December 18, 2024 Canada clears Paladin’s $789 million Fission Uranium takeover The deal is expected to be completed by early January 2025.
December 17, 2024 Uranium spot prices to climb in ‘staircase’ pattern, Sprott forecasts Uranium has been buoyed by growing global support for nuclear energy, with more countries pledging to triple nuclear capacity by 2050.
December 17, 2024 Russia sells stakes in some Kazakh uranium deposits to China Kazatomprom accounted for 20% of global uranium production in 2023.
December 13, 2024 Australia’s $211 billion nuclear plan to change uranium mining The opposition's plan would require lifting uranium mining bans in certain states, creating new production hubs.
December 12, 2024 Canada weighs export taxes on uranium, oil if Trump starts trade war Canada is examining the use of export taxes on major commodities if incoming President Donald Trump carries out his threat to impose broad tariffs.
December 11, 2024 Mali arrests, Niger site seizure rattle Western miners Short term, analysts said they expected juntas to continue squeezing the companies already in the region.
December 11, 2024 Ontario pension backs $100m funding for tech firm spotting deposits from space Private firm Fleet Space uses satellite technology, AI and real-time 3-D imaging to speed up critical mineral searches.
December 11, 2024 London Symposium: ‘Mining must move at the pace of business, not bureaucracy,’ Ontario’s Pirie says Ontario's bid to lead in the critical minerals boom in Canada is fuelled with funding increases and deregulation goals in a new mining code.
December 10, 2024 US offers six companies contracts to make uranium fuel for nuclear plants The US is investigating uranium imports to see if China is helping Russia circumvent the ban.
December 9, 2024 GoviEx initiates arbitration against Niger in uranium permit dispute With the recent recovery in uranium prices, the Madaouéla project was poised for development, with first production targeted for 2025.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
