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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 1, 2022

WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware |  | 001-33404 |  | 75-2212772
(State or Other Jurisdiction |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) |  |  |  | Identification No.)

6950 S. Potomac Street, Suite 300 Centennial, Colorado |  | 80112
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  | (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 531-0516

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value |  | WWR |  | NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b–2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 6, 2022, Westwater Resources, Inc. (“Westwater” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the completion of the Initial Assessment for the Company’s Coosa graphite deposit in Alabama (the “Coosa Deposit”) and publication of the S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary (“TRS”) disclosing mineral resources for the Coosa Deposit. The TRS was completed by SLR International Corporation (“SLR”) in compliance with Item 1300 of Regulation S-K and with an effective date of November 30, 2022.

A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01 | Other Events.

On December 6, 2022, the Company issued the TRS for the Coosa Deposit. The TRS and the related qualified person consent are filed as Exhibits 96.1 and 23.1, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
23.1 | Consent of Qualified Person – SLR International Corporation.
96.1 | Technical Summary Report for the Coosa Graphite Deposit effective November 30, 2022.
99.1 | Press release dated December 6, 2022.
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: December 6, 2022

| WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC.
| By: | /s/ Steven M. Cates
| Name: | Steven M. Cates
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Vice President-Finance