June 3, 2022

Global Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies hunting for precious metals, uranium and more

As known resources are depleted and projected demand for key minerals increases, finding the next new deposits has become more urgent.

May 30, 2022

Uranium investors await price rally to revive Namibia projects

Uranium miners are waiting for prices to recover before reviving projects in Africa’s biggest producer of the ore.

May 24, 2022

New particle separation technology may decrease time needed to clean up radioactive waste

The new technology is able to process 90 gallons per minute flow rate through a three-inch pipe.

May 20, 2022

Unloved since Fukushima, uranium is hot again for miners

Uranium miners are racing to revive projects mothballed more than a decade ago, spurred by renewed demand for nuclear energy.

May 20, 2022

Skyharbour buys into Rio Tinto’s Russell Lake uranium project

The Canadian explorer has secured an initial 51% stake in Russell Lake, located next to its Moore property in Saskatchewan.

May 19, 2022

South Africans’ hair reveals heavy metal exposure from mining at Witwatersrand

Researchers are analyzing individual hair samples from people living and working around the Witwatersrand basin to determine the degree of uranium contamination.

May 17, 2022

US, Canadian companies set to soar on Russian uranium ban

Uranium has strong fundamentals in place, with political support growing worldwide, VRIC hears.

May 17, 2022

Quality companies are investors’ best bet when valuations get low

Investors should look at whether the junior companies they are interested in have enough cash in the bank, VRIC hears.

May 16, 2022

Horizons Copper ETF ready to trade on the TSX

The Copper Producers Index ETF targets the copper mining industry by tracking the Solactive North American Listed Copper Producers Index.

May 12, 2022

Mining Indaba: Russia-Ukraine war triggers policy shifts, supply chain disruptions

Increased prices for fossil fuels have shifted the conversation, potentially benefitting oil and gas projects in Africa as importers scramble to diversify supply chains away from Russia.