September 25, 2023 Rio Tinto’s legacy uranium mine sees rehab cost blowout A feasibility study for the site, which was due this month, will be postponed to October.
September 20, 2023 Cameco shares surge on uranium prices as governments warm to nuclear power With its one-time pariah commodity back in vogue, one of Canada’s biggest mining companies is reaching valuations not seen in more than 15 years.
September 20, 2023 Uranium primed to extend rally on resurgent nuclear power, say analysts Uranium spot prices are expected to climb to $75-$80 a pound by end-December.
September 19, 2023 US gov’t mulls 50-year mining ban in New Mexico Proposal seeks to ban mining and oil drilling in northern New Mexico as part of a wider plan to protect Native American lands.
September 12, 2023 Uranium price makes fresh decade high as forecasts grow (even) rosier Uranium price tops $60 a pound first time since 2011 as World Nuclear Association predicts installed capacity to expand 70% by 2040 amid small modular reactor construction boom.
September 8, 2023 Orano halts uranium treatment in Niger because of sanctions on junta The crisis that’s affecting the African nation, which has about 5% of the world’s uranium.
September 7, 2023 Saudi Arabia’s crown prince looks to metals as new source of wealth Prince Mohammed bin Salman is prepared to pour billions of dollars into tapping the more than $1.3 trillion of metals his government says is buried in the country.
September 5, 2023 Cameco 2023 forecast down at Key Lake, Cigar Lake, McArthur River operations Total production from operations is forecast to be 30.3 million lb. uranium concentrate (U3O8), down approximately 9%.
September 4, 2023 Iran slows uranium production after secret diplomacy Iran’s stockpile of highly-enriched uranium grew just 7% in the last three months compared with a 30% increase in the previous quarter.
August 31, 2023 NexGen raises $110 million for Rook I uranium project Rook I, a proposed new uranium mine and mill development, is the largest development-stage uranium project in Canada.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
