South Africa could restrict uranium exports
South Africa may soon limit uranium exports to ensure the country will be able to satisfy its own demand for the radioactive metal.
Uranium
Nichols Ranch study upbeat
A preliminary economic assessment for Uranerz Energy’s (URZ-T, URZ-X) Nichols Ranch uranium project in Wyoming’s Powder River basin suggests building an in-situ operation that could produce nearly 3.3…
Aurora works harder in face of uranium moratorium (September 01, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Aurora Energy Resources (AXU-T, AUEGF-O) is determined to keep advancing its Central Mineral Belt uranium project in Labrador despite a moratorium on uranium production in the region, and…
Hathor hits homerun with first summer assays
Vancouver – After almost three months of promising scintillometer results, Hathor Exploration (HAT-V) released the …
Areva scores with Jordan
Areva appears to have won the latest round of high-stakes international competition in the nuclear industry.Jorda…
South Africa plans to restrict uranium exports
South African minerals and energy minister Buyelwa Sonjica is planning to limit uranium exports from the country, a…
Cameco in the dog days of summer
Cameco’s( CCO-T)remediation program has been thwarted again at Cigar Lake, one ofthe world’s largest undeveloped uranium deposits, situated in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin.
For Uranium One, the Honeymoon’s over (August 25, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Uranium One’s (UUU-T, SXRZF-O) decision to sell some of its earlier-stage uranium properties this spring has hit it with a US$105-million impairment charge in its second quarter for a US$…
BHP Billiton grapples with Olympic Dam expansion
PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA–By the end of this year, BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) will have completed a prefeasibility study for transforming the Olympic Dam copper-uranium-gold mine into a massive open-…
Tournigan grows Kuriskova deposit
VANCOUVER — After a modelling error forced Tournigan Energy (TVC-V, TVCFF-O) to reduce the resources at its Kuriskova uranium deposit in eastern Slovakia last year, the newly renamed company has put …
BHP grapples with Olympic Dam expansion
Perth, Western Australia — By the end of this year, BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) will have completed a prefeasibili…
Hathor continues to hum (August 18, 2008)
Hathor Exploration (HAT-V)wants to attract major interest in its Midwest NorthEast project in the Athabasca basin, and with its latest drill holes it continues to do just that.