Fission Uranium advances PLS feasibility study
With the recent completion by Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FUCCF) of a 72-hole geotechnical summer program at the flagship Patterson Lake South (PLS) project…
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Global Atomic to break ground at US$208M Dasa uranium project in Niger in January
Global Atomic (TSX: GLO; US-OTC: GLATF) has completed the feasibility study for the first phase of its Dasa uranium project in Niger’s Tim Mersoi Basin….
Canada’s Saskatchewan adds lithium to mining portfolio
Prairie Lithium, a private lithium resource and technology developer situated in the heart of Saskatchewan’s resource-rich Williston Basin, reached a milestone this week as it…
Update: Greenland Minerals tanks as uranium ban leaves project in limbo
Shares in Greenland Minerals (ASX: GGG) fell almost 30% on November 12 to 8.8 Australian cents as the company resumed share trading following Greenland government’s decision…
US Southwest Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
The southwestern United States has a long history of mining and remains one of the nation’s top mineral regions. The region has good infrastructure, an…
First Cobalt to expand Ontario refinery and widen focus; plans change name to Electra Battery Materials
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) wants to increase the design capacity of its hydrometallurgical cobalt refinery in Cobalt, Ontario, to 6,500 tonnes of cobalt…
Steppe Gold secures US$65M to fast-track ATO Phase 2 build
Steppe Gold (TSX: STGO; US-OTC: STPGF) has secured an investment of US$65 million in debt to fast-track its Phase 2 construction of the Altan Tsagaan…
Pan American Silver cuts guidance on labour shortages, higher costs
Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NASDAQ: PAAS) has lowered its silver and gold production targets for the second time this year as costs related to…
For developing nations, coal transition requires more than just money
Canada’s efforts to help developing nations transition away from coal won’t pay off unless the countries create policies that encourage its industries to make that…
For the world to hit net zero, global mining industry needs to ramp up capex
The global mining industry may need to nearly double its annual capital expenditure (capex) if the world is to cut its climate-changing carbon pollution to…
Greenland bans uranium mining, blocking vast rare earths project
Greenland’s parliament has passed a bill to ban uranium mining and exploration in the Danish territory, effectively blocking the development of the vast Kvanefjeld rare…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 264: Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel ‘extremely frustrated’ with Canada Revenue Agency, demands return of $777M
This week’s episode features Cameco’s Q3 conference call with president and CEO Tim Gitzel, who describes the fundamentals of uranium as the “best conditions ever.”…