May 20, 2022

Unloved since Fukushima, uranium is hot again for miners

Uranium miners are racing to revive projects mothballed more than a decade ago, spurred by renewed demand for nuclear energy.

May 20, 2022

Skyharbour buys into Rio Tinto’s Russell Lake uranium project

The Canadian explorer has secured an initial 51% stake in Russell Lake, located next to its Moore property in Saskatchewan.

May 19, 2022

South Africans’ hair reveals heavy metal exposure from mining at Witwatersrand

Researchers are analyzing individual hair samples from people living and working around the Witwatersrand basin to determine the degree of uranium contamination.

May 17, 2022

US, Canadian companies set to soar on Russian uranium ban

Uranium has strong fundamentals in place, with political support growing worldwide, VRIC hears.

May 17, 2022

Quality companies are investors’ best bet when valuations get low

Investors should look at whether the junior companies they are interested in have enough cash in the bank, VRIC hears.

May 16, 2022

Horizons Copper ETF ready to trade on the TSX

The Copper Producers Index ETF targets the copper mining industry by tracking the Solactive North American Listed Copper Producers Index.

May 12, 2022

Mining Indaba: Russia-Ukraine war triggers policy shifts, supply chain disruptions

Increased prices for fossil fuels have shifted the conversation, potentially benefitting oil and gas projects in Africa as importers scramble to diversify supply chains away from Russia.

May 11, 2022

Cameco, Orano up stake in Cigar Lake uranium mine

The uranium producers are buying Idemitsu Canada Resources’ 7.9% interest in the asset for about $144m.

May 10, 2022

New data on uranium’s behaviour revealed by fastest supercomputer in the US

An important but little-studied uranium compound could be key to a cleaner, safer world, according to new research.

May 3, 2022

Kazatomprom raises revenue guidance as uranium price surges

Natural uranium product coming from Kazakhstan accounts for more than 45% of the global primary supply.