Denison Announces Temporary Suspension of Wheeler River Environmental Assessment Amidst COVID-19 Disruptions

TORONTO, March 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Denison Mines Corp. (“Denison” or the “Company”) (DML: TSX, DNN: NYSE American) announced today a temporary suspension of activities related to the environmental assessment (“EA”) for the Company’s 90% owned Wheeler River Uranium Project (“Wheeler River” or the “Project”). An important element of the EA process is the completion of extensive in-person engagement and consultation activities with various interested parties and community groups. The decision to suspend the EA process and other discretionary activities is motivated by the significant social and economic disruption that has emerged as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Company’s commitment to ensure employee safety, support public health efforts to limit transmission of COVID-19, and exercise prudent financial discipline. View PDF version.