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Pay vs Performance Disclosure
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
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Dec. 31, 2023
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Dec. 31, 2021
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table

Pay Versus Performance

This section should be read in conjunction with the full Executive Compensation disclosure, which includes additional discussion of the objectives of the Company's executive compensation program and how it aligns with the Company's financial and operational performance.

Pay Versus Performance Table

The following table presents, for each of the five most recent fiscal years:

  • total compensation, as calculated in the Summary Compensation Table, for the President and CEO (also referred to herein as the "Principal Executive Officer") and an average for the other NEOs;
  • compensation actually paid ("CAP") to the NEOs, an SEC-prescribed calculation that adjusts total compensation for the items described below and does not equate to realized compensation;
  • the Company's cumulative TSR since the last trading day before the earliest year presented;
  • the Company's net income; and
  • net cash used in the Company's operating activities.
Year   Summary
Compensation

Table Total
for Principal
Executive
Officer


($)1
    Compensation
Actually Paid to
Principal Executive

Officer

($)
    Average Summary
Compensation
Table Total for
Other Named
Executive Officers


($)(2)(3)
    Average
Compensation
Actually Paid to
Other Named
Executive Officers


($)
    Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based on:     Net
Income
(Loss)


($)
    Net Cash
Used in
Operating
Activities


($)
 
  Total
Share-
holder
Return


($)(4)
    Peer Group Total
Shareholder
Return


($)(4)
 
2024   2,445,027     1,173,130     1,011,421     747,315     268.59     236.26     (47,841 )   43,973  
2023   2,060,136     1,056,571     1,175,670     891,365     376.44     280.74     99,756     15,409  
2022   2,747,850     1,484,907     686,862     427,754     325.13     224.98     (59,944 )   49,702  
2021   1,252,750     5,793,092     421,088     1,275,744     399.48     264.62     1,448     29,294  
2020   850,750     3,025,346     481,341     521,238     223.04     137.94     (27,872 )   32,178  
2019                           100.00     100.00              

Notes:

(1) For the years 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020, this is the total compensation, as depicted in the Summary Compensation Table below, for President and CEO, Mr. Chalmers.

(2) For 2024, this is the average total compensation, as depicted in the Summary Compensation Table above, for the Company's NEOs other than Mr. Chalmers, being: David C. Frydenlund, Executive VP, CLO and Corporate Secretary, Curtis H. Moore, Senior VP, Marketing and Corporate Development, Nathan R. Bennett, Chief Accounting Officer/Interim CFO and Timothy J. Carstens, Executive VP, Heavy Mineral Sands Operations. For 2023, this is the average total compensation, as depicted in the Summary Compensation Table above, for the Company's NEOs other than Mr. Chalmers, being: David C. Frydenlund, Executive VP, CLO and Corporate Secretary, Tom L. Brock, CFO through December 31, 2023, John L. Uhrie, Chief Operating Officer through July 14, 2023, Curtis H. Moore, Senior VP, Marketing and Corporate Development, and Scott A. Bakken, VP, Regulatory Affairs. For 2022, this represents the average total compensation for David C. Frydenlund, Executive VP, CLO and Corporate Secretary, Tom L. Brock, CFO, John L. Uhrie, Chief Operating Officer, and Curtis H. Moore, Senior VP, Marketing and Corporate Development. For 2021, this represents the average total compensation for David C. Frydenlund, CFO, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Curtis H. Moore, VP, Marketing and Corporate Development, Scott A. Bakken, VP, Regulatory Affairs, and Dee Ann Nazarenus, VP, Human Resources and Administration. For 2020, this represents the average total compensation for David C. Frydenlund, CFO, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, W. Paul Goranson, Chief Operating Officer, through August 30, 2020, Curtis H. Moore, VP, Marketing and Corporate Development, Scott A. Bakken, VP, Regulatory Affairs, Dee Ann Nazarenus, VP, Human Resources and Administration, and Matthew J. Tarnowski, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, through October 31, 2020.

(3) For 2023, the average total compensation includes a severance payment made to Mr. Uhrie of $1,069,071 and a severance payment made to Mr. Brock of $1,077,828.

(4) The Company's TSR represents a cumulative total 5-year return based on an initial investment of $100 in Energy Fuels Common Shares beginning on December 31, 2018, as compared with a peer group consisting of Arafura Rare Earths Ltd, Boss Resources, Cameco, Deep Yellow Ltd., Denison Mines, Eramet S.A., GoviEx Uranium, Iluka Resources Limited, Image Resources, Kenmare Resources plc, Lynas Rare Earth Ltd., MP Materials Corp, Neo Performance Materials, NexGen Energy, Fission, Paladin Energy, Peninsula Energy, Rare Element Resources Ltd., Texas Mineral Resources Corp., Tronox Holdings Plc, Ucore Rare Metals Inc., Uranium Energy Corp, and Ur-Energy. The closing prices of Energy Fuels' Common Shares on December 31, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 (or the last trading day prior thereto) were $5.13, $7.19, $6.21, $7.63 and $4.26, respectively.

 

To calculate CAP to the President and CEO and the average CAP to the other NEOs, the following amounts were deducted from and added to total compensation, as depicted in the Summary Compensation Table:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year
 
 
 
 
 
 
Summary
Compensation
Total

 
($)
 
    Deductions     Additions        
   
Amounts
Reported in the
Summary
Compensation
Table for Stock
Awards

 
($)
 
     
Aggregate
Change in
Value of
Accumulated
Benefits Under
Pension Plan
and ESSRP
 
($)
 
     
Fair Value of Stock
Awards as
Determined in
Accordance with
the SEC's
CAP
Methodology
(1)
 
($)
 
    Value of
Service Cost
and Prior
Service Cost
Attributable to
the Executive
Under the
Pension Plan

 
($)
 
     
 
 
 
 
Compensation
Actually Paid
(1)
 
($)
 
 
Principal Executive
Officer
       
2024 2,445,027     1,187,933     Nil     (83,964 )   Nil     1,173,130  
2023 2,060,136     1,061,280     Nil     57,715     Nil     1,056,571  
2022 2,747,850     1,894,000     Nil     631,057     Nil     1,484,907  
2021 1,252,750     510,000     Nil     5,050,342     Nil     5,793,092  
2020 850,750     190,000     Nil     2,364,596     Nil     3,025,346  
Average for other NEOs        
2024 1,011,421     538,154     Nil     274,048     Nil     747,315  
2023 1,175,670(2 )   351,311     Nil     67,006     Nil     891,365(2 )
2022 686,862     349,708     Nil     90,600     Nil     427,754  
2021 421,088     123,521     Nil     978,177     Nil     1,275,744  
2020 481,341(3 )   70,065     Nil     109,962     Nil     521,238(3 )

