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Cameco is one of the largest global providers of uranium fuel, essential for a safe and secure energy future.

Investor website: https://www.cameco.com/

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Cameco is one of the largest global providers of uranium fuel, essential for a safe and secure energy future. The company holds controlling ownership of the world’s largest high-grade reserves and operates low-cost operations. It has significant investments across the nuclear fuel cycle, including interests in Westinghouse Electric Company and Global Laser Enrichment. Utilities worldwide depend on Cameco for nuclear fuel solutions that generate reliable, carbon-free power. The company is also a major employer of Indigenous people in Canada, with land holdings spanning about 1.8 million acres, primarily in northern Saskatchewan, where its head office is located.

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Cash position
$600 million
Shares outstanding
435,407,158
Fully diluted shares
Not Available
Mineral resource
Cameco has interests in tier-one mining and milling operations that have the licensed capacity to produce more than 30 million pounds (our share) of uranium concentrates annually, backed by more than 433 million pounds (our share) of proven and probable mineral reserves. Our operations and projects are diversified by geography and deposit type, backed up by extensive mineral reserves and resources.
Projects
["The Cree Extension-Millennium project is a Cameco-operated joint venture located in the southeastern portion of Canada's Athabasca Basin. It is approximately 35 km north of Cameco's Key Lake operation.","Yeelirrie is one of Australia's largest undeveloped uranium deposits. The deposit is located approximately 650 km northeast of Perth and approximately 750 km south of Cameco's Kintyre project. Yeelirrie was originally discovered in 1972 by Western Mining Corporation (WMC). Extensive exploration work was completed by WMC and subsequently BHP Billiton. In 2012 Cameco acquired the Yeelirrie project and is now 100% owner and operator. Location: Western Australia, Cameco's share: 100%, Mine type: Open pit, Estimated resources: 128.1 million lbs (measured and indicated), Average ore grade: 0.15% U3O8, Product: Uranium concentrates, Discovered: 1972. No work is planned at Yeelirrie in 2026.","Kintyre is an advanced-stage exploration project located at the western edge of the Great Sandy Desert in the East Pilbara region of Australia. Part of the world's largest known uranium reserves in Australia, Kintyre is owned 100% by Cameco Australia PTY Ltd. The project land is located at the western edge of the Great Sandy Desert in the East Pilbara region of Australia. Location: Western Australia, Ownership: 100%, Product: Uranium concentrates, Mine type: Open pit, Estimated resources (Cameco's share): 53.5 million lbs (indicated), average grade U3O8: 0.62%, 6.0 million lbs (inferred), average grade U3O8: 0.53%, Discovered: 1985. No work is planned at Kintyre in 2026."]
Leadership
Catherine Gignac (Board Chair, Over 30 years of experience in capital markets and the mining industry, with a background as a mining equity research analyst and geologist.), Tim Gitzel (Chief Executive Officer, More than 30 years of legal and senior leadership experience in Canadian and international uranium mining activities.), Grant Isaac (President and Chief Operating Officer, 16 years of executive experience at Cameco, previously a professor and Dean at the Edwards School of Business, University of Saskatchewan.), Leontine van Leeuwen-Atkins (Board Member, Over 30 years of experience in the mining, power, utility, and oil and gas industries, with a focus on corporate strategy and governance.), Tammy Cook-Searson (not discovered), Marie Inkster (not discovered), Kathryn Jackson (not discovered), Don Kayne (not discovered), Peter Kukielski (not discovered)

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