Mining some tales with… Ross McElroy
Every month, The Northern Miner gets to know a different executive in the mining industry by asking them about everything — except mining. This month, we feature Ross McElroy, president…
Uranium
JV Video: EnCore set to gain from uranium price
EnCore Energy (TSXV: EU; NYSE: EU) is preparing to start the Alta Mesa uranium plant after Rosita, also in Texas, began output in November, CEO Paul Goranson says in a new…
Video: Fission CEO on finding more western Athabasca uranium
Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) is advancing final front-end studies of the Patterson Lake South uranium project in Saskatchewan, ticking off crucial milestones towards a construction decision. Recently cashed…
Global Atomic plunges as Niger’s junta expels US troops
Shares in Global Atomic (TSX: GLO) have dropped nearly a third since the military rulers of Niger, where the company is developing its Dasa uranium project, vowed on the weekend…
NexGen makes new uranium discovery 3.5 km from Arrow deposit
NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG) has made a new greenfield uranium discovery at its SW2 property in Saskatchewan, 3.5 km east of its Arrow deposit, currently in…
JV Article: EnCore Energy joins the uranium producers’ club
In November, enCore Energy (TSXV: EU; NASDAQ: EU) became the newest uranium producer in the United States and the first in Texas in more than 10 years at its Rosita…
Forsys Metals’ Namibia uranium project inches forward with licence renewal
Forsys Metals (TSX: FSY) shares surged 6.1% on news the uranium developer has secured a prospecting licence renewal for the Namibplaas deposit, part of its flagship Norasa project in Namibia….
PDAC 2024: Demand, energy transition tailwinds to elevate copper, say bankers
Copper is a good bet to outperform other major metals over the next year, based on strong market fundamentals, senior Canadian bankers told delegates this week at the world’s largest…
EnCore expects first uranium shipment from Rosita plant next week
The company restarted production at Rosita in South Texas in November last year.
Does mining need saving?
Some issues of The Northern Miner are more fun to put together than others. Our March 2024 edition, unfortunately, offers a sobering read. It’s filled with news of shuttered mines…
CanAlaska reports exceptional uranium grades at Cameco JV
CanAlaska Uranium (TSXV: CVV; US-OTC: CVVUF) shares jumped on “rare” new drill results that help expand the Pike zone at its West McArthur joint venture uranium project with Cameco (TSX: CCO;…
Sweden to remove uranium ban
District Metals (TSXV: DMX; US-OTC: DMXCF) and Aura Energy (ASX: AEE) are among companies welcoming Sweden’s steps to remove a ban on uranium mining this year. The Nordic country’s government…