Notes:

(1) For 2024, the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology for the Principal Executive Officer was calculated as $755,418 for awards granted during the year that remain unvested, less a decrease of $851,075 for changes in the fair value for awards granted in prior years that remain unvested, plus an increase of $11,694 for RSU awards that vested during the year due to an increase in the share price from $7.19 on December 31, 2023 to the vested share price of $7.30 on January 27, 2024, totaling a net decrease for the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology during 2024 of $83,964. The Compensation actually paid to the Principal Executive Officer in 2024 using the SEC's CAP methodology was then calculated as the Principal Executive Officer's Total Compensation for 2024 as set out in the Summary Compensation Table, less the amount reported in the Summary Compensation Table for Stock Awards made to the Principal Executive Officer, plus the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology. This resulted in Compensation Actually Paid to the Principal Executive Officer in 2024 of $1,173,130. For 2023, the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology for the Principal Executive Officer was calculated as $1,001,843 for awards granted during the year that remain unvested, less a decrease of $1,084,552 for changes in the fair value for awards granted in prior years that remain unvested, plus an increase of $140,673 for RSU awards that vested during the year due to an increase in the share price from $6.21 on December 31, 2022 to the vested share price of $7.54 on January 27, 2023, totaling a net amount for the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology during 2023 of $57,715. The Compensation actually paid to the Principal Executive Officer in 2023 using the SEC's CAP methodology was then calculated as the Principal Executive Officer's Total Compensation for 2023 as set out in the Summary Compensation Table, less the amount reported in the Summary Compensation Table for Stock Awards made to the Principal Executive Officer, plus the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology. This resulted in Compensation Actually Paid to the Principal Executive Officer in 2023 of $1,056,571. For 2022, the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology for the Principal Executive Officer was calculated as $1,840,035 for awards granted during the year that remain unvested, less a decrease of $936,552 for changes in the fair value for awards granted in prior years that remain unvested, less a decrease of $272,426 for RSU awards that vested during the year due to a decrease in the share price from $7.63 on December 31, 2021 to the vested share price of $5.65 on January 27, 2022, totaling a net amount for the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology during 2022 of $631,057. The Compensation actually paid to the Principal Executive Officer in 2022 using the SEC's CAP methodology was then calculated as the Principal Executive Officer's Total Compensation for 2022 as set out in the Summary Compensation Table, less the amount reported in the Summary Compensation Table for Stock Awards made to the Principal Executive Officer, plus the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology. This resulted in Compensation Actually Paid to the Principal Executive Officer in 2022 of $1,484,907. For 2021, the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology for the Principal Executive Officer was calculated as $1,000,331 for awards granted during the year that remain unvested, plus an increase of $1,281,388 for changes in the fair value for awards granted in prior years that remain unvested, plus an addition of $2,768,623 for awards that vested during the year, nearly all of which were related to SARs with an exercise price of $2.92 whereby the share price was $7.14 on March 17, 2021 for the vesting of the first tranche and $9.77 on November 3, 2021 for the vesting of the second tranche, totaling $5,050,342, resulting in Compensation Actually Paid to the Principal Executive Officer using this methodology of $5,793,092 for 2021. For 2020, the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology for the Principal Executive Officer was calculated as $461,588 for awards granted during the year that remain unvested, plus an increase of $1,950,026 for changes in the fair value for awards granted in prior years that remain unvested, less a decrease of $47,018 for awards that vested during the year due to a decrease in the share price from $1.91 on December 31, 2019 to the vested share price of $1.61 on January 27, 2020, totaling $2,364,596, resulting in Compensation Actually Paid to the Principal Executive Officer using this methodology of $3,025,346 for 2020. For 2024, the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology for the average of other NEOs was calculated as $408,092 for awards granted during the year that remain unvested, less a decrease of $136,228 for changes in the fair value for awards granted in prior years that remain unvested, plus an increase of $2,185 for RSU awards that vested during the year due to an increase in the share price from $7.19 on December 31, 2023 to the vested share price of $7.30 on January 27, 2024, totaling $274,048, resulting in Compensation Actually Paid to the average of other NEOs using this methodology of $747,315 for 2024. For 2023, the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology for the average of other NEOs was calculated as $170,258 for awards granted during the year that remain unvested, less a decrease of $103,161 for changes in the fair value for awards granted in prior years that remain unvested, plus an increase of $31,600 for RSU awards that vested during the year due to an increase in the share price from $6.21 on December 31, 2022 to the vested share price of $7.54 on January 27, 2023, less $31,692 for awards granted in prior years that did not meet the applicable vesting conditions during the year, totaling $67,006, resulting in Compensation Actually Paid to the average of other NEOs using this methodology of $891,365 for 2023. For 2022, the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology for the average of other NEOs was calculated as $344,901 for awards granted during the year that remain unvested, less a decrease of $201,080 for changes in the fair value for awards granted in prior years that remain unvested, less a decrease of $53,222 for RSU awards that vested during the year due to a decrease in the share price from $7.63 on December 31, 2021 to the vested share price of $5.65 on January 27, 2022, totaling $90,600, resulting in Compensation Actually Paid to the average of other NEOs using this methodology of $427,754 for 2022. For 2021, the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology for the average of other NEOs was calculated as $242,273 for awards granted during the year that remain unvested, plus an increase of $404,704 for changes in the fair value for awards granted in prior years that remain unvested, plus an addition of $331,200 for awards that vested during the year , nearly all of which were related to SARs with an exercise price of $2.92 whereby the share price was $7.14 on March 17, 2021 for the vesting of the first tranche and $9.77 on November 3, 2021 for the vesting of the second tranche, totaling $978,177, resulting in Compensation Actually Paid to the average of other NEOs using this methodology of $1,275,744 for 2021. For 2020, the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology for the average of other NEOs was calculated as $150,188 for awards granted during the year that remain unvested, plus an increase of $205,953 for changes in the fair value for awards granted in prior years that remain unvested, less a decrease of $15,249 for awards that vested during the year due to a decrease in the share price from $1.91 on December 31, 2019 to the vested share price of $1.61 on January 27, 2020, less a reduction of $230,930 for awards that were forfeited during the year, totaling $109,962, resulting in Compensation Actually Paid to the average of other NEOs using this methodology of $521,238 for 2020.

(2) This amount includes a severance payment made to Mr. Uhrie of $1,069,071 and a severance payment made to Mr. Brock of $1,077,828, each in connection with their terminations of employment, "without just cause" as defined in their Employment Agreements, in 2023.

(3) This amount includes severance payments of $803,925 paid to Mr. William Paul Goranson and $184,000 paid to Mr. Matthew Tarnowski, each in connection with their termination of employment in 2020.

