The EPA said that the AE for the northwestern portion will be temporarily withdrawn, but not excluded, until additional information is provided in the planned and normal course of mine development.
Northwestern portion of the project contains less than 10% of the uranium resource.
The EPA decision is in line with the current plan of operations at the Goliad project, the company said.
Uranium Energy president and CEO Amir Adnani said: "The Company is pleased with this result which is in accord with our plans for the Goliad Project."
"UEC’s scalable hub-and-spoke strategy, a proven model for increasing uranium extraction and maintaining a low-cost profile, is continuing as planned," Adnani said.
"We are executing on this plan with the Company’s Goliad, Burke Hollow, Palangana, Longhorn and additional South Texas projects."
