August 17, 2011

Namibia abandons draconian mine tax plans

A day after news of an onerous new mining royalty and taxation regime in Peru, Namibia, the world’s biggest miner of offshore diamonds and a top four uranium producer, drops…

August 17, 2011

Kivalliq Energy Corporation: discoveries continue along Lac Cinquante trend; mineralization confirmed over 2.3 km

Kivalliq Energy provided an update on diamond drilling near the high grade Lac Cinquante Uranium Deposit, located within the Angilak Property in Nunavut, Canada. Recent drilling successfully discovered a mineralized…

August 16, 2011

Cooling Towers: Power plants will generate huge demand for cooling towers

Cooling towers have application in almost all industries, power plants and business establishments. Cooling towers with PVC fill have been introduced very recently in India but they are yet to…

August 16, 2011

Toro looking for JV partners for Wiluna uranium project

PERTH (miningweekly.com) Uranium hopeful Toro Energy on Tuesday said that it was looking at various options to fund its A$300-million Wiluna project, in Western Australia, including introducing a joint venture…

August 16, 2011

$5 billion Ohio uranium plant looks less and less likely

The deadline for a crucial federal loan guarantee backing a proposed uranium plant in southern Ohio came and went Monday leading some to wonder if the project will ever get…

August 15, 2011

China’s nuclear ambition powers on

In the wake of the Fukushima meltdowns, some nations are looking to move away from nuclear power. But not China, which is proceeding with plans to build 36 reactors over…

August 15, 2011

Uranium Resources, Inc. provides second quarter 2011 update

Uranium Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: URRE) (URI), today provided an update on the Company’s activities and its liquidity position for the second quarter of 2011 as well as its strategy and…

August 15, 2011

Mega Uranium Ltd. releases unaudited results for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011

Mega Uranium today announces its unaudited results for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011. As at June 30, 2011, Mega had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities…

August 15, 2011

Eskom signs uranium deal with Russia

POWER utility Eskom yesterday signed a long-term contract with Russian state uranium trader Tenex to supply enriched uranium, according to the head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, which owns…

August 15, 2011

Mining industry gives Saara tax ultimatum

Saara Kuugongelwa- Amadhila THE mining industry has given Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila until Wednesday to reconsider her intended tax reforms before they alert investors worldwide to “the most devastating elements”…