Hello US$130 oil
The macroeconomic effects of higher oil prices made headlines around the world during the week ended May 24, the 21st trading week of 2008.
Uranium
Japan makes plans for energy and resources
Japan has a developed economy, ranking as the second largest economy behind the U.S., and the country is a part of …
Western Prospector urges shareholders to reject Khan takeover bid
Khan Resources’ (KRI-T, KHRIF-O) unsolicited takeover bid for Western Prospector (WNP-V, WEPGF-O) is “inadequate an…
The supercycle: Sprott weighs in
Last week, proponents of the commoditysupercycle shared their views. This week, we’ll hear from a supercycle believer, Eric Sprott, and a skeptic, Jeffrey Christian.
Wealth Minerals reports progress in Argentina
Wealth Minerals (WML-V, WMLLF-O) has reported drilling results from one project in Argentina, and rock sampling results from another.
Titan partners with Japanese group for uranium exploration
Titan Uranium (TUE-V) will receive $9 million in exploration funding over the next three years from Japan Oil, Ga…
Khan Resources bids for Western Prospector
Khan Resources (KRI-T) is making an unsolicited bid for Western Prospector Group (WNP-V) to consolidate its positio…
Ur-Energy study finds potential at Lost Creek
A preliminary economic assessment on Ur-Energy’s (URE-T, UREGF-O) Lost Creek uranium deposit in Sweetwater Cty., Wyo., found that the project would be economic at uranium prices above US$40 per lb.
Equinox poised to produce uranium by 2010 (May 07, 2008)
Vancouver – A positive feasibility study has given Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQMIF-O) the confidence it needs to add…
Aussie uranium juniors: from champagne to flat beer
PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA — They were heady days for uranium juniors in late 2007, when uranium oxide’s spot price hit US$138 a lb. and new Australian uranium float listed on the Australian Stock Exch…
Ban on BC uranium exploration now official (May 05, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Uranium exploration and development has been unofficially banned in the province of British Columbia for years but now the rule is official.
China builds US$140m uranium mine in Niger
In a sign of China’s growing interest in securing metal supplies in Africa, two state-owned Chinese companies have …