The fair value of Common Share awards includes the value of RSU awards, performance-based SAR awards and Performance-Based Options granted as of December 31, 2024. The measurement date fair value of RSU awards was determined based on the higher of (i) the five-day VWAP of the Company's Common Shares on the NYSE American ending on the trading day immediately prior to the date of grant, and (ii) the market closing price of the Company's Common Shares on the NYSE American on the trading day immediately prior to the date of grant.

The SAR awards include three (3) tiered, market-based vesting components that require the sustained retention of set Common Share values, each over a 90-calendar-day period within the grant's five-year term. While market-based, the SARs are nonetheless viewed as performance-based instruments because they only vest upon the achievement of performance goals designed to significantly increase TSR, which the Company directly links to management's performance in developing, implementing and growing its initiatives, all while balancing compensation incentives with risk management. The measurement date fair value of the market-based component of the performance share awards was determined using a Monte Carlo fair value simulation model incorporating the assumptions outlined below.

Grant Year 2019
Measurement Date 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2022 12/31/2023
           
Risk-free interest rate 1.7% 0.2% 0.7% 4.7% 5.6%
Expected term (in years) 4.1 3.1 2.1 1.1 0.1
Expected volatility 65.0% 72.5% 85.0% 80.0% 57.5%
Dividend yield 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

 

Grant Year 2022   2023
Measurement Date 12/31/2022 12/31/2023 12/31/2024   12/31/2023 12/31/2024
             
Risk-free interest rate 4.1% 4.0% 4.3%   3.9% 4.3%
Expected term (in years) 4.1 3.1 2.1   4.1 3.1
Expected volatility 82.5% 57.5% 62.5%   57.5% 62.5%

Dividend yield

0%

0%

0%

 

0%

0%

The Performance-Based Option awards are set at a 10% premium to the higher of (i) the VWAP of the Common Shares of the Company on the NYSE American for the five trading days ending on the last trading day prior to the date of the meeting when granted, and (ii) the closing price of the common shares of the Company on the NYSE American on the last trading day prior to the date of such meeting.The measurement date fair value of the market-based component of the performance share awards was determined using a Black Scholes fair value simulation model incorporating the assumptions outlined below.

Grant Year 2024
Measurement Date 12/31/2024
   
Risk-free interest rate 4.3%
Expected term (in years) 2.5
Expected volatility 56.1%
Dividend yield 0%
 

Compensation Actually Paid Versus Financial Performance Measures

The following disclosure summarizes the relationship between each of the financial performance measures in the pay versus performance table above and CAP to our President and CEO and, on average, to our other NEOs, for each of the five years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

Relationship Between Executive Compensation Actually Paid and the Cumulative Total Shareholder Return Over the Last Five Years

Over the last five years spanning December 31, 2019 through December 31, 2024, the Company’s increase in TSR was 168.59% (an increase from $100.00 to $268.59 over that time period) compared to an increase of 136.26% (an increase from $100.00 to $236.26) for the Company’s uranium peers. The Company’s stronger performance relative to the Company is particularly noteworthy due to the fact that during that time period the Company has not only focused on maintaining a strong position in the uranium market but has also diversified into other commodities (most particularly HMS and REEs) to provide more protection in down uranium markets. A 168.59% TSR over a five-year period with the added diversification into other commodities besides uranium, particularly compared to a lesser performance by the Company’s peer group as a whole during the same period, is viewed by the Company as significantly positive and was therefore taken into account, along with other factors, in connection with the increases in total compensation paid to the Company’s President and CEO and other NEOs in 2024 compared to 2023. Other factors that contributed to increases in compensation levels for the President and CEO and other NEOs of the Company over the last five years were: the increase in the market capitalization of the Company and an increase in the size of other companies in the Company’s peer group used for compensation decisions; and the success of the Company in a number of its initiatives, as more particularly set forth in the 2024 Subjective Factors described under 2024 STIP Goals and Performance, above.

Relationship Between Executive Compensation Actually Paid and Net Income Over the Last Five Years

The Company is in an industry that is heavily dependent on the prices of uranium, certain REEs, HMS, vanadium and radioisotopes. When these commodity prices are high, development, extraction, production and related operations can be ramped up and in full swing. However, when commodity prices are low, operations and other development activities are generally curtailed, and properties and facilities are placed on standby or are potentially shut down. During periods of low commodity prices, which the Company has experienced in varying degrees over the last several years, and with projects in the development and permitting stages, industry participants can face negative cashflows and losses and are often tasked with minimizing those negative cashflows and losses, while at the same time maintaining their valuable assets in a state of readiness for a ramp-up when commodity prices recover, and in the case of the Company growing and diversifying its asset base. As a result of this heavy reliance on commodity prices and large fluctuations in cashflows and income and losses, typical performance metrics, such as net income or loss, earnings per share, revenue growth, and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, etc. are not always meaningful to the Company at this stage in its growth and development. Further, the Company's share price and TSR are heavily impacted by commodity price changes and expectations of future commodity price changes, which are often unrelated to net income and other typical performance measures for companies whose operations are on standby or in a negative cash-flow growth/diversification mode. As a result, the CAP to the CEO and other NEOs can be heavily influenced by the impact of share price fluctuations on unvested securities, which can often outweigh any impacts that changes in net income and other typical performance metrics may have on CAP.

For example, net income (loss) for the Company is currently not a meaningful metric to measure against the compensation of our President and CEO and other NEOs. After an uptick in 2019, uranium prices were low during most of the period 2020 through mid-2023, so the Company, along with its uranium peers, had to manage negative cash flows and losses during such period. Although uranium prices rose again in 2022 and 2023, and the Company has been rehabilitating and developing a number of its standby mines for future production, resulting in three coming back into production commencing in late 2023, the majority of such rehabilitation and development expenses have been required to be expensed, rather than capitalized, because the Company has not had any mineral reserves, under U.S. definitions, at the majority of its standby uranium mines (with the Pinyon Plain mine being the sole exception). In addition, the Company has been required to expense a portion of its development expenses for its REE initiative over those years. Further, spot uranium prices have generally been declining since early February 2024, which has impacted uranium property development activities and profits from uranium mining in 2024.

