Uranium Resuscitates Icon
Icon Industries (ICN-V) has neither a geologist nor a website, and its new uranium property, in the Otish basin of Quebec, has no name, but the market’s recent infatuation with uranium has forced the …
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Arianne Makes Switch to Uranium
Gold explorer Arianne Resources (DAR-V, DARUF-O) is jumping on the uranium train.
Why Chubut’s Treasures May Stay Buried
Santiago, Chile — The windswept steppes of Chubut in southern Argentina hide some of the country’s most promising deposits of minerals, including gold, silver and uranium. But local opposition to min…
U.S. Uranium Auction Breaks US$100 Barrier
Vancouver — Spot uranium prices, having recently broken through the US$100-a-lb. barrier, should continue to rise as utilities and U.S. hedge funds scramble to buy up available supplies of the radioa…
Restless SXR Uranium One Steps Up the Pace
SXR Uranium One (SXR-T, SXRFF-O) has come a long way in less than two years; formed at the end of 2005 with the aim of becoming a senior uranium producer, the company is closing in on its goal with a …
Wealth Eyes Argentina’s Uranium Riches
Vancouver — Wealth Minerals (WML-V, WMLLF-O) believes its Diamante-Los Patos uranium property in northwestern Argentina could lead to proverbial riches in the form of a potential large-tonnage, near-…
Nova Moves Ahead With Drilling
Nova Uranium (NUC-V, NVURF-O) has completed its phase-three drill program of 28 drill holes totalling 2,450 metres at its Mont Laurier project in Quebec, 200 km northwest of Montreal.
Big Cash Deal for U-Parts
In another show of love for uranium from the markets, metal trader Uranium Participation (U-T) has closed an equity financing that will bring it $95 million.
Uranium Binge for Spruce Ridge
Spruce Ridge Resources (SHL-V) is patiently waiting for Newfoundland’s spring break-up to pass so it can begin a 2,700-metre drill program on its two uranium properties.
Energy Metals Readies La Palangana for Production
The South Texas project held by Energy Metals (EMC-T, EMU-N) and privately held Everest Exploration are now at the permitting and engineering stage, offering hope that the two projects can be in produ…
Powertech Targets Prospects in South Dakota, Wyoming
One year after jumping into the uranium business and assembling a portfolio of U.S. uranium properties amenable to in situ leaching, Vancouver-based junior Powertech Uranium (PWE-V, PWURF-O) has kicke…
Editor’s Picks: Deal-Making Aplenty
The most significant mining event of the fifteenth trading week of 2007 was very good news, even if the announcement was brief.