Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is representing enCore Energy Corp. (“encore”) in connection with its acquisition of the Alta Mesa In-Situ Recovery (“ISR”) uranium project (“Alta Mesa”) from Energy Fuels Inc. The $120 million transaction, which may close on or before December 31, 2022, will position enCore as a leading US-focused ISR uranium company with a processing capacity of 3.6 million pounds of uranium per year.

The Hunton Andrews Kurth team representing enCore included partners Mike O’Leary, J.A. Glaccum, Henry Havre, Eric Markus and associate Corinne Davis. Partner Tammy Brennig handled financing; partner Ian Goldberg and associate Alex Miron handled real property and mineral leasing matters; and partner Allison Mantor and associate Garrett Korbitz handled tax matters.