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enCore Energy Corp. – ‘40-F’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Thursday, 3/28/24, at 3:38pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/23   ·   Accession #:  1213900-24-27149   ·   File #:  1-41489

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/28/24  enCore Energy Corp.               40-F       12/31/23  114:11M                                    EdgarAgents LLC/FA

Annual Report by a Canadian Issuer   —   Form 40-F   —   SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 40-F        Annual Report by a Canadian Issuer                  HTML     88K 
 2: EX-97       Incentive Compensation Recovery Policy              HTML     48K 
 3: EX-99.1     Annual Information Form for the Year Ended          HTML    774K 
                December 31, 2023                                                
12: EX-99.10    Consent of Carl Warren, P.E., P.G                   HTML     30K 
13: EX-99.11    Consent of Douglas L. Beahm, P.E, P.G               HTML     31K 
14: EX-99.12    Consent of Steve Cutler, P.G                        HTML     31K 
15: EX-99.13    Consent of Ray Moores, P.E                          HTML     30K 
16: EX-99.14    Consent of Matthew Yovich                           HTML     30K 
17: EX-99.15    Consent of John Seeley, Ph.D., P.G., C.P.G          HTML     30K 
 4: EX-99.2     Management's Discussion and Analysis for the Year   HTML    480K 
                Ended December 31, 2023                                          
 5: EX-99.3     Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year      HTML   1.09M 
                Ended December 31, 2023                                          
 6: EX-99.4     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     35K 
 7: EX-99.5     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     34K 
 8: EX-99.6     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     30K 
 9: EX-99.7     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     30K 
10: EX-99.8     Consent of Davidson & Company LLP                   HTML     30K 
11: EX-99.9     Consent of W. Paul Goranson, P.E                    HTML     30K 
23: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     97K 
24: R2          Consolidated Statements of Financial Position       HTML    114K 
25: R3          Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive   HTML     96K 
                Loss                                                             
26: R4          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    134K 
27: R5          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML     91K 
                Shareholders? Equity                                             
28: R6          Nature of Operations and Going Concern              HTML     35K 
29: R7          Material Accounting Policy Information              HTML     98K 
30: R8          Uranium Contracts                                   HTML     43K 
31: R9          Marketable Securities                               HTML     46K 
32: R10         Intangible Assets                                   HTML     47K 
33: R11         Property, Plant, and Equipment                      HTML     51K 
34: R12         Right-of-Use Assets and Lease Liability             HTML     52K 
35: R13         Asset Acquisition                                   HTML     41K 
36: R14         Mineral Properties                                  HTML     94K 
37: R15         Mining Properties                                   HTML     38K 
38: R16         Asset Retirement Obligations                        HTML     50K 
39: R17         Share Capital                                       HTML     95K 
40: R18         Related Party Transactions and Balances             HTML     48K 
41: R19         Management of Capital                               HTML     34K 
42: R20         Financial Instruments                               HTML     47K 
43: R21         Segmented Information                               HTML     52K 
44: R22         Supplemental cash flows                             HTML     39K 
45: R23         Current and Deferred Income Tax                     HTML     56K 
46: R24         Events After the Reporting Period                   HTML     42K 
47: R25         Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)           HTML    154K 
48: R26         Material Accounting Policy Information (Tables)     HTML     52K 
49: R27         Uranium Contracts (Tables)                          HTML     41K 
50: R28         Marketable Securities (Tables)                      HTML     40K 
51: R29         Intangible Assets (Tables)                          HTML     44K 
52: R30         Property, Plant, and Equipment (Tables)             HTML     50K 
53: R31         Right-of-Use Assets and Lease Liability (Tables)    HTML     49K 
54: R32         Asset Acquisition (Tables)                          HTML     41K 
55: R33         Mineral Properties (Tables)                         HTML     76K 
56: R34         Mining Properties (Tables)                          HTML     37K 
57: R35         Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)               HTML     50K 
58: R36         Share Capital (Tables)                              HTML     88K 
59: R37         Related Party Transactions and Balances (Tables)    HTML     48K 
60: R38         Financial Instruments (Tables)                      HTML     35K 
61: R39         Segmented Information (Tables)                      HTML     51K 
62: R40         Supplemental cash flows (Tables)                    HTML     38K 
63: R41         Current and Deferred Income Tax (Tables)            HTML     58K 
64: R42         Material Accounting Policy Information (Details)    HTML     34K 
65: R43         Material Accounting Policy Information (Details) -  HTML    108K 
                Schedule of Significant Subsidiaries                             
66: R44         Material Accounting Policy Information (Details) -  HTML     49K 
                Schedule of Useful Lives of Property, Plant and                  
                Equipement                                                       
67: R45         Material Accounting Policy Information (Details) -  HTML     35K 
                Schedule of Useful Lives of Intangible Assets                    
68: R46         Uranium Contracts (Details)                         HTML     51K 
69: R47         Uranium Contracts (Details) - Schedule of the Fair  HTML     43K 
                Value of the Physical Uranium Investment                         
70: R48         Uranium Contracts (Details) - Schedule of Uranium   HTML     40K 
