Orano Canada
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Cluff Lake ready for final closure
After 14 years of monitoring, Orano looks to transfer former uranium site back to the province.
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The site of the former Cluff Lake uranium mine, in northwest Saskatchewan. Credit: Orano Canada
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URANIUM: Cameco, Orano Canada suspending Sask. operations due to COVID-19
SASKATCHEWAN – Uranium companies Cameco and Orano Canada are suspending mining and processing activities at their operations in the northern part of the province due to the COVID-19 threat. The two companies jointly agreed to suspend production activities: Cameco operates…
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URANIUM: Forum to sell interest in Fir Island project to Orano
SASKATCHEWAN – Forum Energy Metals reached an agreement with Orano Canada whereby it will grant to Orano a series of options to acquire up to a 70% interest in the Fir Island uranium project on the northeast margin of the…
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MINING PEOPLE: Guyana Goldstrike, Mazarin, Orano Canada, and Spanish Mountain
Vancouver-based Guyana Goldstrike has invited Robert Stuart (Tookie) Angus to become an advisor to the company’s board of directors. He joins Sandy McVey and Dr. Tony Guo on the board. Angus is presently the chairman of San Marco Resources, K92…
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Snapshot: Eight juniors active in world’s uranium hotspots
While uranium oxide prices continue to drift in the doldrums, several uranium companies have still raised a bit of money to explore and carry out modest programs. Here is a look at eight uranium-focused companies that are active in 2019.…
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URANIUM: Purepoint updates work at Hook Lake
SASKATCHEWAN – Purepoint Uranium Group of Toronto has offered an update on work planned for the Hook Lake uranium project. Purepoint (21%) sat down with its joint venture partners Cameco (39.5%) and Orano Canada (39.5%) to review data and develop…
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URANIUM: Purepoint completes initial fieldwork at Hook Lake
SASKATCHEWAN – Purepoint Uranium Group says it has finished the initial fieldwork at the Hook Lake joint venture. The project lies on the southwest edge of the Athabasca Basin in the Patterson uranium district, between Fission’s Tri[le R deposit and…
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URANIUM: ALX Uranium wants a piece of the Close Lake project
SASKATCHEWAN – Canada’s ALX Uranium signed a non-binding letter of intent this week with Orano Canada, a subsidiary of France’s Orano Group. The letter refers to the possible acquisition by ALX of a 51% participating interest in the Close Lake…
