June 5, 2015

Most US mining and natural resources jobs lost in six years

Mining and logging was the big exception in Friday's payroll numbers with 18,000 jobs lost in May, the worst month since the global financial crisis.

June 4, 2015

The world’s top 40 miners saw returns hitting decade-low in 2014 — report

They shed $156 billion in market value last year, or about 16% of their combined worth, according to PwC.

June 2, 2015

IMAGE GALLERY: Potash ponds in the Utah desert

To the non-expert eye they may seem a set of mirages, but these turquoise-purple-pink visions are what ground-level potash ponds look like near Arches National Park.

June 1, 2015

Fission Expands R600W Zone; Step Out Hits 14.84% U3O8 Over 3.5M

High-grade mineralization at R600W continues to show strong similarities to Triple R deposit

May 28, 2015

Life hasn’t come back to Canada’s mining sector just yet — report

Mining equities didn’t fare very well in Ernst & Young's most recent Canadian Mining Eye report.

May 27, 2015

INFOGRAPHIC: Nuclear takes back seat in United States, but drives the bus in China

The vast majority of nuclear reactors in the US have been steaming along for decades and are approaching their decommissioning date.

May 26, 2015

China eyes Canadian uranium miners — report

China needs supply for its 22 operating reactors and the other 24 currently are under construction.

May 25, 2015

New resource drilling commences at Toro’s Wiluna Uranium Project in W.A.

The program comprises up to 130 planned shallow drill holes (10-15m deep) for up to 1,600 metres of sonic core drilling across four deposits, Lake Maitland, Centipede, Millipede and Nowthanna.

May 24, 2015

One step forward, two steps back for uranium: report

Uranium investors are being urged to exercise caution in the short term due to three events which could affect the prices of the nuclear fuel and the companies that mine…

May 22, 2015

Can the mining industry diversify itself?

The mining industry is said to be one of the worst performers in matters of gender diversity. In fact, women represent only 16% of the workforce in the mining sector.