NexGen unveils monster resource at Arrow
NexGen Energy‘s (TSXV: NXE; US-OTC: NXGEF) shares have surged on the back of a stellar maiden resource estimate on the junior’s Arrow uranium deposit at its Rook 1 property in…
Uranium
Fission heats up PLS with twin ‘book-end’ discoveries
VANCOUVER — Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) is back in the discovery business at the Patterson Lake South (PLS) uranium project in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin following a year filled with uncertainty.
Junior uranium execs pitch rebound in market
VANCOUVER — The CEOs of three North American uranium juniors took to the stage during an open-panel session at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference in January to discuss the broader uranium market and argue why it is due to…
Plateau Uranium making strides at Macusani
Five corporate transactions over eight years and a steady pace of consolidation and resource growth have laid the groundwork for an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of the Macusani project in southern Peru that would place it in…
Forum CEO touts ‘exciting’ year on the Athabasca
VANCOUVER — It isn’t a particularly active year for the exploration community, but Forum Uranium (TSXV: FDC; US-OTC: FDCFF) is bucking the trend with a pair of drill programs it hopes will lead to another major discovery…
Ur-Energy’s Lost Creek uranium project remains robust
Ur-Energy (TSX: URE; NYSE-MKT: URG) has updated the preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Lost Creek uranium property in Wyoming, with Rich Boberg, the company’s senior director of investor relations, noting there are three…
U3O8 aims to help meet Argentina’s uranium demand
VANCOUVER — It’s been a bumpy ride for foreign mining companies in Argentina over the past three years, but explorer U3O8 Corp. (TSX: UWE) saw light at the end of the political tunnel in late October when the Andean…
NexGen forges ahead at Arrow uranium discovery
NexGen Energy (TSXV: NXE; US-OTC: NXGEF) has kicked off a 30,000-metre drill program at its exciting Arrow uranium discovery in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin, after last year’s success.
TSX posts small gains, Dec. 18-22
The Toronto stock market ended in positive territory, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index gaining 0.5% to close at 13,082.86. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index climbed 4.5% to 43.70, while the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals &…
Fission eyes ‘landmark’ deal with China’s CGN Mining
VANCOUVER — It was a stormy 2015 for explorer Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) marked by a failed merger, struggling uranium prices and the brief threat of a proxy battle from retail shareholders.
Uranium prices poised to rebound, analyst says
After some false starts in past years, an uptick in uranium prices may truly be around the corner, and this time analysts are more confident any rise will reflect a balance between demand and supply.
Fission steps into the ring for proxy fight with retail investor
VANCOUVER — Things might be a little tense at Fission Uranium’s (TSXV: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) annual general meeting (AGM) due to a proxy battle launched by a retail shareholder looking to replace its board of directors. A…