PDAC: Secure uranium sources key to fixing supply gap
Western countries will have to look at developing more domestic or allied sources of uranium if rising demand in the next 15 years continues to exceed supply, a panel at…
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PDAC: Ottawa details $1.5B road, power fund
Canada officially launched on Tuesday a $1.5-billion First and Last Mile infrastructure fund that had been outlined in November’s federal budget to get metals from mines to markets. The earmarked…
Opinion: At PDAC, Canada is on the clock
At this year’s annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto, there is more on the line than usual. For the first time in recent memory, the conference,…
PDAC Podcast Day 2: US Dept of Energy’s Robertson, UK Deputy High Commissioner Prodger and more…
This episode marks the Northern Miner Podcast’s second day of coverage from the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in Toronto. Host Adrian Pocobelli sits down with U.S….
Cameco signs $2.6B uranium supply deal with India
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) signed an estimated $2.6 billion (US$1.9 billion) agreement to supply uranium ore concentrate to India for use in the country’s nuclear reactors. Canadian Prime Minister…
JV article: District Metals advances Viken after Sweden OKs uranium
District Metals (TSXV: DMX; US-OTC: DMXCF) is advancing exploration and economic studies at its Viken uranium project in Sweden after the country lifted its ban on uranium mining. The legislative…
PDAC: TradeTech warns of faster uranium booms, busts
The uranium market is heading into shorter, sharper price cycles as trade restrictions reshape nuclear-fuel supply chains and power demand from artificial intelligence tightens electricity markets, according to TradeTech, a…
Niger junta seeks uranium buyer
Niger is struggling to find a buyer for a large stockpile of nationalized uranium while trying to keep it out of militant hands after a recent attack narrowly missed the…
Nevada tops Fraser survey as Ontario, Saskatchewan rise
Nevada has dislodged Finland as the best jurisdiction for mining investment globally while two Canadian provinces – Ontario and Saskatchewan – have climbed into the top three, a new survey…
PDAC due for investor surge as mining ‘has its moment’
A buoyant BMO metals conference this week marked by rising prices, disciplined miners and renewed deal talk is setting the stage for the world’s largest mining convention starting Sunday in…
Denison builds Canada’s first in-situ uranium mine
Denison Mines (TSX: DML) plans to start constructing its Phoenix uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan in March, the country’s initial in-situ recovery (ISR) operation for the nuclear fuel. The $419-million…
JV video: District Metals readies Viken study as Sweden reopens uranium
District Metals (TSX-V: DMX; US-OTC: DMXCF; Nasdaq: DMXSE SDB) is positioning its Viken project in central Sweden as a potential domestic supply option after the country’s uranium ban was lifted…