Ban on BC uranium exploration now official (April 25, 2008)
Vancouver – Uranium exploration and development has been unofficially banned in the province of British Columbia fo…
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Western Uranium counts down lithium spinoff
VANCOUVER — Western Uranium (WUC-V, WURNF-O) anticipates the spin-out of lithium assets at its Kings Valley project in northwestern Nevada will be complete by this June.
Uranium not so hot with Labrador Inuit
The week ended April 12, the 15th trading week of 2008, was punctuated by a setback for uranium explorers in Canada, as the Labrador Inuit government banned uranium mining for three years on the Labra…
Labrador Inuit bar uranium development
In a narrow 8-7 vote, the Labrador Inuit government has passed a three-year moratorium on uranium mining — spelling out continued uncertainty for the area’s juniors.
Will technology derail the uranium boom? (April 16, 2008)
Emerging from a long slump, uranium has consistently proven itself as a hot commodity over the last decade, with a …
Strateco to go underground at Matoush (April 14, 2008)
It looks like Strateco Resources (RSC-T) will be the first company to explore underground for uranium in Quebec now…
No easy stroll down the yellowcake road
A global hunger for energy from a source that does not contribute to global warming means that uranium is hot these days.
Hathor drilling extends Roughrider zone
Drilling at the Roughrider zone at Hathor Exploration’s Midwest NorthEast property in the Athabasca basin. Left to Right: geologist David Edwards, senior project geologist Alistair McCready, and geolo…
American Uranium eyes another Wyoming mine
American Uranium( AUUM-O) and Strathmore Minerals (STM-V, STHJF-O) are looking to set up the third in a string of in-situ- leach (ISL) mines in northeastern Wyoming with their joint-venture Reno Creek…
Hathor, Fission feud over claim boundaries
Vancouver–A staking battle is brewing in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin: not long after Hathor Exploration (HAT-V, HTHXF-o) announced excellent drill results from its Midwest Northeast uranium projec…
‘Saudi Arabia’ of uranium off limits, for now
The Navajo Nation covers more than 70,000 sq. km in the Four Corners area of the American Southwest. It’s a land known as much for its deep canyons and rugged terrain as it is for the Navajo tradition…
Sparton sees good uranium recoveries from coal ash
Tests of simple acid extraction solutions on coal ash samples in China have shown that 70-80% of the uranium contained in the fly ash from the Lincang germanium area is recoverable, Sparton Resources …