Orano gets go-ahead from Mongolia for $1.6 billion uranium mineOrano and Mongolia’s state-owned MonAtom Group will together develop deposits holding an estimated 90,000 tons of uranium.Bloomberg News | January 17, 2025 | 10:06 am
Rio Tinto and Glencore discuss potential mergerA $160 billion Rio Tinto-Glencore combination makes sense in a…Frik Els | January 16, 2025 | 1:46 pm
Biden signs executive order to power-up AI infrastructureThe push for data centre storage power is set to…Trish Saywell | January 14, 2025 | 3:12 pm
Uranium fever collides with industry’s dark past in Navajo country The standoff between Energy Fuels and the Navajo Nation represents the ugly side of the world’s sudden re-embrace of nuclear power. Bloomberg News | January 14, 2025 | 9:13 am
Greenland to set terms of defence and mining ties with US, says PM Prime Minister Mute Egede has summoned the leaders of Greenland's political parties to a meeting to discuss a collective approach to the US interest. Reuters | January 13, 2025 | 10:52 am
Factbox: Greenland’s rich but largely untapped mineral resources A 2023 survey showed that 25 of 34 minerals deemed "critical raw materials" by the European Commission were found in Greenland. Reuters | January 13, 2025 | 8:59 am
Saudi Arabia plans to enrich and sell uranium, energy minister says Saudi Arabia has a nascent nuclear program that it wants to expand to eventually include uranium enrichment. Reuters | January 13, 2025 | 6:59 am
Canada disputes Trump’s claims of resource independence Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Trump’s assertion that America doesn't need anything from Canada was “simply false.” Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2025 | 4:12 am
Trudeau to resign ahead of vote this year likely to elect conservative Poilievre Poilievre, the Conservative Party leader, has criticized current permitting delays in the Canadian minerals sector, which can range from five to 25 years. Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | January 6, 2025 | 10:12 am
Cameco suspends uranium production at Inkai JV in Kazakhstan over bureaucratic holdup The in-situ recovery JV with Kazatomprom didn’t get an extension to submit its project paperwork. Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | January 2, 2025 | 8:56 am
Mongolia reaches deal for $1.6 billion uranium mine with Orano The project, with an initial investment of $500 million, will start its preparatory phase from 2024 to 2027. Reuters | December 27, 2024 | 5:17 am
CHARTS: The coming critical minerals trade war is BRICS short of a load "While a large number of countries around the world continue to talk about securing raw material supply, China is actually doing something about it." Frik Els | December 24, 2024 | 1:11 pm