The property lies about 50 km south of the Shea Creek project, one of the largest undeveloped uranium resources in the Athabasca Basin and owned by UEX Corp. (TSX: UEX) and Areva. The French uranium mining and nuclear fuel group, which in January changed its name to Orano, owns 50.9% of
Miners working in gold and uranium mines were at higher risk of developing silicosis because the ore has a higher silica content. In fact, many miners in Elliot Lake developed silicosis after working at the local uranium mines. The McIntyre powder was dropped at the Elliot Lake mines after the CBC's Fifth
A federal appeals court has rejected two environmental groups' challenge to Strata Energy's uranium mining project in Wyoming, rebuffing claims that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission was arbitrary and capricious in granting the project a license. The commission's licensing procedure "was not
Mr. Frydenlund has over 30 years of experience in the legal, financial and capital markets fields, and has worked in the U.S. uranium mining industry since 1997, serving in various legal, regulatory and finance-related capacities, including as CFO of International Uranium Corporation (now Denison Mines
Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) has become the sole owner of Pistol Bay Mining's. (TSX-V: PST) uranium assets in the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan, Canada, by making a final payment of $1 million in cash. With the acquisition, the world's second largest miner is materializing plans of grabbing those three assets
A former high-ranking Iranian military leader recently claimed that Israel used lizard spies that "attract atomic waves" in order to identify the location of Iranian uranium mines. The remarks, by Hassan Firuzabadi, a military advisor to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, were made in response to the
Canada's top uranium producer describes Yeelirrie as one of Australia's largest undeveloped uranium deposits. Located about 650 km northeast of Perth and approximately 750 km south of its Kintyre project, the proposed open-cast mine has an estimated 128.1 million pounds of uranium in measured and
Vimy is eyeing a $493 million open-pit mine at Mulga Rock, 240km east of Kalgoorlie, using a strip mining method similar to that used in the mineral sands industry. Based on an annual production rate of 3.5 million pounds of uranium ore concentrate, Mulga Rock will export enough product to power as
Uranium prices have fallen more than 70% since the Fukushima disaster in 2011, remaining low since then as a result of global glut of the commodity and excess inventory in the industry. But Cameco's announcement in November that it's suspending operations at its flagship McArthur River mine in
Conservationists are considering a High Court appeal against the State Government's decision to provide environmental approval to the State's largest uranium deposit in the northern Goldfields after the WA Supreme Court knocked back an application for judicial review yesterday. Former environment
The Supreme Court of Western Australia dismissed an appeal against the approval of a uranium mine in central WA, but conservationists have vowed to continue the fight. Former state environment minister Albert Jacob gave the green light to Cameco's Yeelirrie mine proposal in January last year, 16 days
Mohave County Supervisor Buster Johnson stepped up his lobbying efforts on the federal government to lift a 20 year ban on uranium mining on the
Historical estimated reserves at the Gulch Mine are between 928,000 and 1,650,000 lbs. of uranium. Beck, L.S. (1969), Uranium Deposits of the Athabasca Region, reports a "total potential" reserve for the Gulch Mine of 683,200 tons grading 0.121%, or approximately 749,500 kilograms (1,652,364 lbs.)
"In the longstanding legal dispute surrounding the mining of uranium ore, the final decision was taken by the Supreme Court," the Supreme Court claimed in a press release, as quoted by TASR. "The court's senate definitely chose not to extend the validity of an exploratory and detailed geological survey of
During a week that saw President Donald Trump order tariffs on solar panels, solar panel components and washing machines manufactured overseas, one industry with strong ties to Wyoming - uranium mining - is hoping the administration's recent foray into more protectionist trade policies can be
The most successful came in 1997 with the formation of Mudjatik Thyssen Mining Joint Venture, which saw First Nations and M?(C)tis communities participate in economic development opportunities in the northern Saskatchewan uranium mines. The company committed to training a local workforce that would,
Arusha - Uranium mining, set to commence soon in the country, will be taken on board in the proposed amendment of the Atomic Energy Act, it was revealed here yesterday. The amendments are through with the Tanzanian Atomic Energy Commission (Taec) and experts at the technical level. They have
The bedrock of the Company is a solid senior management team, possessing a wealth of experience in both U.S. and international uranium mining and government policy. Spencer Abraham, our Chairman, served as the tenth U.S. Energy Secretary in the George W. Bush Administration, devising and
Although we applaud the court's decision, the Grand Canyon is still under threat, and the Trump administration's push for uranium mining poses a serious threat to our beloved public lands. The court's ruling does not stop the Trump administration from trying to reverse the 2012 moratorium, as proposed in
On Tuesday (January 23), Russia and Argentina came together in Moscow to sign a memorandum of understanding under which Russia will aid the South American country in uranium exploration and mining. The agreement consists of two main components. The first and most important is the cooperation