October 17, 2018

BHP says it has seen no material impact from trade tensions

Though we have not seen a material impact on our business, we remain cautious in the near term

October 16, 2018

The dirt on clean electric cars is just under the hood

Clean cars, dirty batteries.

October 15, 2018

Mineral industry needs to change its exploration and financing model if dearth of green fields discoveries to be overcome

Australia’s chronic shortage of Greenfields mineral discoveries can only be overcome by changing the sector’s exploration, financing and training models, according to a keynote speaker at a major international geoscience…

October 15, 2018

Top uranium producer Kazatomprom may sell 25% stake in London/Astana float

 Kazatomprom to sell up to 25 pct stake on LSE, AIX whilst the sovereign wealth fund remains 75% owner.

October 10, 2018

BHP aims to restart Olympic Dam copper facility this month

In August, BHP had shut an acid plant following a boiler tube failure, disrupting copper processing. Underground mining at the site continued as normal.

October 2, 2018

Uranium’s ugly stepsister

This is the story of thorium, the wünder-fuel that wasn’t, but could be.

September 28, 2018

Chinese interested in buying Rio Tinto’s Namibian uranium mine

Talks between the miner and China National Nuclear Corporation were confirmed by the country's energy minister.

September 27, 2018

Tax Court of Canada rules in favour of Cameco

The court has referred the matter back to the Minister of National Revenue in order to issue new reassessments for the 2003, 2005 and 2006 tax years.

September 25, 2018

Denison Mines flags first deposit for ISR mining in the Athabasca basin

Canada’s Athabasca Basin has become the prime destination for high-grade uranium, with grades in excess of 100x global averages.

September 23, 2018

From uranium to cobalt: A Canadian’s miner strategy to diversify

From focusing on copper and uranium in Saskatchewan, Forum now wants to work on extracting a wider array of minerals in the US.