These factors resulted in approximately $27.8 million in net losses for the Company in 2020. The Company had net income of approximately $1.5 million in 2021, due primarily to the sale of several of its non-core properties to Consolidated Uranium Inc. ("CUR," which merged into IsoEnergy Limited in late 2023) during that year. However, that net income did not directly factor into any compensation decisions, as it was not considered by the Company to represent recurring net income. During 2022, the Company had a net loss of approximately $59.9 million, which also did not directly factor into compensation decisions. This is because approximately $16.90 million of that loss was due to a non-cash mark-to-market loss on investments accounted for at fair value due primarily to a decrease in the market price of our CUR shares over 2022. In addition, the Company faced increased expenses associated with significantly advancing our uranium, REE and radioisotope initiatives in 2022, including: preparing four of our uranium mines for production; development expenses associated with developing commercial REE separation capabilities, in addition to our existing mixed RE Carbonate commercial production capabilities; expenses associated with advancing our medical isotope initiatives; increased transaction expenses arising from costs associated with acquiring our Bahia Project in Brazil, and costs associated with the sale of our now former Alta Mesa Project in Texas; and increased other selling, general and administrative expenses associated with significant additions to executive and management/supervisory personnel, enhanced business processes, and other general and administrative expenses required to support all these increased levels of activity. Further, a number of transactions, including the sale of the Company's Alta Mesa Project, resulted in expenses in 2022, followed by a significant gain of $119.26 million in 2023 due to the respective sales of the Alta Mesa project and the transaction's underlying Convertible Note, which ultimately resulted in net income in 2023 of $99.76 million. During 2024, the Company incurred a net loss of $47.84 million primarily due to one-time transaction and integration costs that totaled $10.34 million related to the acquisition of Base Resources and the Donald Project Joint Venture, recurring operating expenses, and additional operating expenses associated with the increased headcount of retained Base Resources employees and Kwale HMS mine reclamation costs. As a result of all these factors, in our case, net income is not considered to be an appropriate metric to compare directly against compensation decisions for the Company's President and CEO and other NEOs due to its variability from year to year.

To address the Company's inability to rely on typical performance metrics, such as net income or loss, earnings per share, revenue growth, and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, etc., the Company implemented its STIP in January 2016 and its LTIP in January 2018, which as discussed in more detail above, are intended to set out meaningful performance criteria tailored specifically to the Company, in light of the general inability to rely on more standard performance indicators. The STIP sets short-term performance goals each year that are tied primarily to the Company meeting its annual budget, as set by the Board, as well as the objectives over the year as set out in the Company's long-term strategic plan. Cash bonuses for NEOs are awarded each year based on performance relative to the STIP performance goals for the year, as determined by the Board in January of the following year.

As also discussed in more detail above, the LTIP sets long-term performance goals each year tailored specifically to the Company that have implications beyond the current year. Equity awards for NEOs are awarded for each year based on performance relative to the LTIP performance goals for the year, as determined by the Board in January of the following year.

Relationship Between Executive Compensation Actually Paid and Net Cash Used in Operating Activities Over the Last Five Years

Although the Company does not rely on net cash used in operating activities, per se, in its compensation decisions, one of the performance goals in the Company's STIP over the last several years has been related to Net Recurring and Discretionary Cash Flows, which can be similar to Net cash used in operating activities. STIP performance goals are typically set to ensure that management meets the Company's budget expectations. Compensation decisions are based in part on how well management manages the Company's annual budget to maintain Net Recurring and Discretionary Cash Flows within budget while achieving the budgeted initiatives. Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $32.2 million and $29.3 million in 2020 and 2021 but increased to approximately $49.7 million in 2022, which is consistent with increased budgeted Net Recurring and Discretionary Cash Flows in 2022 compared to previous years as a result of increased budgeted initiatives in 2022 relative to previous years. In 2023, net cash used in operating activities was $15.4 million, which was consistent with net Recurring Cash Outflows of $20.3 million. In 2024, net cash used in operating activities was $44.0 million, which was consistent with Recurring Cash Outflows and Discretionary Cash Flows of $47.6 million.

Performance Measures

As described in detail above, the performance measures which we believe are most important and are used in our STIP and LTIP in determining compensation paid to each of our NEOs are generally applied equally across each NEO, recognizing the need for all top executives to focus primarily on working as a team to achieve the objective corporate goals set out for the Company in a given year and on a long-term basis. In 2024, Messrs. Chalmers, Frydenlund Moore, Bennett and Carstens were considered NEOs of the Company. Only the NEOs and other officers of the Company were subject to the STIP and LTIP in 2024.

Included in the table below are the most important performance measures used to link compensation actually paid to Company performance, by NEO, for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Named Executive
Officer
Total
Shareholder
Return
(1)
Total
Recurring and
Non-Recurring
Cash Flow
(2)
Working
Capital
(3)
Company
satisfies
specified
milestones for
advancement of
REE initiative
(4)
Company
satisfies
specified
milestones for
advancement
of radioisotope
initiative
(5)
Company secures
additional
activities expected
to result in Net
Cash Increment to
Company beyond
2024
(6)
Company
obtains
specified
permitting
milestones
(7)
Company
satisfies
specified
milestones
for Mining
Activities(8)
Mark Chalmers

David Frydenlund

Curtis Moore

Nathan Bennett

Tim Carstens

Notes:

(1) For more on this performance measure, refer to the Performance Graph “Comparison of 5-Year Cumulative Total Return” and 2024 LTIP Goals and Performance, “Total Shareholder Return Performance,” above.

(2) For more on this performance measure, refer to 2024 STIP Goals and Performance, “Total Recurring and Non-Recurring Cash Flow, plus Minimum Liquid Working Capital Balance,” above."

(3) For more on this performance measure, refer to 2024 STIP Goals and Performance, “Total Recurring and Non-Recurring Cash Flow, plus Minimum Liquid Working Capital Balance,” 2024 LTIP Goals and Performance, “Secure Additional Activities that are Expected to Result in a Net Cash Increment to the Company Beyond 2024,” and the STIP and LTIP subjective component, “Strong Working Capital Position,” above."

(4) For more on this performance measure, refer to 2024 STIP Goals and Performance, “ESG Goal: Advance REE Initiative” and “ESG Goal: Advance South Bahia Project,” 2024 LTIP Goals and Performance, “ESG Goal: Advance Long Term REE Initiatives” and the STIP and LTIP subjective components, “M&A Activity,” “Advancing Toliara,” “Advancing Toward FIC for Donald Project,” “REE Program Advancement” and “Expanded the Management Team,” above.

(5) For more on this performance measure, refer to 2024 STIP Goals and Performance, “ESG Goal: Advance TAT Development and Permitting,” and the STIP and LTIP subjective components, “M&A Activity,” and “TAT Program” and “Expanded the Management Team,” above.

(6) For more on this performance measure, refer to 2024 LTIP Goals and Performance, “Secure Additional Activities that are Expected to Result in a Net Cash Increment to the Company Beyond 2024” and the STIP and LTIP subjective component, “Uranium Sales,” above.

(7) For more on this performance measure, refer to 2024 LTIP Goals and Performance, “Scalability of Production” and the STIP and LTIP subjective component, “Permitting,” above.

