September 10, 2018 Uranium spill near Columbia shows need for better monitoring, containment The spilled uranium has the potential to seep into groundwater and contaminate ponds, creeks and possibly the Congaree River, which is about 3 miles away from a Westinghouse fuel rod…
September 6, 2018 Uranium supply crunch may be just around the corner — experts Decade-low prices have had a negative effect on the profitability of existing mines and on the capacity of early-stage projects to raise necessary funding to be mine-ready when demand picks…
September 3, 2018 Uranium’s rally built on supply cuts, looks overcooked for now: Russell The year-to-date gain is 16.6 per cent, and the metal used to power nuclear reactors is on track to record a second annual increase.
August 21, 2018 Canadian miner looks for vanadium in its own backyard Vanadium prices have risen by 300 per cent since 2017.
August 21, 2018 Technical issue disrupts BHP’s Olympic Dam copper smelter Company is assessing the impact of an ongoing outage at the processing plant.
August 20, 2018 BHP annual profit jumps 33 percent, misses forecast Analysts thought profits would reach $9.27 billion.
August 16, 2018 US to allow mining on land removed from monuments The US Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to allow increased mining on land that once belonged to two national monuments Donald Trump shrank.
August 13, 2018 IAEA launches easy to use digital map of world’s uranium distribution This edition classifies information by types of deposits and is unique in that it carries a vast amount of new information and knowledge - consolidating data from hundreds of public…
August 10, 2018 Peru president expects lithium, uranium mining laws passed in 6 months Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra says his government will likely pass laws within six months needed to tap a new lithium and uranium deposit, removing a major hurdle for Canadian miner…
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