December 22, 2011 S and P downgrades nuclear giant Areva on weak profits, credit metrics The 2007 acquisition of UraMin by Areva proved financially costly, and is now compounded by a criminal complaint filed by Areva's former CEO concerning a private investigation into the purchase.
December 22, 2011 Gloucester Coal’s trading suspended on China bid Trading in shares of Gloucester Coal was suspended on Thursday, as China's Yancoal was said to be preparing a takeover offer estimated at $2 billion.
December 22, 2011 TurkPower Signs Agreement to Acquire Coal Field With 100m Tonnes of Coal and $20m Worth of Coking Coal Inventory TurkPower Corporation (OTCBB: TRKP) (the "Company") announced today that it is has entered a binding purchase agreement to purchase the Zavyalov Square of the Toguchino Coal Field ("Zavyalov") located in…
December 22, 2011 Environment minister rejects Margaret River coal mine An underground coal mine proposed for near Margaret River in Western Australia has been rejected by the state's environment minister.
December 22, 2011 BHP seeks $2.3M from mining union BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) is seeking $2.3 million in damages from a mining union and two officials responsible for stoppages at its Queensland operations in February last year.
December 22, 2011 Asciano in Rio coal-haul deal Asciano today said it had agreed to a new 10-year deal to haul a combined 8.5 million tonnes of coal annually from two mines owned by Rio Tinto in Queensland.
December 22, 2011 Much-awaiting Virginia uranium mining report released A highly anticipated National Academy of Sciences report on uranium mining concluded Monday that Virginia must overcome "steep hurdles" before it can assure that a rich deposit of the radioactive…
December 21, 2011 Ron Paul Invests 64 pct of His Money in Gold and Silver Mining Stock At least you can say this about Ron Paul: he puts this money where his gold-loving mouth is.
December 21, 2011 Imperial Oil plans $8.9 billion expansion of Kearl Oil Sands Project Imperial Oil is spending close to $9 billion to expand its 71%-owned Kearl Oil Sands Project.
December 21, 2011 Euro collapse crisis sledgehammer pounds into stock market Santa rally Santa's Late!
Uranium market gathers momentum in 2026: Sprott Sprott noted the gains in January reflect "an important shift in investor attention" from downstream nuclear themes back to the upstream supply chain. February 10, 2026 | 09:16 am