(8) For more on this performance measure, refer to 2024 STIP Goals and Performance, “Uranium Mining and Production,” “Advance Development at Nichols Ranch,” 2024 LTIP Goals and Performance, “Expand Uranium Resource Base,” and the STIP and LTIP subjective components, “Uranium and Uranium/Vanadium Mining,” “Navajo Nation Discussions,” “Development Activities” and “Permitting,” above. 

Equity Grants in 2025 for Performance in 2024

Under the Company's LTIP and standard corporate practices, equity awards were made in January 2025 for performance during 2024, based on satisfaction of the various performance goals set out in the LTIP for 2024 for the NEOs and applying established bonus and equity thresholds that correspond to the individuals' respective employment classifications, as discussed above, for any other NEOs and salaried Company employees. See "Long-Term Incentives - Equity Compensation" in the Company's Compensation Analysis and Discussion, above. The following share-based equity grants (made in RSUs) and option-based equity grants (made in Performance-Based Options) were made in January 2025 for performance in 2024 and are not included in the Summary Compensation Table, above, which includes only equity grants made during the relevant fiscal years.

Name and Principal Position

Share Based Awards(1)

Option Based Awards(2)

Mark S. Chalmers

President and CEO

922,862

372,874

David C. Frydenlund

Executive VP, CLO and Corporate Secretary

552,020

223,038

Curtis H. Moore

Senior VP, Marketing and Corporate Development

285,863

115,500

Nathan R. Bennett

CFO

146,525

59,202

Timothy J. Carstens

Executive VP, Heavy Mineral Sands Operations

570,663

285,331

Notes:

(1) The share-based awards were comprised of RSUs, which were granted in 2025 for performance in 2024, and which will appear in the Summary Compensation Table in the Proxy Statement Filed in 2026 as compensation for 2025. The fair value of each RSU award granted was calculated as the higher of (a) the closing trading price of the Common Shares on the NYSE American on the last trading day prior to the date of grant of the RSU, or (b) the VWAP of the Common Shares on the NYSE American for the five trading days ending on the last trading day prior to the date of grant of the RSU.

(2) Option-based awards granted in 2025 were in the form of Performance-Based Options (i.e., having a strike price set at a 10% premium to the FMV at the time of grant) granted in January 2025 for performance in 2024, and which will appear in the Summary Compensation Table in the Proxy Statement filed in 2026 as compensation for 2025. Each Performance-Based Option granted in 2025 for performance in 2024, which has vested, entitles the holder, on exercise, to be issued a fully paid and non-assessable Common Share of the Company. The fair value of each Performance-Based Option award granted, being $2.2939/Performance-Based Option, was calculated using the Black Scholes valuation model. The Performance Based Options granted in 2025 are subject to a term of five years and vest as to 50% one year from the date of grant and as to 50% two years from the date of grant.

