TSX Venture rises, Feb. 15-19
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 2.92% to finish the Feb. 15-19 trading week at 1,067.44. Spot gold fell US$39.70 per oz. (2.2%) to finish the trading week at US$1,784.60…
Uranium
Fission Uranium outlines 2021 drill program for Patterson Lake South
Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC; FCUUF) plans to drill 43 holes (12,640 metres) this year at the Triple R deposit at its Patterson Lake South project in Saskatchewan, 550 km northwest…
US Geological Survey reports 2020 mine production in the US
Mines in the United States produced about US$82.3 billion in minerals in 2020, according to figures from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Mineral Commodity Summaries report. The figure was about US$1.5…
‘Miners have to dare if they’re going to succeed’ says panel at Remote Roundup
The first day of the Association for Mineral Exploration’s (AME) Remote Roundup featured a government industry forum that brought together industry experts from across Canada and, for the first time,…
USA Rare Earth outlines domestic mine-to-magnet strategy
Since founding privately held USA Rare Earth three years ago, Pini Althaus has focused on turning his vision of creating a secure supply of rare earth elements in the United…
The father, the son and the holy atom
“IL EST MORT! He is dead!” At least that was the verdict of five French doctors who were on their way to a medical convention on the Paris to London…
Energy Fuels set to become rare earth producer in 2021
Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE: UUUU) has entered into a three-year supply agreement with The Chemours Company to acquire a minimum of 2,500 tonnes per year of natural monazite sands,…
Cameco suspends production at Cigar Lake
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) announced today that it will temporarily suspend production at its Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan over the coming weeks due to the increasing risks…
TSX mixed, Dec. 7-11
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.16% to 17,548.92 during the Dec. 7-11 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 0.08% to 99.28, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
Azarga secures major permit for Dewey Burdock
Azarga Uranium (TSXV: AZZ; US-OTC: AZZUF) is closer to mining at its Dewey Burdock in-situ recovery uranium project in South Dakota, after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted the…
Denison delivers robust PEA for Waterbury Lake
Company selected ISR mining for renamed Tthe Heldeth Túé deposit in Saskatchewan.
Denison plans Canada’s first in-situ recovery uranium mine
Canada’s Denison Mines (TSX: DML) is ready to resume the formal environmental assessment (EA) process for its 90%-owned Wheeler River project in Saskatchewan, which is poised to be the country’s…