Agnico, Barrick dominate top Canadian miners
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), which tops our list of Canadian miners by market value at $51.4 billion in late July, runs the country’s biggest gold mines by output:…
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CanAlaska posts uranium discovery in Saskatchewan
CanAlaska Uranium (TSXV: CVV; OTCQX: CVVUF) has announced a discovery at the Pike zone of its West McArthur joint venture project with Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) in Saskatchewan’s eastern Athabasca Basin….
Top uranium producer Kazakhstan hikes tax
Kazakhstan, the world’s largest producer of uranium, is increasing its mining tax on the nuclear fuel by at least 50% next year. The central-Asian country is to raise the rate…
Investors should heed growing supply after uranium’s recent runup
Uranium prices surged from just over US$50 per lb. in April 2023 to more than US$100 per lb. by January 2024. Since then, there has been a moderate pull-back; uranium…
CanAlaska logs strong uranium assays in Pike zone at West McArthur JV
CanAlaska Uranium (TSXV: CVV; US-OTC: CVVUF), operator of the West McArthur joint venture, reported high grade intersections from the latest drilling in the Pike zone. Geochemical assays returned 14.9% uranium…
Cameco’s Gitzel explains uranium strategy
Tim Gitzel, president and CEO of uranium producer Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ), recounted the ups downs of the nuclear industry as he described the company’s approach at The Northern Miner’s Energy…
Video: How geopolitics is opening up downstream funding for miners
FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; US-OTC: FPOCF) is attuned to companies seeking geopolitical certainty in their metals as well as a high environmental social and governance score and low carbon footprint, CEO…
Kazatomprom uranium sales lag behind production
The world’s top uranium producer, Kazatomprom (LSE: KAP), reported a 10% increase in production in its first quarter results, while sales were down by more than a half compared to…
Cameco shares drop on ‘disappointing’ first quarter loss
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) shares fell 7% Tuesday after first quarter results showed net losses of $7 million. The uranium major’s adjusted net earnings fell 51% to $56 million, a…
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…
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…
Energy Fuels aims to double uranium output
The company is preparing additional mines in Colorado and Wyoming for expected production within one year.