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enCore Energy's Uranium Sales Cost More Than They Earn
enCore Energy reported first-half 2026 results showing increased uranium deliveries at higher prices, yet its net loss per share widened to $0.19 from $0.16. The company delivered 485,000 pounds of U3O8 at an average price of $70.10 per pound, up from 350,000 pounds at $62.58 a year earlier, but extraction fell to 131,274 pounds from 317,613 pounds, and the weighted average cost of delivered uranium rose to $75.54 per pound, exceeding the sales price. enCore attributed the wider loss to lower extraction and a fair value adjustment on its Verdera Energy Corp shares. The company is advancing new wellfields, including the Dewey Burdock project in South Dakota, which received a 20-year license renewal, and expects final permits for Alta Mesa Wellfield 3 Extension and Upper Spring Creek in the fourth quarter of 2026. However, Alta Mesa's Wellfield 7 will stop production in the third quarter due to depletion, and hedge fund ownership fell to 10 funds from 13, with short interest at 20.05% of the float.