TNM Drill Down: Mapping the top drill holes YTD
We’ve compiled a map of the top gold, silver, copper, nickel, lithium and uranium assays year-to-date. Click here to see the visualization.
Uranium
TSX winners Aug. 21-25 include Cameco, Teck, Perpetua and Laramide
Over the Aug. 21-25 trading period, the S&P/TSX Composite Index added 17.36 points or 0.09%, to 19,835.75. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index inched up 1.73 points or 1.7% to 102.88…
TSXV dips 0.7% over Aug. 21-25, but IsoEnergy, Founders Metals shine
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index retreated by 4.11 points or 0.7% over the Aug. 21-25 trading session, ending at 581.23. Uranium explorer IsoEnergy (TSXV: ISO) was the week’s top value…
Uranium market turn buoys Kazatomprom H1 profit
Kazatomprom (LSE: KAP), the world’s largest uranium producer, has for the six months to June reported a 25% year-on-year growth in consolidated revenue on higher sales volumes and a recovering…
TNM Drill Down: F3 Uranium’s ‘truly impressive’ grades at Patterson Lake North rank first in our Top 10
Building on our popular weekly TNM Drill Down feature ranking the best gold assays of the week, The Northern Miner has compiled the top 10 drill results for major metals…
Uranium Energy adds Rio Tinto’s exploration projects to Athabasca portfolio
Uranium Energy (NYSE: UEC) has expanded its landholdings in the Athabasca basin of Saskatchewan with the acquisition of exploration-stage projects held by Rio Tinto Exploration Canada, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto…
Sweden to lift ban on uranium mining
Sweden’s Climate Minister, Romina Pourmokhtari, has unveiled plans to lift the nation’s ban on uranium mining, paving the way for an expanded nuclear energy capacity. Pourmokhtari told The Times that a…
NexGen Energy’s shares rise as Rook I moves to next stage in EA process
NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG) has advanced its Rook I uranium project through a significant step in its environmental review. The company submitted the final provincial Environmental Impact…
Insight: How mining companies can mitigate risks arising from a coup d’état
Coups d’états are on the rise in Sub-Saharan Africa. Since 2020, military coups (attempted or successful) have occurred in Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Sudan, and most recently, Niger. The…
Niger coup does little to move uranium price
The global uranium industry is bracing for potential fallout from a recent military coup in Niger, accounting for about 5% of global nuclear fuel production. Several miners active in Niger…
How Madison Metals plans to disrupt junior finance with a uranium token
Industry veteran Duane Parnham sat at a cozy dinner table with his family last Christmas when inspiration struck. Watching his kids and in-laws engrossed in cryptocurrency trading gave Parnham, the…
China’s overseas metals and mining investment to hit record in 2023, says report
New research data shows that China’s metals and mining investments overseas are on track to hit record levels this year, as the country locks in its position as the dominant…