April 11, 2023 CHARTS: Mining’s top 50 companies top $1.4 trillion value amid M&A fever World’s top 50 stage.mining.companies build on gains in the first quarter of 2023, but remain well below valuations this time last year as M&A fever grips the sector.
April 11, 2023 Kazatomprom sees clients switching from Russia Some nuclear plants in Europe, which previously sourced uranium from Russia, are seeking contracts from 2025, Kazatomprom CEO said.
April 7, 2023 Labrador Uranium completes $9.2 million financing The company will acquire ValOre’s Angilak property located in Nunavut Territory.
April 5, 2023 Saudi quest to become a nuclear player is coming up short Saudi Arabia has spent more than $37 million since 2017 searching for deposits but only managed to identify reserves that would be “severely uneconomic” to mine.
April 5, 2023 BHP’s exploration accelerator to open to uranium, lithium finds BHP's Xplor accelerator program is currently supporting seven copper and nickel projects for the six months to June.
April 3, 2023 Rio Tinto to spend $216.5m to fund Ranger uranium mine rehab costs Proceeds will be used to fund rehabilitation related to Energy Resources's Ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory and repay a loan from Rio Tinto.
March 29, 2023 Nuclear row looms over EU renewable energy talks Negotiators from EU countries and the European Parliament are meeting to reach a deal on how fast to expand renewable energy sources this decade.
March 28, 2023 Cameco wins $220m tax refund, seeks hundreds of millions more Canada’s largest uranium miner says it’s due to receive C$89 million in cash and C$211 million in letters of credit after reassessments by the CRA.
March 27, 2023 UN nuclear watchdog says missing Libya uranium found Most of the roughly 2.5 tons of natural uranium ore concentrate have been found at a site, the UN watchdog said.
March 20, 2023 UK to help Kazakh exports bypass Russia, seeks critical minerals Kazakhstan has refused to support Russia's invasion or recognize its annexation of Ukrainian territories.
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