UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 13, 2023, Westwater Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the completion of the Initial Assessment, with Economic Analysis, for the Company’s Coosa graphite deposit in Alabama (the “Coosa Deposit”) and publication of the S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary (“TRS”) disclosing mineral resources, including an economic analysis, for the Coosa Deposit. The TRS was completed by SLR International Corporation (“SLR”) in compliance with Item 1300 of Regulation S-K and with an effective date of December 11, 2023.
A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On December 13, 2023, the Company issued the TRS for the Coosa Deposit. The TRS and the related qualified person consent are filed as Exhibits 96.1 and 23.1, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) Exhibits | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Qualified Person - SLR International Corporation. |
| 96.1 | Technical Summary Report for the Coosa Graphite Deposit effective December 11, 2023. |
| 99.1 | Press release dated December 13, 2023. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: December 13, 2023
| WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Steven M. Cates | |
| Name: | Steven M. Cates | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President–Finance and Chief Financial Officer |