September 17, 2012

Saskatchewan hopes to export $3bn in uranium to China

Brad Wall, premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, says the negotiation of a nuclear agreement between Canada and China could lead to huge exports of uranium from the prairie…

September 16, 2012

INFOGRAPHIC: Japan’s debt crisis

InformedTrades looks at the economic hole Japan has dug itself, especially since it gave up nuclear energy and started importing energy.

September 16, 2012

Forget the fracking revolution, uranium still works: interview with CEO of Uranium Energy

With record low natural gas prices and utilities switching to coal to take advantage, MINING.com asked Uranium Energy’s (NYSEAMEX:UEC) CEO Amir Adnani last month whether uranium is also struggling under…

September 14, 2012

ERA dismisses accusations about stealth uranium mining

The Environment Centre NT (ECNT) and the Australian Conservation Foundation recently accused Energy Resources of Australia Limited (ERA) of expanding operations at its Ranger 3 Deeps project without environmental assessments.

September 13, 2012

Mining outlook for Canada’s North less promising than projected

Sinking global commodity prices have negatively impacted Canada’s North near-future mining outlook, but longer-term prospects for the industry in the three territories remain strong.

September 12, 2012

BHP scraps plans to dominate Olympic Dam area

BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) has scrapped plans to purchase exploratory land in the area adjacent to the Olympic Dam project.

September 11, 2012

‘The US is more dependent on foreign uranium than foreign oil’ – Amir Adnani

Recently we sat down with Amir Adnani, CEO of Uranium Energy Corp. ($UEC), an American uranium mining company, for a conversation on the nuclear industry eighteen months after the catastrophe…

September 11, 2012

Canadian Nordion loses three year dispute with Atomic Energy

Shares of nuclear medicine company Nordion dove close to 40%, down $3.93 at $6.53 in Toronto on Monday.

September 10, 2012

Further signs of stimulus plans from a slowing China

China is showing further signs that stimulus spending to prop up its slowing economy could well be on the way with President Hu Jintao evincing a commitment to economic growth…

September 5, 2012

Canadian Arctic mining boom draws in China-backed MMG

The new kid on Canadian Arctic block is announcing plans to build two mines in Nunavut in the next six years.