October 18, 2024

BHP’s Olympic Dam mine halted after storm hits

Severe electrical storms have damaged critical transmission infrastructure in South Australia, where the mine is located.

October 17, 2024

US awards contracts for making higher enriched uranium for new reactors

Russia is currently the only country that makes the fuel called high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel, or HALEU, in commercial volumes.

October 17, 2024

Uranium Energy shares rise on US approval for Wyoming plant boost

The company received approval to raise the licensed production capacity at its Irigaray plant to 4 million lb of U3O8 per year.

October 16, 2024

GoviEx logs strong uranium recoveries for Muntanga as it preps for feasibility study

The main deposits, Muntanga and Dibbwi East, which account for 80% of the measured and indicated resources, achieved recoveries of 90% or better.

October 15, 2024

Kazatomprom strikes large uranium sale deal with Chinese buyers

The buyers are CNNC Overseas Limited and China National Uranium Corporation Limited.

October 15, 2024

Rio Tinto to take over Ranger uranium mine cleanup

Government body ruling ends long-running dispute over the site rehabilitation and clears the way for Rio’s takeover of ERA.

October 11, 2024

Orano boosts uranium mining and enrichment capacities as market tightens

The state-controlled company is investing to prolong the life of mines in Canada and Kazakhstan.

October 10, 2024

CanAlaska Uranium shores up Pike zone with more high-grade hits in Athabasca

CanAlaska plans more exploration to start in January as companies scramble to take advantage of nuclear power’s renewed momentum.

October 8, 2024

Fortune Bay reports 13% U3O8 drilled at Murmac uranium project

The drilling program was funded by Aero Energy, which is earning a 70% interest in the project.

October 8, 2024

Cameco eyes expansions of uranium mines on rising nuclear demand

Growing demand for nuclear power poses the “best fundamentals I’ve ever seen for nuclear in my 40-year career,” its CEO said.