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  <xsd:element name="InvestmentTaxCreditsMember" id="efr_InvestmentTaxCreditsMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <xsd:element name="NetOperatingLossesMember" id="efr_NetOperatingLossesMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <xsd:element name="CapitalLossesMember" id="efr_CapitalLossesMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <xsd:element name="FairValueInputsUraniumPrice" id="efr_FairValueInputsUraniumPrice" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit"/>
  <xsd:element name="FairValueInputsInflationRate" id="efr_FairValueInputsInflationRate" type="num:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <xsd:element name="MeasureAndIndicatedPounds" id="efr_MeasureAndIndicatedPounds" type="xbrli:pureItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <xsd:element name="InferredPounds" id="efr_InferredPounds" type="xbrli:pureItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <xsd:element name="FairValueInputsPricePerAcre" id="efr_FairValueInputsPricePerAcre" type="xbrli:pureItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
</xsd:schema>
