March 22, 2011 Cameco CEO says nuclear future still sound: Reuters Cameco Corp (CCO.TSX) remains confident that the long-term outlook for uranium is solid despite global anxiety over radiation from an earthquake-crippled nuclear plant in Japan, Chief Executive Jerry Grandey said…
March 21, 2011 Union rejects deal; strike continues at Elkview coal mine in BC Over half of the employees at Teck's Elkview mine in British Columbia have voted to reject a five-year collective agreement. Accepting the agreement would have ended the strike, which is…
March 20, 2011 Disaster in Japan won’t affect uranium sales, says Australian PM Despite the crash in uranium stocks last week, including a 15% drop in Rio Tinto majority-owned Energy Resources of Australia, Australian PM Julia Gillard insists the Japanese crisis will not…
March 20, 2011 Coal explorer Carabella raises $29m Coal explorer Carabella Resources says it has raised $29 million via a significantly oversubscribed placement to institutional and sophisticated investors, AAP reported: The company placed 16.08 million shares at a…
March 20, 2011 Rio Tinto faces key week for Riversdale bid Riversdale Mining Ltd., after a slow take-up of acceptances since the offer was first made in December, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal: The bid was recently…
March 20, 2011 Russian nuclear firm suspends uranium mining deal in Tanzania The East African reports that the Russian state-owned nuclear energy firm JSC Atomredmetzoloto (ARMZ) is shelving a plan to acquire the $1.16 billion Mkuju Uranium assets in Southern Tanzania over…
March 19, 2011 Indian suitors eye Australia’s Premier Coal With Lanco looking to build on its recent Griffin Coal purchase, a new turf war is set to emerge between Indian suitors […]
March 18, 2011 Husky raises $300 million through share offering Husky Energy (TSX:HSE) has successfully raised $300 million through a public offering of 10 million preferred shares. Shareholders will receive an annual […]
March 18, 2011 Alberta government to tax mining companies for cleanup The Alberta government will collect three times more revenue than previously under its revamped mine security program, which pledges to collect money for mine reclamation, The Edmonton Journal is reporting.…
March 18, 2011 Inuit residents reject uranium mining at public forum As Japanese workers and scientists battle to prevent a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima plant, most Nunavut residents who showed up to a public forum Thursday night rejected the spectre…
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