May 13, 2025 Kazatomprom obtains financing for sulphuric acid plant The total cost of the project is about 113 billion tenge ($222.5 million).
May 13, 2025 Orano files lawsuit over staff detention in Niger Orano said it had been unable to contact its mining director in Niger, who was taken to the headquarters of the country's external intelligence agency.
May 12, 2025 US to fast-track Utah uranium mine permit The Velvet-Wood uranium project's environmental review will be completed in just 14 days, the Interior Department said in a statement.
May 12, 2025 Support surges for critical minerals mining in Nova Scotia 76% of Nova Scotians support mining critical minerals in the province.
May 6, 2025 Niger security forces search Orano offices and seize phones Reuters sources said Orano's local director Ibrahim Courmo had been arrested.
May 5, 2025 Rosatom sues Finnish firms $2.8B over nuclear plant contract The contract to build a 1.2 gigawatt plant with investments estimated at 6.5-7 billion euros was signed in 2013, but the Finnish side terminated it in May 2022.
May 3, 2025 Infographic: Where uranium activity is banned in Canada Exploration and mining of the energy metal has for 12 years been banned or largely restricted for environmental reasons in British Columbia, Quebec and Nova Scotia.
May 2, 2025 Column: US-Ukraine deal is heavy on symbolism, light on minerals Ukraine's deputy prime minister said she does not expect the jointly-owned Reconstruction Investment Fund to pay out any dividends in the first 10 years.
May 2, 2025 US adds 10 more mining projects to fast-track permitting list The latest 10 include the proposed copper-nickel mine in Minnesota under a joint venture between Glencore and Teck.
May 2, 2025 US, Ukraine may wait decade or more to see revenue from minerals deal Developing mines in countries with established mining sectors such as Canada and Australia can take 10 to 20 years, mining consultants said.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
