Stars are aligning for uranium price rally
The uranium market is emerging from years in the doldrums as the overhang from the nuclear disaster in Japan is cleared and global demand picks up steam. The spot price…
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Cameco suspends production at Cigar Lake
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) announced today that it will temporarily suspend production at its Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan over the coming weeks due to the increasing risks…
Cameco reports $61M loss in Q3
With its Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan on care and maintenance for the majority of the second and third quarters, Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) reported a quarterly…
Top 10 Canadian miners by market cap
The Northern Miner presents the top-10, Canada-headquartered mining companies by market capitalization as of late-June, 2020. 1. Barrick Gold Market cap: US$46.56 billion Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has…
Cameco halts conversion facility in Ontario
Canada’s Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ), the world’s largest publicly traded uranium miner, is placing its plant at the Port Hope conversion facility in Ontario in a temporary safe shutdown…
COVID-19 cuts US$280B swathe through top 50 mining companies
MINING.COM’s ranking of the world’s 50 largest mining companies based on market value shows a beleaguered industry at the end of the first quarter 2020, despite a resurgent gold price…
NexGen Energy well positioned to benefit from uranium price increase
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to negatively impact commodity markets, with prices for metals such as copper, zinc, lead, aluminium and many others falling rapidly since the shuttering of mines and…
US markets drop, March 30-April 3: Consol Energy, Cameco, Rio Tinto, Kirkland Lake, Wheaton Precious Metals, Fortuna
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.70%, or 584.25 points, to 21,052.53 and the S&P 500 dropped 2.08%, or 52.82 points, to 2,488.65. Spot gold fell finished the week at…
Raymond James lowers metals forecasts for 2020
Raymond James has updated its metal price forecasts for the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its new full-year forecast for gold in 2020 is US$1,594 per oz., down from…
Cameco, Orano suspend Saskatchewan operations due to COVID-19
Uranium companies Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) and Orano Canada are suspending mining and processing activities at their operations in northern Saskatchewan due to COVID-19. The two companies jointly agreed to…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 175: Confident Cameco sees nuclear power as ‘indispensable tool’ to fight climate change
This episode features excerpts from Cameco’s Feb. 7, 2020, conference call. Cameco president and CEO Tim Gitzel discusses the fundamentals of the uranium market, spot market purchases, vision and strategy,…
TSX posts gain, Jan. 31-Feb. 7: Aura Minerals, Caledonia Mining, Cameco, Semafo, Kirkland Lake
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.95% to 17,655.50. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 0.67%% to 78.49 and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index rose 3.35% to 98.30. Spot gold…