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
Meanwhile, UrAmerica has exploration permits and mining concessions in the Central Plateau of Chubut, Argentina. The MOU aims to promote cooperation and joint development between both countries, with a focus on the in-situ recovery method for uranium extraction developed by Uranium One. This is
A US Forest Service report recommends repealing the 2012 moratorium on new uranium mining projects in the lands around the Grand Canyon in Arizona, US. While no mining is permitted in the canyon itself, the move has, naturally, provoked some strong opposition and concern over protecting the iconic
"From the very beginning, out of principle I have opposed uranium mining near Ko??ice, so I complied with the mayor's request (from last November) and as the economy minister I have withdrawn from this memorandum starting today," ? 1/2 iga noted, as cited by the SITA newswire. "Six years have passed since
Currently, Argentina imports uranium from countries such as Russia and Kazakhstan for its own use, and for export. The agreement includes Russia's state nuclear agency Rosatom commitment to build a nuclear power station in Argentina, which had already revealed plans to build other two new nuclear
The Namibian Husab Uranium Mine operated by China's State-owned China General Nuclear Power Corp had produced over 1,000 metric tons of uranium oxide in 2017. The Husab mine, the third-largest uranium mine, will continue to be optimized in 2018. The company will ramp up its throughput to
Argentina and Russia will combine efforts to develop the former's uranium mining industry under a new agreement. The memorandum of understanding will
The company aims to be cash-flow positive from this year, but Knoche said nothing about profit targets and admitted that market prices for uranium are too low to invest in new mines. He said long-term contract prices for uranium were about $10 per pound higher than spot prices, but declined to say what
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
The implications of the story written by Hiroko Tabuchi were staggering: an area of long-held federal land only recently protected by President Barack Obama at the end of his administration for its significance to five Native American tribes could one day be pocked with uranium mines. Tabuchi found that
Republican lawmakers are trying to counter accusations that the Trump administration drastically shrank the boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah to benefit the uranium mining industry. Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, introduced a bill last month that explicitly bars mining and drilling in the
The Indian Government is looking at both boosting the indigenous production of Uranium and its import to keep up the operation of nuclear reactors at their rated power. India, as per the vision laid down by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), intends to achieve a ten-fold increase in indigenous
The company's official position, expressed in a short column that ran in The Denver Post, has been that it asked only that Trump shrink the boundaries of Bears Ears away from existing uranium mining operations that could be curtailed by proximity to the new national monument. "Our company has no
WASHINGTON - The chair of the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee said on Thursday he wants the Commerce Department to investigate the impacts of uranium imports from Russia and central Asia on national security, backing a request from two US uranium mining firms who filed the
Upholds NRC's Wyo. Uranium Mine License
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chair of the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee said on Thursday he wants the Commerce Department to investigate the impacts of uranium imports from Russia and central Asia on national security, backing a request from two U.S. uranium mining firms who