May 24, 2020

How the taste of groundwater could help focus exploration efforts

Exploration instruments can ‘taste’ haloes of groundwater chemistry and identify unknown ore deposits.

May 22, 2020

The global race to mine outer space

ispace has already booked and paid for flights with Elon Musk-founded Space X.

May 20, 2020

US uranium output shrinks 89% in 2019

The new data comes about a month after the Trump Administration released its plans to rescue the US uranium mining industry.

May 12, 2020

NexGen Energy tees up $30m financing with Queen’s Road Capital

NexGen’s 100%-owned Arrow deposit has indicated mineral resource of 2.89 million tonnes grading 4.03% U3O8 for 256.6 million lbs. contained U3O8.

May 11, 2020

Cameco restarts Ontario operations, Cigar Lake on hold

Company is resuming production at the uranium plant within its Port Hope conversion facility and its Blind River refinery.

May 7, 2020

Energy Fuels to acquire Prompt Fission Neutron technology

The Colorado-based company will become sole owner of the PFN technology, critical to uranium production.

May 4, 2020

Most top miners failing Paris Agreement goals

Eight of the world’s top ten largest miners are not doing enough to help meet global climate goals, study shows.

April 30, 2020

CHART: Covid-19 disrupts $6.9 billion of global mining output

New report shows operations at 260 mines in 33 countries have been suspended – South Africa, US, Mexico hardest hit.

April 28, 2020

Silver miners hit hardest by lockdowns — report

Nearly two-thirds of global silver production is still on hold.

April 23, 2020

Trump administration unveils plan to rescue US uranium mining

Recommendations include fast-tracking the permitting process for public lands.