is subject to the division’s decision and could change.

Proposed license terms

As drafted, the renewed license would authorize possession of natural uranium and 11e.(2) byproduct material at the mill. It would limit yellowcake production to 1,500 tons, or 3 million pounds, per year.

The draft would also require Anfield to maintain financial surety and a valid groundwater discharge permit. It sets out groundwater monitoring and reporting requirements, along with performance standards for process ponds, the South Cell and a decontamination pad.

Those provisions remain proposals rather than final requirements. Anfield is conducting site preparation under its existing license; the release did not detail how its current terms compare with the draft.

Refurbishment plans

Anfield is removing equipment from the mill’s leach area that it intends to replace, including tanks, piping, electrical systems, pumps and motors. Major refurbishment depends on issuance of the renewed license.

Separately from the draft license terms, the company’s upgrade plans target throughput capacity of 1,000 tons per day and a new vanadium circuit. Anfield plans to use Shootaring as a central facility for processing uranium and vanadium ore from multiple projects.

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