         
Named Executive Officers, Footnote For 2024, this is the average total compensation, as depicted in the Summary Compensation Table above, for the Company's NEOs other than Mr. Chalmers, being: David C. Frydenlund, Executive VP, CLO and Corporate Secretary, Curtis H. Moore, Senior VP, Marketing and Corporate Development, Nathan R. Bennett, Chief Accounting Officer/Interim CFO and Timothy J. Carstens, Executive VP, Heavy Mineral Sands Operations. For 2023, this is the average total compensation, as depicted in the Summary Compensation Table above, for the Company's NEOs other than Mr. Chalmers, being: David C. Frydenlund, Executive VP, CLO and Corporate Secretary, Tom L. Brock, CFO through December 31, 2023, John L. Uhrie, Chief Operating Officer through July 14, 2023, Curtis H. Moore, Senior VP, Marketing and Corporate Development, and Scott A. Bakken, VP, Regulatory Affairs. For 2022, this represents the average total compensation for David C. Frydenlund, Executive VP, CLO and Corporate Secretary, Tom L. Brock, CFO, John L. Uhrie, Chief Operating Officer, and Curtis H. Moore, Senior VP, Marketing and Corporate Development. For 2021, this represents the average total compensation for David C. Frydenlund, CFO, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Curtis H. Moore, VP, Marketing and Corporate Development, Scott A. Bakken, VP, Regulatory Affairs, and Dee Ann Nazarenus, VP, Human Resources and Administration. For 2020, this represents the average total compensation for David C. Frydenlund, CFO, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, W. Paul Goranson, Chief Operating Officer, through August 30, 2020, Curtis H. Moore, VP, Marketing and Corporate Development, Scott A. Bakken, VP, Regulatory Affairs, Dee Ann Nazarenus, VP, Human Resources and Administration, and Matthew J. Tarnowski, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, through October 31, 2020.          
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote The Company's TSR represents a cumulative total 5-year return based on an initial investment of $100 in Energy Fuels Common Shares beginning on December 31, 2018, as compared with a peer group consisting of Arafura Rare Earths Ltd, Boss Resources, Cameco, Deep Yellow Ltd., Denison Mines, Eramet S.A., GoviEx Uranium, Iluka Resources Limited, Image Resources, Kenmare Resources plc, Lynas Rare Earth Ltd., MP Materials Corp, Neo Performance Materials, NexGen Energy, Fission, Paladin Energy, Peninsula Energy, Rare Element Resources Ltd., Texas Mineral Resources Corp., Tronox Holdings Plc, Ucore Rare Metals Inc., Uranium Energy Corp, and Ur-Energy.          
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 2,445,027 $ 2,060,136 $ 2,747,850 $ 1,252,750 $ 850,750  
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount $ 1,173,130 1,056,571 1,484,907 5,793,092 3,025,346  
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote For 2024, the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology for the Principal Executive Officer was calculated as $755,418 for awards granted during the year that remain unvested, less a decrease of $851,075 for changes in the fair value for awards granted in prior years that remain unvested, plus an increase of $11,694 for RSU awards that vested during the year due to an increase in the share price from $7.19 on December 31, 2023 to the vested share price of $7.30 on January 27, 2024, totaling a net decrease for the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology during 2024 of $83,964. The Compensation actually paid to the Principal Executive Officer in 2024 using the SEC's CAP methodology was then calculated as the Principal Executive Officer's Total Compensation for 2024 as set out in the Summary Compensation Table, less the amount reported in the Summary Compensation Table for Stock Awards made to the Principal Executive Officer, plus the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology. This resulted in Compensation Actually Paid to the Principal Executive Officer in 2024 of $1,173,130. For 2023, the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology for the Principal Executive Officer was calculated as $1,001,843 for awards granted during the year that remain unvested, less a decrease of $1,084,552 for changes in the fair value for awards granted in prior years that remain unvested, plus an increase of $140,673 for RSU awards that vested during the year due to an increase in the share price from $6.21 on December 31, 2022 to the vested share price of $7.54 on January 27, 2023, totaling a net amount for the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology during 2023 of $57,715. The Compensation actually paid to the Principal Executive Officer in 2023 using the SEC's CAP methodology was then calculated as the Principal Executive Officer's Total Compensation for 2023 as set out in the Summary Compensation Table, less the amount reported in the Summary Compensation Table for Stock Awards made to the Principal Executive Officer, plus the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology. This resulted in Compensation Actually Paid to the Principal Executive Officer in 2023 of $1,056,571. For 2022, the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology for the Principal Executive Officer was calculated as $1,840,035 for awards granted during the year that remain unvested, less a decrease of $936,552 for changes in the fair value for awards granted in prior years that remain unvested, less a decrease of $272,426 for RSU awards that vested during the year due to a decrease in the share price from $7.63 on December 31, 2021 to the vested share price of $5.65 on January 27, 2022, totaling a net amount for the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology during 2022 of $631,057. The Compensation actually paid to the Principal Executive Officer in 2022 using the SEC's CAP methodology was then calculated as the Principal Executive Officer's Total Compensation for 2022 as set out in the Summary Compensation Table, less the amount reported in the Summary Compensation Table for Stock Awards made to the Principal Executive Officer, plus the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology. This resulted in Compensation Actually Paid to the Principal Executive Officer in 2022 of $1,484,907. For 2021, the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology for the Principal Executive Officer was calculated as $1,000,331 for awards granted during the year that remain unvested, plus an increase of $1,281,388 for changes in the fair value for awards granted in prior years that remain unvested, plus an addition of $2,768,623 for awards that vested during the year, nearly all of which were related to SARs with an exercise price of $2.92 whereby the share price was $7.14 on March 17, 2021 for the vesting of the first tranche and $9.77 on November 3, 2021 for the vesting of the second tranche, totaling $5,050,342, resulting in Compensation Actually Paid to the Principal Executive Officer using this methodology of $5,793,092 for 2021. For 2020, the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology for the Principal Executive Officer was calculated as $461,588 for awards granted during the year that remain unvested, plus an increase of $1,950,026 for changes in the fair value for awards granted in prior years that remain unvested, less a decrease of $47,018 for awards that vested during the year due to a decrease in the share price from $1.91 on December 31, 2019 to the vested share price of $1.61 on January 27, 2020, totaling $2,364,596, resulting in Compensation Actually Paid to the Principal Executive Officer using this methodology of $3,025,346 for 2020.          
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount $ 1,011,421 1,175,670 686,862 421,088 481,341  
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 747,315 891,365 427,754 1,275,744 521,238  
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote For 2024, the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology for the average of other NEOs was calculated as $408,092 for awards granted during the year that remain unvested, less a decrease of $136,228 for changes in the fair value for awards granted in prior years that remain unvested, plus an increase of $2,185 for RSU awards that vested during the year due to an increase in the share price from $7.19 on December 31, 2023 to the vested share price of $7.30 on January 27, 2024, totaling $274,048, resulting in Compensation Actually Paid to the average of other NEOs using this methodology of $747,315 for 2024. For 2023, the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology for the average of other NEOs was calculated as $170,258 for awards granted during the year that remain unvested, less a decrease of $103,161 for changes in the fair value for awards granted in prior years that remain unvested, plus an increase of $31,600 for RSU awards that vested during the year due to an increase in the share price from $6.21 on December 31, 2022 to the vested share price of $7.54 on January 27, 2023, less $31,692 for awards granted in prior years that did not meet the applicable vesting conditions during the year, totaling $67,006, resulting in Compensation Actually Paid to the average of other NEOs using this methodology of $891,365 for 2023. For 2022, the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology for the average of other NEOs was calculated as $344,901 for awards granted during the year that remain unvested, less a decrease of $201,080 for changes in the fair value for awards granted in prior years that remain unvested, less a decrease of $53,222 for RSU awards that vested during the year due to a decrease in the share price from $7.63 on December 31, 2021 to the vested share price of $5.65 on January 27, 2022, totaling $90,600, resulting in Compensation Actually Paid to the average of other NEOs using this methodology of $427,754 for 2022. For 2021, the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology for the average of other NEOs was calculated as $242,273 for awards granted during the year that remain unvested, plus an increase of $404,704 for changes in the fair value for awards granted in prior years that remain unvested, plus an addition of $331,200 for awards that vested during the year , nearly all of which were related to SARs with an exercise price of $2.92 whereby the share price was $7.14 on March 17, 2021 for the vesting of the first tranche and $9.77 on November 3, 2021 for the vesting of the second tranche, totaling $978,177, resulting in Compensation Actually Paid to the average of other NEOs using this methodology of $1,275,744 for 2021. For 2020, the Fair-Value of Stock Awards as Determined in Accordance with the SEC's CAP Methodology for the average of other NEOs was calculated as $150,188 for awards granted during the year that remain unvested, plus an increase of $205,953 for changes in the fair value for awards granted in prior years that remain unvested, less a decrease of $15,249 for awards that vested during the year due to a decrease in the share price from $1.91 on December 31, 2019 to the vested share price of $1.61 on January 27, 2020, less a reduction of $230,930 for awards that were forfeited during the year, totaling $109,962, resulting in Compensation Actually Paid to the average of other NEOs using this methodology of $521,238 for 2020.          
Equity Valuation Assumption Difference, Footnote

Equity Grants in 2025 for Performance in 2024

Under the Company's LTIP and standard corporate practices, equity awards were made in January 2025 for performance during 2024, based on satisfaction of the various performance goals set out in the LTIP for 2024 for the NEOs and applying established bonus and equity thresholds that correspond to the individuals' respective employment classifications, as discussed above, for any other NEOs and salaried Company employees. See "Long-Term Incentives - Equity Compensation" in the Company's Compensation Analysis and Discussion, above. The following share-based equity grants (made in RSUs) and option-based equity grants (made in Performance-Based Options) were made in January 2025 for performance in 2024 and are not included in the Summary Compensation Table, above, which includes only equity grants made during the relevant fiscal years.

Name and Principal Position

Share Based Awards(1)

Option Based Awards(2)

Mark S. Chalmers

President and CEO

922,862

372,874

David C. Frydenlund

Executive VP, CLO and Corporate Secretary

552,020

223,038

Curtis H. Moore

Senior VP, Marketing and Corporate Development

285,863

115,500

Nathan R. Bennett

CFO

146,525

59,202

Timothy J. Carstens

Executive VP, Heavy Mineral Sands Operations

570,663

285,331

Notes:

(1) The share-based awards were comprised of RSUs, which were granted in 2025 for performance in 2024, and which will appear in the Summary Compensation Table in the Proxy Statement Filed in 2026 as compensation for 2025. The fair value of each RSU award granted was calculated as the higher of (a) the closing trading price of the Common Shares on the NYSE American on the last trading day prior to the date of grant of the RSU, or (b) the VWAP of the Common Shares on the NYSE American for the five trading days ending on the last trading day prior to the date of grant of the RSU.

