Uranium Snapshot: Seven juniors searching for the energy metal
As the world looks for low-carbon energy solutions, more nations are coming to the conclusion that nuclear power needs to be part of the mix. Here are seven junior companies…
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A scary time for everyone as gloomy forecasts for mining and exploration show
With annual financial budgets looming, the end of October is a frightening time in the calendar. This year is especially scary because of the considerable political and financial uncertainty. Soaring…
Denison says Wheeler River test taps low-cost ISR to high-grade Athabasca uranium for first time
Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE: DNN) says it has received positive test results from its in-situ uranium recovery process at the Wheeler River project in northern Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin, which…
Uranium Energy’s Athabasca deals part of ‘unprecedented’ M&A wave in uranium, nuclear assets
Uranium Energy (NYSE: UEC) says it’s building a “critical mass” of uranium projects in northern Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin, including the recent US$150-million purchase of Rio Tinto’s (ASX: RIO) Roughrider project. The…
Rio Tinto sells Roughrider project to Uranium Energy for $150M
Uranium Energy (NYSE: UEC) has agreed to purchase 100% of the Roughrider project for $150 million from Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO). Rio will receive $80 million…
Cameco and Brookfield Renewable agree to US$7.9B Westinghouse nuclear services buy
Canada’s largest uranium producer Cameco (TSX: CCO) has announced a significant expansion into the nuclear services sector after agreeing to buy U.S.-based Westinghouse Electric with Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE: BEP)…
Uranium Energy makes high-grade discovery at newly acquired Christie Lake project
Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSE-AM: UEC) has made a new discovery at the Christie Lake project in the eastern Athabasca Basin of northern Saskatchewan. The discovery hole encountered high-grade mineralization that…
As sentiment turns in favour of nuclear energy, Fission preps for Q4 feasibility
Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU) discovered the Triple R uranium deposit at its Patterson Lake South (PLS) project in Saskatchewan in 2012 – a year after the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster…
Prairies Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
Manitoba and Saskatchewan consistently rank top among the world’s premier jurisdictions for mining and mineral exploration. The following are eight companies with operations in the provinces. APPIA RARE EARTHS &…
GoviEx Uranium feasibility projects 19 year life, US$343M capex for Madaouela
GoviEx Uranium (TSXV: GXU) says its feasibility study for a mine in the West African country of Niger shows it may earn US$1.6 billion over its 19-year mine life. Production…
Baselode reports best uranium assay to date at ACKIO discovery in Saskatchewan
Baselode Energy (TSXV: FIND; US-OTC: BSENF) has announced geochemical assay results for AK22-069, the latest and best hole to date from its now-complete 22,500-metre diamond drill program on the ACKIO…
Denison expands uranium mineralization at McClean Lake South
Denison Mines (TSX: DML) has reported encouraging assays from drilling completed during winter 2022 at the McClean Lake property, which have resulted in a significant expansion of the high-grade uranium…