Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

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Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents  
Restricted Cash

5. Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company’s restricted cash consists of the following:

 

Restricted Cash

 

September 30, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash pledged for reclamation

 

 

10,885

 

 

 

8,518

 

Other restricted cash

 

 

12

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

10,897

 

 

 

8,549

 

 

The Company’s restricted cash consists of money market and short-term government bond investment accounts.

 

The bonding requirements for reclamation obligations on various properties have been reviewed and approved by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (“WDEQ”), including the Wyoming Uranium Recovery Program (“URP”), and the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) as applicable. The restricted accounts are pledged as collateral against performance surety bonds, which secure the estimated costs of reclamation related to the properties. Surety bonds totaled $41.6 million and $28.4 million as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.