January 21, 2015

Global mining sector ended 2014 on a disappointing note: report

December is a period that sees lower levels of exploration and resource announcements, and last month was every bit as disappointing as expected, an SNL report shows.

January 21, 2015

China’s alleged intentions to mine Antarctica spark global debate

New evidence has emerged of China's interest in digging for oil, gas a minerals in the frozen continent.

January 21, 2015

BHP breaks production records, but copper output drops

World number one miner BHP Billiton achieved record production for eight operations and five commodities over the last six months.

January 20, 2015

Which commodity horses will be up and which down on Joe Reagor’s merry-go-round?

Metals are like horses in a merry-go-round, believes Joe Reagor of ROTH Capital—as some rise, others fall.

January 19, 2015

Eric Coffin: is market sentiment shifting to gold?

So where do investors go looking for returns? Eric Coffin suggests gold, both bullion and stocks.

January 19, 2015

Fission Uranium Corp.: Step Out Drilling Begins at Triple R and the Search for Additional Deposits at PLS

FISSION URANIUM CORP. is pleased to announce that site preparation has begun for a 20,230m 63 hole winter drill program at its PLS property in Canada's Athabasca Basin district.

January 16, 2015

Cameco’s Cigar Lake to produce 6-8 million pounds in 2015

The Canadian company, the world's third-biggest uranium miner, expects the mine to reach full production of 18 million pounds per year in 2018.

January 15, 2015

Defending mineral tenure in Canada against foreign court orders

A mineral exploration company faced an unusual situation recently, when Ontario mining officials enforced foreign orders against mining claims for which the company had recorded its interest.

January 14, 2015

Rio Tinto in talks to ship uranium to India

Ceo Sam Walsh has said the firm expects to start exporting Australian uranium to India by 2017.

January 13, 2015

Charting Uranium’s gain, Brent Cook looks for sweet spots in the Athabasca Basin

As nuclear plant restarts take effect in Japan, both market sentiment and fundamentals are seeing positive boosts.