December 18, 2017

Supply cuts a ‘step change’ for uranium price

New report upgrades outlook for uranium sector after two top producers remove a combined 15% of U3O8 from the global market in 2018.

December 12, 2017

U.S. court upholds Grand Canyon uranium mining ban, but allows mine nearby

A U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower-court ruling keeping a ban on uranium mining around the Grand Canyon, but also upheld a separate decision allowing a uranium…

December 12, 2017

World’s biggest floating solar power plant starts operating atop former coal mine

China Three Gorges says this would be not only the largest but also the "most intelligent solar power project with the most advanced technology in the world."

December 11, 2017

US Senate Chairman presses nuclear regulators on uranium exports by US firm owned by Russia

Senator John Barrasso is expanding a 2010 investigation into the Obama administration’s approval of the sale of Uranium One’s uranium recovery facilities to the Russian state-owned firm Atomredmetzoloto.

December 11, 2017

Canadian junior to acquire five lithium projects

Azincourt says the 6,000-hectare land package included in its agreement with New Age Metals represents the largest mineral claim holdings of projects for the lithium group or type of minerals…

December 7, 2017

Harmony Gold says Moab Khotsong mine purchase to boost cash flows

The $300 million deal, which incorporates the Great Noligwa underground mine and related infrastructure, is expected to boost Harmony's operational cash flow by 60%.

December 4, 2017

Kazakh supply shock to jolt uranium price

World's top supplier of uranium announces 20% cut in production over three years.

December 4, 2017

Rio Tinto appoints one of its own as the company’s new chairman

After a nine-month search, the miner has picked the current leader of the remuneration committee, Simon Thompson, to assume the post in March 2018.

December 1, 2017

Mining salaries ranked for geologists, metallurgists and the C-suite

Two-thirds of miners increase head count in '17

November 28, 2017

BHP tightens belt, targets $1.6bn in cost-cutting at Australian operations

The world’s No.1 miner is targeting as much as $1.6 billion in productivity gains at its iron ore, copper and coal units in the country over the next two years.