Editorial: Red light, green light
With the global commodities boom marching relentlessly forward, the week ended Dec. 8, the 49th week of 2007, was full of major announcements of mines going forward or else being stopped in their trac…
Uranium
More water woes for Cameco (December 10, 2007)
Vancouver — Water problems are again affecting underground operations at a Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N) uranium project in northern Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin.
Big money keeps on rolling in (December 10, 2007)
Vancouver — Despite the recent bearish trend in mining indices, financings continue to abound with exploration companies still attracting plenty of capital.
Midwest to go ahead (December 06, 2007)
The partners in the Midwest uranium joint venture in northern Saskatchewan have taken a formal production decision …
Rockgate defines large roll-front uranium deposit in Mali (November 29, 2007)
If Rockgate Capital (RGT-V, RCKGF-O) has its way, the West African nation of Mali will one day become as well-known…
Areva sees u-turn in Nunavut
As the Inuit in northern Labrador apply the brakes to uranium development, the tide is turning towards development in Nunavut.
Nunatsiavut government mulls uranium moratorium (November 26, 2007)
Just as uranium exploration in Labrador’s Central Mineral Belt is reaching a fever pitch, the Labrador Inuit government is looking to put the scene on ice — or at least cool it down long enough to de…
Filling in the gaps at Shea Creek (November 26, 2007)
Vancouver — The deep uranium deposits at Shea Creek keep growing for Areva (ARVCF-O) subsidiary Areva Resources Canada and earn-in partner UEX (UEX-T, UEXCF-O), both of which enjoyed a share price bo…
Lumwana uranium potential growing for Equinox (November 26, 2007)
Vancouver — The completion of infill drilling at what will be Africa’s largest copper mine has shown definitively that the orebody also hosts discrete zones of high-grade uranium mineralization, and …
Cash-rich Purepoint boasts strong balance sheet
Purepoint Uranium (PTU-V) is perched on a mountain of cash $11.5 million to be precise — more than enough to sup…
Triex picks up more ground in Athabasca
Triex Minerals (TXM-V) has expanded its search for best of breed uranium deposits low cost producers in areas w…
Ironing out possible mega merger
Spurned by the board of Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) in a friendly approach, BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L, BHP-A) has made its proposal for a US$138-billion all-share bid public in an attempt to brin…