(2) Option-based awards granted in 2025 were in the form of Performance-Based Options (i.e., having a strike price set at a 10% premium to the FMV at the time of grant) granted in January 2025 for performance in 2024, and which will appear in the Summary Compensation Table in the Proxy Statement filed in 2026 as compensation for 2025. Each Performance-Based Option granted in 2025 for performance in 2024, which has vested, entitles the holder, on exercise, to be issued a fully paid and non-assessable Common Share of the Company. The fair value of each Performance-Based Option award granted, being $2.2939/Performance-Based Option, was calculated using the Black Scholes valuation model. The Performance Based Options granted in 2025 are subject to a term of five years and vest as to 50% one year from the date of grant and as to 50% two years from the date of grant.

         
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return

Relationship Between Executive Compensation Actually Paid and the Cumulative Total Shareholder Return Over the Last Five Years

Over the last five years spanning December 31, 2019 through December 31, 2024, the Company’s increase in TSR was 168.59% (an increase from $100.00 to $268.59 over that time period) compared to an increase of 136.26% (an increase from $100.00 to $236.26) for the Company’s uranium peers. The Company’s stronger performance relative to the Company is particularly noteworthy due to the fact that during that time period the Company has not only focused on maintaining a strong position in the uranium market but has also diversified into other commodities (most particularly HMS and REEs) to provide more protection in down uranium markets. A 168.59% TSR over a five-year period with the added diversification into other commodities besides uranium, particularly compared to a lesser performance by the Company’s peer group as a whole during the same period, is viewed by the Company as significantly positive and was therefore taken into account, along with other factors, in connection with the increases in total compensation paid to the Company’s President and CEO and other NEOs in 2024 compared to 2023. Other factors that contributed to increases in compensation levels for the President and CEO and other NEOs of the Company over the last five years were: the increase in the market capitalization of the Company and an increase in the size of other companies in the Company’s peer group used for compensation decisions; and the success of the Company in a number of its initiatives, as more particularly set forth in the 2024 Subjective Factors described under 2024 STIP Goals and Performance, above.

         
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income

Relationship Between Executive Compensation Actually Paid and Net Income Over the Last Five Years

The Company is in an industry that is heavily dependent on the prices of uranium, certain REEs, HMS, vanadium and radioisotopes. When these commodity prices are high, development, extraction, production and related operations can be ramped up and in full swing. However, when commodity prices are low, operations and other development activities are generally curtailed, and properties and facilities are placed on standby or are potentially shut down. During periods of low commodity prices, which the Company has experienced in varying degrees over the last several years, and with projects in the development and permitting stages, industry participants can face negative cashflows and losses and are often tasked with minimizing those negative cashflows and losses, while at the same time maintaining their valuable assets in a state of readiness for a ramp-up when commodity prices recover, and in the case of the Company growing and diversifying its asset base. As a result of this heavy reliance on commodity prices and large fluctuations in cashflows and income and losses, typical performance metrics, such as net income or loss, earnings per share, revenue growth, and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, etc. are not always meaningful to the Company at this stage in its growth and development. Further, the Company's share price and TSR are heavily impacted by commodity price changes and expectations of future commodity price changes, which are often unrelated to net income and other typical performance measures for companies whose operations are on standby or in a negative cash-flow growth/diversification mode. As a result, the CAP to the CEO and other NEOs can be heavily influenced by the impact of share price fluctuations on unvested securities, which can often outweigh any impacts that changes in net income and other typical performance metrics may have on CAP.

For example, net income (loss) for the Company is currently not a meaningful metric to measure against the compensation of our President and CEO and other NEOs. After an uptick in 2019, uranium prices were low during most of the period 2020 through mid-2023, so the Company, along with its uranium peers, had to manage negative cash flows and losses during such period. Although uranium prices rose again in 2022 and 2023, and the Company has been rehabilitating and developing a number of its standby mines for future production, resulting in three coming back into production commencing in late 2023, the majority of such rehabilitation and development expenses have been required to be expensed, rather than capitalized, because the Company has not had any mineral reserves, under U.S. definitions, at the majority of its standby uranium mines (with the Pinyon Plain mine being the sole exception). In addition, the Company has been required to expense a portion of its development expenses for its REE initiative over those years. Further, spot uranium prices have generally been declining since early February 2024, which has impacted uranium property development activities and profits from uranium mining in 2024.

These factors resulted in approximately $27.8 million in net losses for the Company in 2020. The Company had net income of approximately $1.5 million in 2021, due primarily to the sale of several of its non-core properties to Consolidated Uranium Inc. ("CUR," which merged into IsoEnergy Limited in late 2023) during that year. However, that net income did not directly factor into any compensation decisions, as it was not considered by the Company to represent recurring net income. During 2022, the Company had a net loss of approximately $59.9 million, which also did not directly factor into compensation decisions. This is because approximately $16.90 million of that loss was due to a non-cash mark-to-market loss on investments accounted for at fair value due primarily to a decrease in the market price of our CUR shares over 2022. In addition, the Company faced increased expenses associated with significantly advancing our uranium, REE and radioisotope initiatives in 2022, including: preparing four of our uranium mines for production; development expenses associated with developing commercial REE separation capabilities, in addition to our existing mixed RE Carbonate commercial production capabilities; expenses associated with advancing our medical isotope initiatives; increased transaction expenses arising from costs associated with acquiring our Bahia Project in Brazil, and costs associated with the sale of our now former Alta Mesa Project in Texas; and increased other selling, general and administrative expenses associated with significant additions to executive and management/supervisory personnel, enhanced business processes, and other general and administrative expenses required to support all these increased levels of activity. Further, a number of transactions, including the sale of the Company's Alta Mesa Project, resulted in expenses in 2022, followed by a significant gain of $119.26 million in 2023 due to the respective sales of the Alta Mesa project and the transaction's underlying Convertible Note, which ultimately resulted in net income in 2023 of $99.76 million. During 2024, the Company incurred a net loss of $47.84 million primarily due to one-time transaction and integration costs that totaled $10.34 million related to the acquisition of Base Resources and the Donald Project Joint Venture, recurring operating expenses, and additional operating expenses associated with the increased headcount of retained Base Resources employees and Kwale HMS mine reclamation costs. As a result of all these factors, in our case, net income is not considered to be an appropriate metric to compare directly against compensation decisions for the Company's President and CEO and other NEOs due to its variability from year to year.

