Paladin’s production, cost-cutting impresses
With the uranium price dropping, Paladin Energy (TSX: PDN) is finding ways to cut costs and prepare for a quick expansion, in case prices rebound.
Uranium
Wheeler River wins more converts for Denison
Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-Arca: DNN) owns a 60% stake in the Wheeler River uranium project that lies between Cameco’s (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) Key Lake mill — the world’s largest high-grade uranium mill — and its…
Azincourt gets going at Patterson Lake
VANCOUVER — There is critical mass building around the Patterson Lake uranium camp in the western reaches of Saksatchewan’s Athabasca basin, and Vancouver-based junior Azincourt Uranium (TSXV: AAZ) is hoping to make a big discovery.
Fission’s technical team remakes the Athabasca basin
VANCOUVER — Fission Uranium (TSXV: FCU) made headlines last year with the J-Zone discovery at its Waterberg uranium joint-venture in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin, and the company is showing no signs of slowing down.
Laramide’s Henderson takes the long view
Laramide Resources (TSX: LAM; US-OTC: LMRXF; ASX: LAM) ended 2012 with an enterprise value of less than US$1 per lb. in the ground for its district-scale uranium resource in Australia and a handful of smaller projects in the U.S. — yet…
Mega Uranium eyes JV with Cameco at Kintyre
VANCOUVER — It’s been a busy month on the deal front for Toronto-based junior Mega Uranium (TSX: MGA). In mid-June Mega announced a proposed merger with peer Rockgate Capital (TSX: RGT), which would create a cashed-up…
Rockgate and Mega to merge
VANCOUVER — Rockgate Capital (RGT-T) and Mega Uranium (MGA-T) are merging to create a uranium company with several advanced projects, early stage properties, a healthy treasury and a strong team of managers and directors.
Paladin waits for fundamentals to take hold
The supply and demand fundamentals arguing for a lift in the uranium price are plain to see, but the market remains moribund.
Terrorists strike Areva in Niger
Niger’s northern desert hosts world-class uranium deposits, but unfortunately it is also playing host to terrorists.
Energy Fuels to buy Strathmore for its uranium resource
Leading U.S. uranium producer Energy Fuels Resources (EFT-T) is eyeing Strathmore Minerals’ (STM-T) nearby uranium projects in a move to boost its resources and improve operations.
Cameco fires ups third ISR uranium mine in US
The North Butte in-situ uranium mine in Wyoming has started initial production as a satellite facility for Cameco’s (CCO-T, CCJ-N) Smith Ranch-Highland in-situ mine.
NexGen set to make its mark in the Athabasca
With resource stocks tumbling into bear territory, the landscape for commodity investing is changing.