NexGen Energy ( NYSE: NXE ) +1.9% pre-market after saying on Friday that the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission accepted the draft environmental impact statement the company submitted in June for its Rook I project in Saskatchewan.
Rook I hosts the Arrow Deposit that hosts Measured Mineral Resources of 209.6M lbs of U3O8 contained in 2.18M metric tons grading 4.35% U3O8.
"The CNSC's acceptance of the Rook I project's draft EIS is a significant step, transitioning the project into the federal EIS technical and public review phase," NexGen ( NXE ) CEO Leigh Curyer said.
NexGen Energy ( NXE ) was uplisted earlier this year to the New York Stock Exchange .
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Canadian regulator OKs NexGen draft EIS to proceed to technical review