To address the Company's inability to rely on typical performance metrics, such as net income or loss, earnings per share, revenue growth, and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, etc., the Company implemented its STIP in January 2016 and its LTIP in January 2018, which as discussed in more detail above, are intended to set out meaningful performance criteria tailored specifically to the Company, in light of the general inability to rely on more standard performance indicators. The STIP sets short-term performance goals each year that are tied primarily to the Company meeting its annual budget, as set by the Board, as well as the objectives over the year as set out in the Company's long-term strategic plan. Cash bonuses for NEOs are awarded each year based on performance relative to the STIP performance goals for the year, as determined by the Board in January of the following year.

As also discussed in more detail above, the LTIP sets long-term performance goals each year tailored specifically to the Company that have implications beyond the current year. Equity awards for NEOs are awarded for each year based on performance relative to the LTIP performance goals for the year, as determined by the Board in January of the following year.

         
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure

Relationship Between Executive Compensation Actually Paid and Net Cash Used in Operating Activities Over the Last Five Years

Although the Company does not rely on net cash used in operating activities, per se, in its compensation decisions, one of the performance goals in the Company's STIP over the last several years has been related to Net Recurring and Discretionary Cash Flows, which can be similar to Net cash used in operating activities. STIP performance goals are typically set to ensure that management meets the Company's budget expectations. Compensation decisions are based in part on how well management manages the Company's annual budget to maintain Net Recurring and Discretionary Cash Flows within budget while achieving the budgeted initiatives. Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $32.2 million and $29.3 million in 2020 and 2021 but increased to approximately $49.7 million in 2022, which is consistent with increased budgeted Net Recurring and Discretionary Cash Flows in 2022 compared to previous years as a result of increased budgeted initiatives in 2022 relative to previous years. In 2023, net cash used in operating activities was $15.4 million, which was consistent with net Recurring Cash Outflows of $20.3 million. In 2024, net cash used in operating activities was $44.0 million, which was consistent with Recurring Cash Outflows and Discretionary Cash Flows of $47.6 million.

         
Tabular List, Table

Included in the table below are the most important performance measures used to link compensation actually paid to Company performance, by NEO, for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Named Executive
Officer
Total
Shareholder
Return
(1)
Total
Recurring and
Non-Recurring
Cash Flow
(2)
Working
Capital
(3)
Company
satisfies
specified
milestones for
advancement of
REE initiative
(4)
Company
satisfies
specified
milestones for
advancement
of radioisotope
initiative
(5)
Company secures
additional
activities expected
to result in Net
Cash Increment to
Company beyond
2024
(6)
Company
obtains
specified
permitting
milestones
(7)
Company
satisfies
specified
milestones
for Mining
Activities(8)
Mark Chalmers

David Frydenlund

Curtis Moore

Nathan Bennett

Tim Carstens

Notes:

(1) For more on this performance measure, refer to the Performance Graph “Comparison of 5-Year Cumulative Total Return” and 2024 LTIP Goals and Performance, “Total Shareholder Return Performance,” above.

(2) For more on this performance measure, refer to 2024 STIP Goals and Performance, “Total Recurring and Non-Recurring Cash Flow, plus Minimum Liquid Working Capital Balance,” above."

(3) For more on this performance measure, refer to 2024 STIP Goals and Performance, “Total Recurring and Non-Recurring Cash Flow, plus Minimum Liquid Working Capital Balance,” 2024 LTIP Goals and Performance, “Secure Additional Activities that are Expected to Result in a Net Cash Increment to the Company Beyond 2024,” and the STIP and LTIP subjective component, “Strong Working Capital Position,” above."

(4) For more on this performance measure, refer to 2024 STIP Goals and Performance, “ESG Goal: Advance REE Initiative” and “ESG Goal: Advance South Bahia Project,” 2024 LTIP Goals and Performance, “ESG Goal: Advance Long Term REE Initiatives” and the STIP and LTIP subjective components, “M&A Activity,” “Advancing Toliara,” “Advancing Toward FIC for Donald Project,” “REE Program Advancement” and “Expanded the Management Team,” above.

(5) For more on this performance measure, refer to 2024 STIP Goals and Performance, “ESG Goal: Advance TAT Development and Permitting,” and the STIP and LTIP subjective components, “M&A Activity,” and “TAT Program” and “Expanded the Management Team,” above.

(6) For more on this performance measure, refer to 2024 LTIP Goals and Performance, “Secure Additional Activities that are Expected to Result in a Net Cash Increment to the Company Beyond 2024” and the STIP and LTIP subjective component, “Uranium Sales,” above.

(7) For more on this performance measure, refer to 2024 LTIP Goals and Performance, “Scalability of Production” and the STIP and LTIP subjective component, “Permitting,” above.

(8) For more on this performance measure, refer to 2024 STIP Goals and Performance, “Uranium Mining and Production,” “Advance Development at Nichols Ranch,” 2024 LTIP Goals and Performance, “Expand Uranium Resource Base,” and the STIP and LTIP subjective components, “Uranium and Uranium/Vanadium Mining,” “Navajo Nation Discussions,” “Development Activities” and “Permitting,” above. 

         
Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 268.59 376.44 325.13 399.48 223.04 $ 100
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount 236.26 280.74 224.98 264.62 137.94  
Net Income (Loss) $ (47,841) $ 99,756 $ (59,944) $ 1,448 $ (27,872)  
Company Selected Measure Amount 43,973 15,409 49,702 29,294 32,178  
PEO Name Mark Chalmers          
Measure:: 1            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Name net income          
Principal Executive Officer Amounts Reported In Summary Compensation Table For Stock Awards [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ 1,187,933 $ 1,061,280 $ 1,894,000 $ 510,000 $ 190,000  
Principal Executive Officer Aggregate Change In Value Of Accumulated Benefits Under Pension Plan And Executive Survivor And Supplemental Retirement Plan [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount  
Principal Executive Officer Fair Value Of Stock Awards As Determined In Accordance With Securities Exchange Commission Compensation Actually Paid Methodology [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (83,964) 57,715 631,057 5,050,342 2,364,596  
Principal Executive Officer Value Of Service Cost And Prior Service Cost Attributable To Executive Under Pension Plan [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount  
Named Executive Officers Amounts Reported In Summary Compensation Table For Stock Awards [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 538,154 351,311 349,708 123,521 70,065  
Named Executive Officers Aggregate Change In Value Of Accumulated Benefits Under Pension Plan And Executive Survivor And Supplemental Retirement Plan [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount  
Named Executive Officers Fair Value Of Stock Awards As Determined In Accordance With Securities Exchange Commission Compensation Actually Paid Methodology [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 274,048 67,006 90,600 978,177 109,962  
Named Executive Officers Value Of Service Cost And Prior Service Cost Attributable To Executive Under Pension Plan [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount