Natives stop uranium drill program
A private uranium exploration company has launched a $77-million lawsuit against two First Nations groups that have set up a blockade on an exploration property in the Sharbot Lake area of eastern Ont…
Uranium
Coal power waste is Sparton’s uranium treasure
Sparton Resources (SRI-V) and WildHorse Energy (WHE-A) have signed a deal with a Hungarian electricity producer to …
Cameco’s Q2 earnings up 166%
As it deals with contamination, delays and production problems, Cameco (CCO-T) reported a record $205 million in ea…
Contamination forces Cameco plant shutdown (July 30, 2007)
It will be at least two months before Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N) reopens its Port Hope, Ont., uranium hexafluoride (UF6) conversion plant due to the surprise discovery that soil beneath the plant is contam…
Areva buying East Asias Mongolian uranium projects for $83 million
Vancouver – French energy giant Areva (ARVCF-Q) must like what it sees on neighbour East Asia Minerals’ (EAS-V, EAI…
Natives go to court Monday over uranium dispute
A uranium exploration company has launched a $77-million lawsuit against two First Nations groups who have set up a…
Strathmore to team with Sumitomo in New Mexico
Strathmore Minerals (STM-V) will form a joint venture with Japan-based Sumitomo to develop its Roca Honda project i…
Equinox finds new uranium targets at Lumwana (July 24, 2007)
As significant uranium drill results pour in for Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQN-A) revised Lumwana feasibility study…
RPT cuts more uranium at Split Rapids (July 23, 2007)
Vancouver — Drilling by RPT Uranium (RPT-V, RMPVF-O) to test Archean iron formation rocks on its Split Rapids project, in northwestern Ontario’s Sibley basin, cut 6.5 metres of 0.22% U3O8.
Kakanda signs Otish deal
Shares in Kakanda Resources (KRC-V, KRCFF-O) rose 50% in one day on the company’s recent announcement of a change in focus to four new Otish basin uranium properties in Quebec.
Denison now majority holder of OmegaCorp
Having relaxed its conditions to an earlier takeover offer, Denison Mines (DML-T, DNN-X) now has just under 55% of …
Editorial: Teck finesses another takeover
It was yet another period of intense merger and acquisition activity in the mining sector during the week ended July 7, the 27th trading week of 2007 and the beginning of the third quarter.