Cameco shuts Cigar Lake mine on Orano mill disruption
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) says it has temporarily suspended operations at its Cigar Lake mine in northern Saskatchewan, citing disruptions at the McClean Lake mill operated by France’s Orano….
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US government launches $17.5B loan program to accelerate nuclear buildout
In a boost to Cameco‘s (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) Westinghouse joint venture, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) said it’s planning to provide $17.5 billion in loans to accelerate…
Opinion: Why diversification matters more in nuclear fuel than in oil or gas
As governments return to nuclear energy as a pillar of low-carbon power systems, attention has focused largely on reactor construction, small modular reactors (SMRs) and life-extension programs. Far less attention…
Cameco pays $115M to boost Cigar Lake interest
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) has lifted its ownership of the Cigar Lake mine in northern Saskatchewan after buying out Japan’s TEPCO Resources’ joint venture interest together with Orano in…
Cameco resumes McArthur River output after flood
Canada’s Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) has restored full production at its McArthur River mine and Key Lake mill in northern Saskatchewan after flooding earlier this month disrupted transportation between…
Cameco halts Saskatchewan uranium mill after floods
Canadian uranium miner Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) has temporarily halted production activities at its Key Lake mill and reduced activity at its McArthur River mine after flooding damaged transport…
Darlington SMR renews Canada’s nuclear maturity
Ontario has started construction on the first small modular reactor (SMR) in the G7, as rising power demand and tightening fuel markets test whether new nuclear projects can be delivered…
Breaking the West’s uranium enrichment bottleneck
With a full U.S. ban on imported Russian enriched uranium set to take effect in 2028, Western utilities are moving to rebuild enrichment and conversion capacity. That shift is reshaping the economics of the nuclear…
Will Iran war fuel nuclear reactor construction?
The war in Iran could usher in a wave of nuclear reactor construction similar to the one that followed the 1970s energy crisis, Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) President and…
Interactive infographic: Global uranium costs
Cost is as important in the economics of mining uranium as it is with precious metals. But the cost of producing uranium oxide (U3O8) by the pound doesn’t neatly align…
Trident’s gold assays reveal ex-Cameco site’s promise in Saskatchewan where yellow metal is often outshone
Trident Resources’ (TSXV: ROCK; US-OTC: TRDTF) shares surged to a multi-year peak on high-grade drill results from its brownfield Contact Lake project in northern Saskatchewan, showing the potential of the…
Myriad builds uranium district as report shows scale
A merger is set to hand Myriad Uranium (CSE: M; US-OTC: MYRUF) a huge district under its Copper Mountain umbrella in Wyoming while a new report compiles decades of historical…