Gold price hits record after Trump nixes tariff
The gold price hit a new high on Monday as the U.S. implemented a presidential order exempting key minerals including gold bullion, graphite, tungsten and uranium from tariffs. The White…
Uranium
Sweden to ditch uranium ban, unleashing giant projects
Sweden plans to remove a ban on mining uranium Jan. 1, boosting projects by District Metals (TSX-V: DMX; Nasdaq: DMXSE SDB; US-OTC: DMXCF) and Aura Energy (LSE: AURA; ASX: AEE),…
Who controls uranium?
When we look at uranium resources through the lens of geopolitical spheres of control, the story is telling.
US fast tracks enCore’s Burdock uranium project
EnCore Energy’s (Nasdaq: EU; TSXV: EU) Dewey Burdock uranium project in South Dakota has been approved for the Fast-41 program by federal officials to reduce permitting time. Dewey Burdock, the…
Cameco posts ‘surprising’ lower output estimate
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) has cut this year’s production forecast for its main McArthur River uranium mine by significantly more than BMO Capital Markets envisioned, which it said could…
Sprott buys 50,000 lb for $5B uranium trust
The Sprott Physical Uranium Trust’s (TSX: U.U for USD; U.UN for CAD) holdings now total about 68.6 million lb. of uranium after it bought 50,000 lb. of the energy metal this week…
American Lithium wins Peru court battle
American Lithium (TSXV: LI; US-OTC: AMLIF) surged by nearly 20% after winning a legal battle in Peru that’s been holding up one of world’s largest and potentially lowest-cost uranium developments…
US adds copper, potash, silicon to critical minerals list
The U.S. government has added copper, potash and silicon to its draft list of critical minerals in the most significant overhaul since it was first published in 2018. The update, mandated…
Energy Fuels produces US’ first heavy rare earth oxides
Energy Fuels (NYSE: UUUU; TSX: EFR) says it has successfully produced the first kilogram of heavy rare earth oxides at pilot scale from its White Mesa mill in Utah. Shares…
GoviEx lists on ASX, rebrands as Atomic Eagle
GoviEx Uranium (TSXV: GXU) has entered the Australian capital market by combining with ASX-listed shell company Tombador Iron (ASX: TI1) in a proposed reverse takeover that would see GoviEx end…
US startup makes thorium breakthrough
Clean Core Thorium Energy, a Chicago-based company developing thorium-based nuclear fuel, says new tests hit a milestone in the element’s energy output being more efficient than uranium. The company’s Advanced…
NexGen doubles uranium sales ahead of Rook I OK
NexGen Energy (TSX, NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG), advancing the largest development-stage uranium deposit in Canada, said Wednesday it has secured a major new offtake contract with a large U.S.-based utility. …