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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Robert W. Kirkwood, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, is a principal of the Kirkwood Companies, including Kirkwood Oil and Gas LLC, Wesco Operating, Inc. and United Nuclear LLC (“United Nuclear”). United Nuclear owns a 19% interest in the Company’s Arkose Mining Venture, while the Company owns the remaining 81%. The Company acts as manager of the Arkose Mining Venture and has management and control over operations carried out by the Arkose Mining Venture. The Arkose Mining Venture is a contractual joint venture governed by a venture agreement dated as of January 15, 2008 and entered into by United Nuclear and Uranerz Energy Corporation, a wholly owned, indirectly held subsidiary of the Company.
On October 27, 2021, after closing on the sale of certain conventional uranium assets to CUR, the Company began providing services to CUR under a mine operating agreement. Pursuant to that agreement, the Company earned $0.01 million and $0.06 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company earned $0.04 million and $0.52 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively under this agreement. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, less than $0.01 million and $0.05 million was due from CUR, respectively. Additionally, the Company accrued $0.76 million and $1.53 million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, in Other long-term receivables related to deferred cash payments for production thresholds pursuant to the terms of the asset purchase agreement with CUR.