                Sales Contracts                                                  
71: R49         Marketable Securities (Details)                     HTML     68K 
72: R50         Marketable Securities (Details) - Schedule of       HTML     48K 
                Marketable Securities                                            
73: R51         Intangible Assets (Details)                         HTML     41K 
74: R52         Intangible Assets (Details) - Schedule of Change    HTML     54K 
                in the Intangible Assets                                         
75: R53         Property, Plant, and Equipment (Details) -          HTML     62K 
                Schedule of Fission Neutron (?PFN?) Technology and               
                Equipment                                                        
76: R54         Right-of-Use Assets and Lease Liability (Details)   HTML     42K 
77: R55         Right-of-Use Assets and Lease Liability (Details)   HTML     55K 
                - Schedule of Change in the Lease Liability                      
78: R56         Right-of-Use Assets and Lease Liability (Details)   HTML     43K 
                - Schedule of Undiscounted Future Lease Payments                 
79: R57         Asset Acquisition (Details)                         HTML     45K 
80: R58         Asset Acquisition (Details) - Schedule of Asset     HTML     53K 
                Acquisition                                                      
81: R59         Asset Acquisition (Details) - Schedule of Weighted  HTML     44K 
                Average Assumptions Used in the Black-Scholes                    
                Option Pricing Model                                             
82: R60         Mineral Properties (Details)                        HTML    105K 
83: R61         Mineral Properties (Details) - Schedule of Mineral  HTML    134K 
                Properties                                                       
84: R62         Mining Properties (Details)                         HTML     31K 
85: R63         Mining Properties (Details) - Schedule of Mining    HTML     39K 
                Property?s Balance                                               
86: R64         Asset Retirement Obligations (Details)              HTML     36K 
87: R65         Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) - Schedule   HTML     47K 
                of Asset Retirement Obligations Balance                          
88: R66         Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) - Schedule   HTML     39K 
                of Asset Retirement Obligations Continuity                       
89: R67         Share Capital (Details)                             HTML    134K 
90: R68         Share Capital (Details) - Schedule of Weighted      HTML     45K 
                Average Assumptions Used in the Black-Scholes                    
                Option Pricing Model                                             
91: R69         Share Capital (Details) - Schedule of Company?s     HTML     53K 
                Stock Options Outstanding                                        
92: R70         Share Capital (Details) - Schedule of Stock         HTML     52K 
                Options Outstanding                                              
93: R71         Share Capital (Details) - Schedule of Weighted      HTML     41K 
                Average Assumptions Used in Calculating the Fair                 
                Values                                                           
94: R72         Share Capital (Details) - Schedule of the Status    HTML     48K 
                of the Company?s Warrants                                        
95: R73         Share Capital (Details) - Schedule of Share         HTML     42K 
                Purchase Warrants Outstanding                                    
96: R74         Share Capital (Details) - Schedule of               HTML     56K 
                Reconciliation of the Convertible Debenture                      
                Components                                                       
97: R75         Related Party Transactions and Balances (Details)   HTML     41K 
98: R76         Related Party Transactions and Balances (Details)   HTML     45K 
                - Schedule of Amounts Paid to Key Management                     
99: R77         Related Party Transactions and Balances (Details)   HTML     39K 
                - Schedule of Owing to Related Parties                           
100: R78         Financial Instruments (Details)                     HTML     37K  
101: R79         Financial Instruments (Details) - Schedule of       HTML     38K  
                Foreign Currency Exposures                                       
102: R80         Segmented Information (Details) - Schedule of       HTML     65K  
                Long-Term Assets by Geographic Segment                           
103: R81         Supplemental cash flows (Details) - Schedule of     HTML     49K  
                Incurred Non-Cash Financing and Investing                        
                Activities                                                       
104: R82         Current and Deferred Income Tax (Details)           HTML     37K  
105: R83         Current and Deferred Income Tax (Details) -         HTML     51K  
                Schedule of Income Tax Expense (Recovery)                        
106: R84         Current and Deferred Income Tax (Details) -         HTML     56K  
                Schedule of Income Tax Provision                                 
107: R85         Current and Deferred Income Tax (Details) -         HTML     45K  
                Schedule of Deferred Tax Liabilities                             
108: R86         Current and Deferred Income Tax (Details) -         HTML     37K  
                Schedule of Unrecognized Deferred Tax Assets                     
109: R87         Events After the Reporting Period (Details)         HTML    102K  
111: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    200K  
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110: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Report Info              XLSX    205K  
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21: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- cve-20231231_lab                      XML   2.33M 
22: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- cve-20231231_pre               XML   1.11M 
18: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- cve-20231231                          XSD    453K 
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