Uranium juniors flock to the Athabasca Basin
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Cameco bucks up to maintain UEX interest
Vancouver – A $5 million private placement financing for Saskatchewan uranium explorer UEX Corporation (UEX-T) has…
Uranium miners heat up
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold index jumped 5.21 points, or 2.7%, to 201.46 during the June 16-22 report period. Not surprisingly, the price of gold rose US$10.50 to an afternoon fix of US$395.75 per oz. in New York on June 22. The rest of the…
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…
Analysts pick best bets for 2003
The Northern Miner asked five analysts of the junior mining sector for their recommendations and predictions for 2003. The list includes John Kaiser, publisher of the Kaiser Bottom Fishing Report, Don…
Hedge trimmers lead the way
In the first five days of trading under its new moniker, the S&P/TSX composite index shed 85.93 points, or more than 1%, coming to rest at 7,561.37 on May 7.Inspired by a run up to US$312 per oz. on t…
Investment Commentary — Best bets for 2002
The Northern Miner asked five market watchers of the junior mining and exploration sector for their top picks and opinions for the year ahead. This week we talked with John Kaiser, publisher of the Ka…
Cameco, Pioneer beget uranium explorer
Cameco (CCO-T) and Pioneer Metals (PSM-T) plan to create a public company named UEX, which will explore for uranium in the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan.The proposed deal calls for Pioneer sharehold…
Canada’s diamond industry reaches 10-year milestone
Diamonds were a respectable exploration target in Canada in the 1960s and 1970s when De Beers and several major companies launched highly secretive programs aimed at finding kimberlites similar to tho…
Pioneer busy at Riou Lake
Exploration work at the Riou Lake uranium project, operated by Pioneer Metals (PSM-T), has uncovered little mineralization. However, the company remains optimistic that its technical successes are nar…