July 26, 2011

Winnipeg Free Press: First Uranium ordered to stop operations at Mine Waste Solutions unit

Toronto-listed First Uranium has stopped trading after the South African National Nuclear Regulator ordered the company to stop disposing waste at its tailings retreatment operations in the country.

July 26, 2011

Can Goldman, Morgan Stanley recover commodities moxie?

At the once-feared commodity trading arms of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the pressure to do better in the second half of this year has never been more intense.

July 25, 2011

Canada makes a deal a day as mining M&A head towards $200 billion

The value of mergers and acquisitions in the mining sector more than doubled to $96.3 billion in the first six months of the year and could top $200 billion for…

July 25, 2011

CanAlaska Uranium identifies multiple conductors from ZTEM airborne geophysics surveys

CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. (TSX - CVV) has completed two airborne ZTEM geophysical surveys on its Hodgson and Carswell projects in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. The newly-developed ZTEM surveys provide a…

July 25, 2011

Uranium stocks move up – Vialoux’s Technical Watch

Financial Post reports Global X Uranium ETF (NYSE:URA) says that the uranium sector is showing some signs of improvement after the Japanese nuclear incident.

July 25, 2011

Final environmental approval for new Namibia uranium mine

Namibia's Ministry of Environment and Tourism has granted environmental approval for the linear infrastructure for the proposed Husab uranium project to Extract Resources subsidiary Swakop Uranium. The approval, covering access…

July 24, 2011

Soon half of India’s power from private sector: Power Minister

Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has promised reform and an enabling policy environment that will ensure half of India's electricity is generated and distributed by private players, complementing state-run utilities.

July 23, 2011

Powering Japan’s future

Since the nuclear crisis began in March, interest in renewable energy has been growing fast. Here, in a 2-page special, Winifred Bird examines the options and weighs the pros and…

July 22, 2011

Canadian exploration and deposit expenditure expected to increase

Canada’s mining industry continues to rally from the recent global recession, with this year’s production currently exceeding that of 2010, reports government department Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).

July 22, 2011

David Talbot thinks uranium and lithium demand will power stocks

Mining Analyst David A. Talbot remains bullish on uranium and sees growing demand for lithium. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, he tells us why he believes the…