Partners hit hot holes at Moore Lake (August 30, 2004)
The latest diamond drill results from partners
AREVA Resources Canada Inc
UEX upping Athabasca Basin activities
Vancouver – With uranium prices reaching multi-decade highs of over US$18 per pound, UEX Corporation (UEX-T) is agg…
UEX increases funds for uranium hunt
Vancouver – UEX Corporation (UEX-T) has closed $4.25 million in flow-through financing to fund exploration and deve…
Denison shareholders approve fission
Shareholders have voted in favour of the plan of arrangement that would see Denison Energy (DEN-T) split into three…
News – 23-JUN-03
Although Saskatchewan kimberlites carry much lower grades than those being mined in the Canadian Arctic, the sheer size of the Fort la Corne kimberlites renders them highly attractive targets.The Fo…
Flooding sidelines McArthur River
Cameco (CCO-T) says the water-inflow problems at its McArthur River uranium mine in Saskatchewan will force production to shut down for 4-6 months while repairs are made.Situated 620 km north of Saska…
Project boosts search for uranium in Alberta
EXTECH IV study sees potential for unconformity-type depositsApproximately 10% of the Athabasca Basin is in northeastern Alberta, but this region has yet to yield a uranium deposit comparable in size …
EXTECH IV brings co-op spirit to Athabasca Basin
According to government figures, the amount of nuclear energy used in the production of world electrical power between 1971 and 1990 jumped more than eight times, from 2% to 17%. In 2001, Saskatchewan…
Local group wins fight against Cogema
A small group consisting of Mennonites and members of First Nations has won its battle to nullify the operating licence of Cogema Resources’ McClean Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan. The fut…
Pit failure to cost Cameco 200,000 oz. (July 29, 2002)
A pit-wall failure that killed a miner at the Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan will reduce this year’s production by 200,000 oz., says part-owner Cameco (CCO-T).The rock slide, which happened in early J…
Fort la Corne play takes shape
Saskatchewan is the Rodney Dangerfield of diamond plays: it gets no respect.After a decade of lethargic exploration and mundane results, which were eclipsed by the more exciting discoveries in the Lac…
McClean Lake wins environmental status
Cogema Resources’ 70%-owned McClean Lake mine in Saskatoon is the first uranium producer in Canada to receive environmental management certification.The operation achieved its new status by adhering t…