June 4, 2012

Uranium One announces signing of coordination agreement with ARMZ and extension of framework agreement governance provisions

The agreement sets out a framework for enhanced coordination between the two parties to ensure that Uranium One maintains status as an independent public issuer.

June 3, 2012

Reduced water from warmer weather could cripple nuclear and coal-fired power plants

Coal and nuclear power plants rely heavily on water for cooling, but a warmer climate could reduce the availability of water and limit power output.

June 3, 2012

A ripple effect creates a trickle down investment

When looking for a dominant investment theme the approach I take involves looking at global or big picture conditions.

May 31, 2012

Outer Harbour 1, Olympic Dam-Jansen 0: BHP gets final approval for $20 billion iron ore expansion

There are "growing signs" that Outer Harbour  will take precedence over BHP's massive Olympic Dam project and the greenfield Jansen potash venture in Canada.

May 30, 2012

Olympic Dam decision pushed to the wire

If the board of the world's largest miner does not make a decision on the giant copper-gold-uranium-silver project in South Australia's outback by 8 December then it would lose all…

May 29, 2012

First Uranium says Olma demands are ‘unrealistic’

John Hick, lead independent director of First Uranium Corp, described demands from Olma Investment Group and other dissident shareholders received by the company Tuesday as "unrealisic".

May 28, 2012

BHP must start Olympic Dam work by year-end, minister says

BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP), the world’s biggest mining company, will lose the right to proceed with the $33 billion Olympic Dam copper-uranium expansion in Australia if it doesn’t start work…

May 25, 2012

Forsys Metals plans bigger Namibia uranium mine

Canada's Forsys Metals Corp says it may be able to boost its uranium reserves in Namibia by 30 percent as it consolidates its two projects in the southern African nation…

May 22, 2012

Olympic Dam Taskforce CEO to doubters: We’re planning 10,000-strong village, already building airstrip for 737s

The copper-uranium-gold-silver project has a 100 year mining life, so a glitch this year was unlikely to sway a company that thinks well ahead, the CEO of the Olympic Dam…

May 19, 2012

Junior resource investment in a financial meltdown – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Rick Rule's presentation at the New York Hard Assets Conference earlier this week sees some light for the informed junior resource investor despite current patterns which have mostly been Bad…