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By: NewsRamp Editorial Staff
November 04, 2026
Energy Fuels Appoints Mining Veteran Jeffrey Olsen to Board
TLDR
- Energy Fuels gains a proven mining finance leader in Jeffrey Olsen to strengthen its rare earths and uranium expansion strategy.
- Olsen joins Energy Fuels' board and Audit Committee, bringing Rio Tinto and Boart Longyear financial and operational experience.
- Energy Fuels adds seasoned leadership to advance U.S. critical materials, supporting cleaner nuclear energy and rare earth supply.
- Jeffrey Olsen led Boart Longyear restructuring and spent 18 years at Rio Tinto before joining Energy Fuels' board.
Impact - Why it Matters
The appointment of Jeffrey Olsen brings deep financial and operational expertise to Energy Fuels as it executes its strategy to expand its uranium, rare earth elements, and heavy mineral sands businesses. Olsen’s experience leading Boart Longyear and his 18-year tenure at Rio Tinto will be instrumental in guiding the company’s growth and strengthening its position as a leading U.S. critical materials producer. For investors, this move signals a commitment to robust governance and strategic oversight, which could enhance shareholder value and support the company’s long-term success in the rapidly evolving clean energy and critical minerals sectors.
Summary
Energy Fuels (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX: EFR), a U.S.-based uranium and rare earth elements producer, has appointed Jeffrey Olsen to its board of directors, where he will also serve as a financial expert on the Audit Committee. Olsen brings decades of financial, commercial and operational leadership experience in the global mining industry, including serving as president and CEO of Boart Longyear Group from 2016 to 2024 and as its chief financial officer from 2014 to 2016. During his tenure, he led restructuring initiatives, strengthened the company’s capital structure and advanced its drilling technology and orebody intelligence capabilities.
Before joining Boart Longyear, Olsen spent 18 years at Rio Tinto in senior financial and commercial positions, including chief commercial officer of Rio Tinto Iron & Titanium and chief financial officer roles at Rio Tinto Minerals and Rio Tinto Borax. He currently serves as a nonexecutive director of Dyno Nobel Ltd. and Savage Companies, where he also chairs the Audit Committee. Energy Fuels President and CEO Ross Bhappu said Olsen’s mining industry leadership and financial expertise will support the company’s strategy and continued expansion of its critical materials businesses.
Energy Fuels is a leading U.S. critical materials company specializing in uranium, rare earth elements, heavy mineral sands, vanadium, and the development of medical isotopes. With several uranium projects in the western United States, Energy Fuels has been the top U.S. producer of natural uranium concentrate, supplying nuclear utilities. The Company owns the only fully licensed conventional uranium mill operating in the U.S. – the White Mesa Mill in Utah – where it also produces REE products and evaluates medical isotope recovery for emerging cancer therapies. Additionally, Energy Fuels is developing three heavy mineral sands/rare earths projects: the Vara Mada Project in Madagascar, Bahia Project in Brazil, and Donald Project in Australia (through a joint venture with Astron Limited). Based in Lakewood, Colorado, its shares trade on the NYSE American (“UUUU”) and TSX (“EFR”).
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