May 17, 2019

Canada injects $325K into ‘climate change adaptation’ for mining sector

Mining Association of Canada (MAC) will be in charge of developing program to give miners tools and knowledge needed to better plan for climate change.

May 16, 2019

Horizons launches Canada’s first uranium ETF

Units of the ETF began trading today on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HURA.

May 13, 2019

Alba to acquire five vanadium, uranium properties in the US

The Vancouver-based miner is getting the properties as part of a deal to acquire Journey Exploration.

May 2, 2019

Kyrgyzstan bans uranium mining after protests

Kyrgyzstan's parliament voted on Thursday to ban uranium exploration and mining despite previously issuing licenses to foreign companies such as Canada's Azarga.

May 1, 2019

World’s top uranium miner Cameco swings to loss in first quarter

The uranium producer logged a C$18.3 million loss in the first quarter of 2019, compared with a profit of C$57.8 million a year ago.

April 29, 2019

NexGen begins Rook I environmental assessment

The environmental assessment will be co-ordinated among NexGen and the two governmental bodies.

April 26, 2019

Australia approves Cameco’s controversial uranium mine

Developing Yeelirrie, one of Australia’s biggest undeveloped uranium deposit, will depend on market conditions, said the company.

April 24, 2019

Top miners back autonomous systems guidelines

The document divides operations into six levels, from zero (entirely manual) to five (fully autonomous), and assists in the preparation of a business case for autonomous mining, depending on level…

April 24, 2019

ALX executes agreement to earn 51% interest in the Close Lake uranium project

ALX and Orano are on the verge of initiating a multi-year exploration program with the goal of locating a new, high-grade uranium deposit in the Athabasca Basin.

April 22, 2019

Australian mining group asks government to repeal nuclear power ban

The Minerals Council of Australia issued a communiqué following Scott Morrison’s comments where he said he would be okay with receiving proposals from the nuclear energy industry.