Anfield Energy Leases Two Patented Colorado Claims for JD-5 and Slick Rock
AEC•Anfield Energy’s subsidiary Highbury entered a perpetual lease on two patented mining claims—Slick Rock and Paradox D—in southwestern Colorado effective July 1, 2026, with no royalties or rents required. The claims will be integrated into the JD-5 and Slick Rock mine designs and permitting, expanding the company’s Uravan Belt land position.
1. Lease Agreement Details
Effective July 1, 2026, Highbury Resources Inc., an Anfield Energy subsidiary, executed a perpetual mining lease with Gold Eagle Mining Inc. covering the Slick Rock and Paradox D patented claims in San Miguel and Montrose counties, Colorado. Highbury will pay annual taxes on the Slick Rock Claim, maintain $1 million/$2 million liability insurance, and faces no royalties, rents or production payments.
2. Project Integration and Expansion
The newly leased claims will be incorporated into the mine design and permitting workstreams for the JD-5 and Slick Rock projects, enhancing Anfield’s holding in the prolific Uravan Belt uranium-vanadium district. The Paradox D Claim also grants non-exclusive surface use rights for parking, staging and support activities, subject to coordination with existing surface lessee DISA Technologies Inc.
3. Strategic Impact and Next Steps
This land expansion supports Anfield’s hub-and-spoke development model anchored by the fully permitted Shootaring Canyon Mill in Utah, as outlined in its June 2026 Preliminary Economic Assessment. Anfield plans to advance permitting, drilling and development at JD-5 and Slick Rock to secure future feed sources for its domestic uranium and vanadium supply strategy.
