Canadian Mining Hall of Fame adds Boyd, Giustra, MacLean, Sheahan
Sean Boyd, the chair of Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), recalled when the company’s performance prompted CNN’s Mad Money host Jim Cramer to eat a crow sandwich on…
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Canada knocks Trump’s claims of resource independence
Canada’s minister of energy and natural resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, has pushed back against U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s recent claim that America doesn’t need anything from its northern neighbour as “simply…
Trudeau to resign ahead of vote this year likely to elect conservative Poilievre
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will resign, paving the way for a new Liberal Party leader to take on Pierre Poilievre, who is favoured to win an election…
Cameco’s uranium, Ivanhoe’s copper, Agnico’s gold lead BofA’s picks this year
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ), Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF), Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) and Steel Dynamics (Nasdaq: STLD) are Bank of America’s top choices for…
Cameco ‘surprised’ by Kazakh foulup suspending Inkai JV uranium output
Cameco’s (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) Inkai joint venture project in Kazakhstan has suspended uranium production because of a bureaucratic holdup, the Canadian producer said Thursday. The in-situ recovery JV, in…
London Symposium JV Video: Forum Energy Metals aims to open new uranium district in Nunavut
Forum Energy Metals (TSXV: FMC; US-OTC: FDCFF) hopes exploration at its Aberdeen project in Nunavut can help open up a new uranium district to meet global demand, Forum director Janet…
Canada approves Paladin Energy’s $1.1B takeover of Fission Uranium
The Canadian government has approved Paladin Energy’s (ASX: PDN; US-OTC: PALAF) $1.1 billion all-share takeover of Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) under Ottawa’s Investment Canada Act (ICA). The clearance…
Peninsula Energy restarts uranium output at Lance project in Wyoming
Peninsula Energy (ASX: PEN; US-OTC: PENMF) announced Thursday it has restarted operations at its flagship Lance project in Wyoming following a five-year hiatus, making the Australian company the newest uranium…
London Symposium Video: Rick Rule predicts soaring gold prices amid US fiscal imbalance
Veteran resource investor Rick Rule foresees a significant surge in gold prices, citing the unsustainable fiscal path of the United States, he told an industry event in London. Rule pointed…
London Symposium JV Video: Purepoint targets high-grade discoveries with Athabasca Basin partnerships
Purepoint Uranium (TSXV: PTU) plans an aggressive exploration strategy in the Athabasca Basin, host to the world’s highest-grade uranium deposits, an industry event heard in London. The company spent US$10…
Uranium spot prices to climb in ‘staircase’ pattern, Sprott forecasts
As 2024 closes out, the uranium spot price touches a low point for the year but remains at a higher level than seen in more than a decade, as Japan’s…
Australia’s $281B nuke plan to change uranium mining
Australia’s opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has unveiled a A$311 billion ($281 billion) plan to introduce nuclear power into the country’s energy mix, a proposal that could radically alter the nation’s…