Strateco leads the uranium pack in Quebec (Part II)
Strateco Resources (RSC-T) has passed the first test for bringing its Matoush uranium project into produc…
Uranium
Strateco leads the uranium pack in Quebec (part I)
CHIBOUGAMAU, QUE. — The Matoush uranium deposit is like nothing anyone’s ever seen before.
BHP Maps Olympic Dam Plans
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L),the world’s largest mining company, is planning to expand its Olympic Dam copper-uranium-gold mine in Australia, envisioning a sixfold increase in mining and milling capaci…
Uranium Price Will Rebound: Analysts
Despite the negative outlook for many other commodities, many analysts now forecast that uranium prices will go up in the medium-to longterm due to strong fundamentals: expanding demand from more reac…
Denison Slides On Midwest Deferral
Vancouver — Investors drove Denison Mines’ (DML-T, DNN-x) share price down 24% after the company announced plans to shut down the Tony M uranium mine in Utah and shelve development plans for the Midw…
Editorial: BHP Billiton Dodges A US$42B Bullet
The week ended Nov. 29, the 48th trading week of 2008, was characterized by a couple of things that didn’t happen.
Mongolia sends positive signal to miners
Mongolia’s parliament has voted to set a February 2009 deadline for completing a long-awaited draft investmen…
BHP charts Olympic Dam expansion road map
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L), the world’s largest mining company, is planning to expand production at its Olym…
Kalahari Scraps Extract Merger
Kalahari Minerals (KAH-l) has called off a merger with Extract Resources (EXT-T, EXT-a) over fears that it would give Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-n), a stakeholder in both companies, too much power in the m…
George Forrest Bids For Forsys Metals
While other juniors fight to remain solvent amidst a lurching global economy, Forsys Metals (FSY-T, FOSYF-o) has managed to snag a potential $580-million windfall.
Cameco’s Q3 Earnings Down 46% From Last Year
Third-quarter net earnings for the world’s largest uranium producer and one of two Candu fuel manufacturers in Canada fell nearly 50% year-on-year due to lower prices and higher costs.
Cameco suspends UF6 production in Port Hope
Cameco Corp. (CCO-T, CCJ-N) is suspending uranium hexafluoride (UF6) production at its plant in Port Hope until the…