Uranium

Editorial: Japanese quake rocks the world

On March 11, in a defining day of the new decade, residents of Japan’s northeast coastal region were hit by a deadly triple whammy of a 9.0-magnitude earthquake, a resulting tsunami with waves reaching 10 metres in height, and a growing threat…



An aerial view of the camp at Strateco Resources' Matoush uranium project in northern Quebec's Otish mountains region. Photo by Strateco Resources

Strateco forges ahead at Matoush amid uncertainty

Three years, millions of dollars, and thousands of pages of impact studies later, there is still no guarantee that Strateco Resources (RSC-T) will be allowed to explore underground on its Matoush uranium project in northern Quebec’s Otish…


Pele Mountain Resources' president and CEO Alan Shefsky (centre) with directors in Elliot Lake, Ont. Photo by Pele Mountain Resources

Pele Mountain adds REEs to the mix

When Pele Mountain Resources (GEM-V) completed a scoping study in 2007 on its Eco Ridge mine project in Elliot Lake, Ont., the company didn’t even bother to include the deposit’s rare earth elements as a byproduct of the project’s planned…


Pele Mountain updates resource estimate

When Pele Mountain (GEM-V) completed a scoping study in 2007 on its Eco Ridge mine project in Elliot Lake, the company didn’t even bother to include the deposit’s rare earth elements as a by-product of the project’s planned uranium production.


Drillers at Rockgate Capital's Falea uranium-silver project in southwest Mali, about 20 km north of the Guinean border. PHoto by Rockgate Capital

Rockgate boosts grade, tonnage at Falea

Rockgate Capital (RGT-T) has significantly increased the size and grade of the uranium and silver resource in its Falea project in southwest Mali with a resource update. 


Demand outpaces discoveries, Roundup delegates told

VANCOUVER – This year’s Mineral Exploration Roundup attracted 7,000 delegates from around the world, a new record for the annual conference hosted by the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC). But in keeping with the…


Commodities roundup

Vancouver – The final technical session at the Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver took a look at the potential of thermal coal, uranium, vanadium, molybdenum, copper, and of course, gold.


What investors can expect from elections in CAR

After much delay the citizens of the Central African Republic (CAR) are set to head to the polls on Sunday, but the implications for miners in the region are still unclear. Francois Bozize, the current president, is favored to win. Even if he…


Rockgate boots grade and tonnage at Falea

Vancouver – Rockgate Capital (RGT-T) has significantly boosted the size and grade of the uranium and silver resource in its Falea project in southwest Mali with a resource update. 


Aurora Energy Resources' Michelin uranium project camp in Labrador, as seen in 2006.

Paladin buying Aurora’s assets

The current moratorium on uranium mining in Newfoundland and Labrador isn’t deterring Australia’s Paladin Energy (PDN-T, PDN-A) from buying the uranium assets of Aurora Energy Resources in the Canadia…


Paladin Energy to buy Aurora Energy’s uranium assets

The current moratorium on uranium mining in Newfoundland and Labrador isn’t deterring Australia’s Paladin Energy (PDN-T, PDN-A) from buying the uranium assets of Aurora Energy Resources in the Canadian province in an all-share deal worth $260.9…


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