Southwest US Snapshot: Precious metals, battery metals and uranium activity
In our annual overview of exploration and mining activity in the Southwestern U.S., we focus on eight companies active in the region. Precious metals appear…
Energy Fuels Inc
US Dept. of Commerce recommends uranium quota: Bloomberg report
Shares of Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR) and Ur-Energy (TSX: URE) moved higher on a report from Bloomberg that the U.S. Department of Commerce is recommending…
GoviEx prepares Madaouela for higher uranium prices
GoviEx Uranium (TSXV: GXU; US-OTC: GVXXF) received the permits needed to build its flagship Madaouela project in Niger three years ago, but lagging uranium prices…
Uranium Energy lays groundwork for market recovery
Over the last two years, Uranium Energy (NYSE-AM: UEC) has taken advantage of the downturn in uranium markets and acquired uranium projects in the Powder…
Western Uranium’s keys to success at Sunday complex
In some circles, George Glasier — founder of Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE-MKT: UUUU) and more recently, Western Uranium (US-OTC: WSTRF) — is thought of…
TSX moves higher, Dec. 5-9
The Bank of Canada announced that it would keep its interest rate steady, arguing that while economic data “suggests that global economic conditions have strengthened,[uncertainty] …
Uranium prices poised to rebound, analyst says
After some false starts in past years, an uptick in uranium prices may truly be around the corner, and this time analysts are more confident any rise will reflect a balance between demand and supply.
Wall Street rises, July 13-17
Strong earnings reports and relief after the parliament in Greece voted for austerity measures lifted all three major indexes in the U.S. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.8% to finish at 18,086.45, the S&P 500 Index rose 2.4% to…
Energy Fuels kicks off 2015 with bid for Uranerz
In what will be its fifth acquisition since February 2012, conventional uranium producer Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE-MKT: UUUU) hopes to pick up in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium producer Uranerz Energy (TSX: URZ; NYSE-MKT: URZ) in a friendly…
Uranium stocks jump on Japanese nuclear restart news
Uranium prices and uranium stocks spiked in early November after politicians in Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture, including governor Yuichiro Ito, approved two nuclear reactor restarts in the country.
Uranium Energy sketches out uranium mine in AZ
Uranium Energy (NYSE-MKT: UEC) acquired the Anderson uranium project in May 2011 through an all-stock merger with Concentric Energy valued at US$4 million.
TSX slips, Feb. 24-28
The S&P/TSX Composite Index dipped nearly 4 points to 14,209.59 during the trading week. Both the gold and diversified miners edged down. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index dropped 2.28 points to 835.14, while the…