Niger uranium draws interest
Vancouver — The hot uranium market has spurred explorers to broaden the global hunt for the energy metal, putting the West African country of Niger in the spotlight again.
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Strateco’s hits attract juniors to Otish
Success in drilling new mineralization at the Matoush uranium prospect in the Otish basin of Quebec has drawn a number of junior companies eager to try and find a lookalike in the Proterozoic sediment…
Greenpeace eyeing Tournigan’s Slovakian project
Vancouver — Keeping local residents informed about its plans to develop a uranium mine in eastern Slovakia has become a priority for Tournigan Gold (TVC-V, TVCZF-O) now that the company says its acti…
Silver Spruce and Universal Uranium hit in Labrador
Vancouver – Drilling by joint venture partners Silver Spruce Resources (SSE-V, SSEBF-O) and Universal Uranium (UUL-…
Paladin increasing its stake in Australia
Paladin Resources (PDN-T, PDN-A) is looking to increase its bet on the future of uranium mining in Australia.Af…
JNR, Denison active on Saskatchewan uranium results
Vancouver Drilling results from a uranium project in Saskatchewan sparked active trading in JNR Resources (JNN-V)…
Hinterland shares hot on uranium joint venture
Hinterland Metals (HMI-V) shares jumped more than 45% today to 30.5 on a volume of more than 4 million after the c…
Strateco intersects more uranium
Winter drilling on the Matoush uranium property in north-central Quebec has returned further high-grade intersectio…
SXR moves to acquire UrAsia (February 19, 2007)
SXR Uranium One (SXR-T, SXR-J) has offered to take over UrAsia Energy (UUU-V, UUU-L) to create a $5-billion uranium company that would have early production from Australia and South Africa, and advanc…
Rio Tinto earns US$7.4B in 2006
Surging demand from China for iron ore and copper resulted in a record-setting year for Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) in 2006, but the company expects to see some moderation in 2007.
Delay at Cigar Lake
Vancouver — The global uranium market is expected to remain in limbo as it waits for the world’s leading producer, Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N), to estimate the timeline for a production startup at its floo…
Uranium feasibility study for Equinox copper project
Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQN-A) has entered into a $175-million bought-deal financing agreement to fund the develop…