Westwater Resources, Inc. (WWR), is an explorer and developer of US-based mineral resources essential to clean energy production. The company has operated some uranium facilities in the past, however they have recently been exploring lithium and graphite, anticipating a rise in demand of battery related materials due to accelerating electric vehicle production. Company history In 1977, the company was founded in Southern Texas solely operating in uranium. In 2003, the company proposed to mine in traditional Navajo territory. In 2012, the EPA was considering a permit for the Church Rock mine, which had a large uranium spill contaminating the Puerco River and washing downstream to the Navajo Nation in 1979 when it was owned by the United Nuclear Corporation. An online petition received over 15,000 supporters standing against the re-permitting of the Church Rock mine. On April 8, 2016, the company sold its subsidiary, Hydro Resources, Inc. (which holds the Church Rock and Crownpoint uranium properties in New Mexico) to Laramide Resources, Ltd. In August 2012, the company merged with Neutron Energy, Inc. In August 2017, the company changed its name from Uranium Resources to Westwater Resources, Inc. The company previously traded under the ticker symbol URRE. Westwater Resources acquired Alabama Graphite Corp. in April 2018. Uranium The company owns uranium properties in South Texas, where they have two licensed in-situ recovery processing facilities: Kingsville Dome near Kingsville, Texas and Rosita. The company also has of mineral holdings in New Mexico, where they hold a NRC license to produce up to of uranium annually. The mineral properties in New Mexico have not undergone development. It's estimated that the mineral claims in New Mexico contains more than one hundred million pounds U3O8 of in-place mineralised uranium material. In 1985, the United States Department of Energy's contracts for the purchase of uranium thrown out by a United States district court, in favor of the company. Production ceased in 2009 after the fall of uranium prices, and has remained idled following the wake of the April 2011 Fukushima earthquake. However, with 50 nuclear reactors currently under construction worldwide, a sustained rise in uranium prices could make these facilities economically viable in the future. Since 2007, Westwater Resources has invested in the exploration and development of its uranium projects in Turkey, namely in Temrezli and Sefaatli. Unfortunately, the government of Turkey is upholding that all permits granted to the company for Uranium exploration were