Uranium


Sand Creek drilling hits uranium

An initial drill program on the Sand Creek joint venture ground in Converse Cty., Wyo., has returned a number of intercepts of uranium mineralization.



A map outlining claims in the Athabasca basin. The image is from Exploration GIS, a Saskatoon-based exploration consulting firm with extensive experience in the basin. The company has provided products to Saskatchewan's mining industry since 1988.

Basin bulk up

Two joint ventures in two weeks with the two giants of the uranium world have lifted Purepoint Uranium Group (PTU-V, PUMGF-O) above the host of other junior exploration companies vying for market atte…



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.


BY VIRGINIA HEFFERNANStrateco Resources president Guy Hbert wets core from hole MT-06-1, which yielded a 10.5-metre section grading 1.12% uranium. The hole was drilled on the Matoush uranium project in Quebec's Otish Mountains.

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…






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