Markets went into a tailspin in the second half of 2018. File image.Private capital tracker Preqin says in an update that contrary to expectations, 2018 was another bumper year for the industry, particularly for natural resources investments.Fundraising by unlisted funds for investment in natural resources - oil and gas, timberland, farmland, water and mines - set a fresh record in 2018 and is lik...Read More
Spey Resources (CSE: SPEY) announced that it has entered into an option agreement with Geoxplor Corp. to acquire a 100% interest in the Uravan vanadium-uranium project located in the La Sal area of San Juan County, Utah.Under the terms of the agreement, the Canadian miner has to pay the exploration company $310,000 cash, issue 3.5 million common shares, and make an additional payment of $1 million...Read More
An economic slowdown in China, consumer of about half the world's commodities, is the single biggest challenge for the mining and metals sector in 2019. (Image courtesy of Liebherr.)A worsening of the ongoing economic slowdown in China, consumer of about half the world's commodities, is the single biggest challenge mining and metals companies face this year, a new survey of senior executives shows...Read More
Latin American Minerals Inc (CVE:LAT) told investors it plans to complete a geophysical exploration program on its Butt township property in Ontario, Canada and has inked a contract with Generic Geo Inc, which will manage the work.The property, prospective for uranium and rare earths, has never been drilled, but several historical trenching and small-scale mining operations have occurred there.Not...Read More
Australia's Peninsula Energy Ltd (ASX:PEN) is on track to achieve its production guidance of 90,000 to 110,000 pounds U3O8 (triuranium octoxide) at the Lance Uranium Projects in Wyoming, US for the financial year ending June 30, 2019.The company's production during the December 2018 quarter was 20,364 pounds of U3O8, slightly below the quarterly guidance range of 22,500 to 27,500 pounds U3O8 s...Read More
The uranium market has significantly struggled since the Fukushima accident in 2011, which caused the nuclear power industry to retrench.Uranium was trading at US$70 per pound before Fukushima and has traded precipitously down since then, hitting US$19.60 at one point in 2017. At those levels, some analysts estimate 95 per cent of uranium mines are underwater cost-wise.Fortunately, thanks to a cou...Read More
Peninsula Energy Ltd (ASX:PEN) is on track to achieve its production guidance of 90,000 to 110,000 pounds U3O8 (triuranium octoxide) at the Lance Uranium Projects in Wyoming, US for the financial year ending June 30, 2019.The company's production during the December 2018 quarter was 20,364 pounds of U3O8, slightly below the quarterly guidance range of 22,500 to 27,500 pounds U3O8 set in May 2018.&...Read More
Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) is reviewing "all funding options" to pay for the full closure and rehabilitating of its Ranger uranium mine, after studies showed the cost would be almost A$300 million (about $213m) higher than previous estimates.Delivering is fourth quarter results, the company said the rise in costs was largely due to expenditures associated with additional water treatment,...Read More
Denison Mines Corp., headquartered in Toronto, has announced details of its $6-million exploration spending plans this year. Targets at Wheeler River, Waterbury Lake, and Hook-Carter properties - all in the Athabasca Basin - will be diamond drilled. At Wheeler River the drill program includes about 13,500 metres in 23 holes.At Wheeler River the drill program includes about 13,500 metres in 23 hole...Read More
ALX Uranium (TSXV: AL) and Denison Mines (TSX: DML) announced today they've just launched a winter diamond drilling program at the Hook-Carter uranium project located in the southwestern Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan, Canada.The project, which is owned 80% by Denison and 20% by ALX, consists of 80 claims covering 24,229 hectares and is located approximately 375 kilometres northwest of the town o...Read More
The camp at Denison's flagship Wheeler River uranium project. (Image: Denison Mines)SASKATCHEWAN - Denison Mines Corp., headquartered in Toronto, has announced details of its $6-million exploration spending plans this year. Targets at Wheeler River, Waterbury Lake, and Hook-Carter properties - all in the Athabasca Basin - will be diamond drilled.At Wheeler River the drill program includes about 13...Read More
Anfield Energy Inc (CVE:AEC, OTCQB:ANLDF) told investors it had significantly expanded its uranium and vanadium portfolios with the acquisition of two projects.The Burnaby, Canada based resource group has inked an asset purchase agreement (APA) with Cotter Corp to acquire the Charlie ISR uranium project in the Pumpkin Buttes uranium district in Johnson county, Wyoming.READ: Anfield Energy hails la...Read More
Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) (TSE:EFR) said Monday that it has resumed vanadium production at its White Mesa mill in Utah and is preparing for increased uranium production.The Lakewood, Colorado-based company said in a press release that in December, it began an effort to recover vanadium pentoxide from tailings pond solutions at White Mesa related to mineral processing. This month, the c...Read More
As three of the most popular posts in 2018 on MINING.com cover battery materials, it is evident that the attention of the mining industry has shifted. As always, reads for the gold market follow closely behind.Interestingly enough, our 3rd place article on the list of top 10 reads was first published at the start of 2017. You know it's a good read when a story makes the list two years in a row.#...Read More
Peninsula Energy Ltd (ASX:PEN) has initiated field demonstration activities for low pH in-situ recovery (ISR) at its Lance Uranium Projects in Wyoming, US.Peninsula's managing director and CEO Wayne Heili said: "The start of the field demonstration marks another important milestone in our planned transition to low pH operations at the Lance Projects."This significant effort by the company is inten...Read More
December 24, 2018NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATESToronto, Canada (December 24, 2018) - Mega Uranium Ltd. (MGA: TSX) is pleased to announce the closing today of the final tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the "Financing"), pursuant to which the company raised additional aggregate gross proceeds of $44...Read More
Peninsula Energy Ltd (ASX:PEN) has signed a new uranium toll milling agreement for the Lance Projects in Wyoming, US with its existing toll milling service provider Uranium One Americas, Inc.The agreement commences on January 1, 2019 and has an initial term of 5 years with the ability for Peninsula to extend the term at its option for an additional 5-year period thereafter. Since production o...Read More
SASKATCHEWAN - UEX Corporation has released the maiden resource estimate for its 60% owned Christie Lake uranium joint venture. JCU (Canada) Exploration Co. is the 40% owner of the project located 9 km northeast of and along strike of the McArthur River uranium mine in the Athabasca Basin.The project is still in the early stages, and the drill holes were widely spaced, but the inferred resource is...Read More
The exploration camp at the Christie Lake uranium property. (Image: UEX Corp.)SASKATCHEWAN - UEX Corporation has released the maiden resource estimate for its 60% owned Christie Lake uranium joint venture. JCU (Canada) Exploration Co. is the 40% owner of the project located 9 km northeast of and along strike of the McArthur River uranium mine in the Athabasca Basin.The project is still in the earl...Read More
SASKATCHEWAN - Fifteen kilometres from the rapidly advancing Wheeler River project, Vancouver's Skyharbour Resources is finding high grades at the Moore uranium project.Drill hole ML18-14 intersected high grade uranium mineralization within the Main Maverick zone consisting of 3.11% uranium oxide over 1.8 metres within an interval of 15.2 metres containing 0.56% uranium oxide. This is one of the b...Read More