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THE COMPANY AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
The Company and Description of Business	THE COMPANY AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS Energy Fuels Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the Province of Alberta and was continued under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario). Energy Fuels Inc. and its subsidiary companies (collectively, the “Company” or “Energy Fuels”) are together engaged in conventional and in situ recovery (“ISR”) uranium extraction, recovery and sales of uranium from mineral properties, and the recycling of uranium-bearing materials generated by third parties, along with the exploration, permitting and evaluation of uranium properties in the United States (the “U.S.”). As a part of these activities, the Company also acquires, explores, evaluates and, if warranted, permits uranium properties. The Company’s final uranium product, uranium oxide concentrate (“U3O8” or “uranium concentrate)”, known more commonly as “yellowcake,” is sold to customers for further processing into fuel for nuclear reactors. The Company also produces vanadium pentoxide (“V2O5”), along with uranium at the White Mesa Mill (the “White Mesa Mill” or the “Mill”), from certain of its Colorado Plateau properties as market conditions warrant and at times from solutions in its Mill tailings impoundment system. The Mill is also ramping up to commercial production of rare earth element (“REE”) carbonate (“RE Carbonate”) from various uranium- and REE-bearing materials acquired from third parties and is working on modifications and enhancements at the Mill for the potential production of separated REE oxides. Additionally, the Company is evaluating the potential to recover radioisotopes from its existing process streams at the Mill for use in targeted alpha therapy (“TAT”) therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. With its uranium, vanadium, REE and potentially radioisotope production, the Mill is working to establish itself as a critical minerals hub in the U.S. Uranium is the fuel for carbon-free, emission-free baseload nuclear power – one of the cleanest forms of energy in the world. The REEs produced are used to manufacture permanent magnets for electric vehicles, wind turbines and other clean energy and modern technologies. The Company's uranium and REE production and recycling helps Energy Fuels play a part in addressing global climate change and reducing air pollution. Additionally, the radioisotopes, which the Company is evaluating for recovery from its REE/uranium and uranium processing streams, have the potential to provide the isotopes needed for emerging TAT cancer-fighting therapeutics. The Company is a “development stage issuer” as defined by S-K 1300, as it is engaged in the preparation of Mineral Reserves for the extraction on at least one material property. Mining Activities Mining activities consist of the Mill, conventional mining projects and two ISR mining projects (complete with two ISR recovery facilities on standby and two wellfields). The conventional projects are located at the Colorado Plateau, Bullfrog, Arizona Strip and Roca Honda Projects, all of which are in the vicinity of the Mill, in addition to the Sheep Mountain Project located in Wyoming. ISR projects include the Nichols Ranch Project (which includes the Jane Dough Property and the Hank Satellite Plant) located in Wyoming and the Alta Mesa ISR Project (the “Alta Mesa Project”) located in Texas, both of which are on standby. On November 14, 2022, the Company announced the sale of the Alta Mesa Project, which closed on February 14, 2023. See Note 18 – Subsequent Events for more information. As of December 31, 2022, other than performing rehabilitation and development work on its La Sal, Beaver, Whirlwind and Pinyon Plain projects, the conventional mining projects in the vicinity of the Mill and Sheep Mountain are on standby and are being evaluated for continued mining activities and/or are in the process of being permitted. The Mill has completed its most recent vanadium campaign, continues to receive third-party uranium-bearing mineralized materials from mining and recycling activities, such as the Mill’s alternate feed program, for processing and continues to expand its U.S.-based REE initiatives and develop its cancer therapeutics initiatives.

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