The North Butte in situ uranium mine in Wyoming has started initial production as a satellite facility for Cameco Corp.’s (CCO-T, CCJ-N) Smith Ranch-Highland in situ mine.
As Uranerz Energy (URZ-T, URZ-X) drives to put its part of Wyoming’s Powder River Basin into commercial production this year, it will likely have to top up its coffers.
VANCOUVER — It has been roughly three years since Vancouver-based uranium explorer Kivalliq Energy began drilling in earnest at its 1,377-km2 Angilak property in Nunavut. The company long maintained it was looking at a district scale play…
BHP Billiton’s decision to delay its multi-billion dollar expansion of Olympic Dam due to escalating capital costs will put a forecasted uranium supply deficit under even greater pressure, analysts say.
Reports have been read. Numbers crunched. Comparisons made. Now our annual look at Canada’s Top 40 mining companies is ready.
The numbers have been crunched, the results tabulated, and CMJ is proud to announce this year’s top Canadian mining company is the world’s biggest gold producer, Barrick Gold. Thanks in part to the historic high price of gold, the company had…
Japan was rocked by a 9.0 earthquake last Friday followed by a tsunami followed by multiple power reactor failures. It was the fourth largest earthquake in recorded history. The resulting tsunami swept away cars, homes and entire villages. The…
Freegold Ventures of Vancouver has named Alvin W. Jackson its new VP exploration and development following the departure of Michael Gross. The company has also named Garnet Dawson, VP exploration of Brazilian Gold, to the Freegold board or…
VANCOUVER – Uranium One has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire a 50% interest in the Karatau uranium…
Senior biologist John Sferrazza has joined AMEC’s MINING SECTOR and the Earth & Environmental Division in Brampton,…
Todays uranium price is in the US$135/lb neighbourhood, and that has investors wanting to find the next big deposi…
JOHANNESBURG – SXR URANIUM ONE of Toronto and ENERGY METALS CORP. (EMC) of Vancouver have announced that the two co…