Tim Gitzel, CEO of uranium miner Cameco, is our Mining Person of the Year for 2023
Tim Gitzel, an executive at Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) for 17 years and president and CEO for 13, has led the company through more bad times than good. Among…
Uranium
Uranium snapshot: Eight companies hunting for the energy metal
Nuclear energy is gaining traction as a reliable non-carbon fuel source and as uranium prices have reached historic highs over the last few months. Here’s a list of eight uranium…
NexGen confident in uranium project OK even as nuclear regulator pauses process
Shares in NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG) have risen by half in the past six months on surging uranium prices but the federal regulator has put a temporary hold…
UK law firm backs Madagascar villagers against Rio Tinto in mine pollution claim
Residents say the QMM ilmenite mine has contaminated surrounding lakes and waterways with toxic metals.
Boss Energy’s rebooted Honeymoon uranium mine in Australia counts days to first metal
Boss Energy (ASX: BOE) is two weeks away from producing its first drums of uranium as it restarts its Honeymoon mine in New South Wales, Australia, after low metal prices…
Paladin Energy kicks off uranium production at restarted mine in Namibia
Paladin Energy (ASX: PDN) says it’s begun producing and drumming uranium concentrate at its Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia, adding it would now focus on ramping up operations and building…
Mining some tales with… Ross McElroy
Every month, The Northern Miner gets to know a different executive in the mining industry by asking them about everything — except mining. This month, we feature Ross McElroy, president…
JV Video: EnCore set to gain from uranium price
EnCore Energy (TSXV: EU; NYSE: EU) is preparing to start the Alta Mesa uranium plant after Rosita, also in Texas, began output in November, CEO Paul Goranson says in a new…
Video: Fission CEO on finding more western Athabasca uranium
Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) is advancing final front-end studies of the Patterson Lake South uranium project in Saskatchewan, ticking off crucial milestones towards a construction decision. Recently cashed…
Global Atomic plunges as Niger’s junta expels US troops
Shares in Global Atomic (TSX: GLO) have dropped nearly a third since the military rulers of Niger, where the company is developing its Dasa uranium project, vowed on the weekend…
NexGen makes new uranium discovery 3.5 km from Arrow deposit
NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG) has made a new greenfield uranium discovery at its SW2 property in Saskatchewan, 3.5 km east of its Arrow deposit, currently in…
JV Article: EnCore Energy joins the uranium producers’ club
In November, enCore Energy (TSXV: EU; NASDAQ: EU) became the newest uranium producer in the United States and the first in Texas in more than 10 years at its Rosita…