The biggest global mining news of 2023A tumultuous year for the global mining industry: collapse of lithium prices, furious M&A activity, gold’s new record and state intervention in mining on a scale not seen in decades.Frik Els | December 27, 2023 | 10:01 am
Energy Fuels starts production at three uranium mines as metal prices riseThe company started production at three of its permitted and…Reuters | December 21, 2023 | 9:19 am
Tantalum-based coating makes fusion reactors saferA new tantalum-based workhorse material can withstand the harsh conditions…Staff Writer | December 15, 2023 | 6:06 am
Cameco 2023 forecast down at Key Lake, Cigar Lake, McArthur River operations Total production from operations is forecast to be 30.3 million lb. uranium concentrate (U3O8), down approximately 9%. Staff Writer | September 5, 2023 | 10:27 am
Iran slows uranium production after secret diplomacy Iran’s stockpile of highly-enriched uranium grew just 7% in the last three months compared with a 30% increase in the previous quarter. Bloomberg News | September 4, 2023 | 9:51 am
NexGen raises $110 million for Rook I uranium project Rook I, a proposed new uranium mine and mill development, is the largest development-stage uranium project in Canada. Staff Writer | August 31, 2023 | 8:15 am
Uranium market turn buoys Kazatomprom H1 profit The world’s largest uranium producer has for the six months to June reported a 25% year-on-year growth in consolidated revenue. Henry Lazenby | August 25, 2023 | 4:16 pm
The race to ditch Russian uranium starts in New Mexico’s desert The $5 billion Urenco plant in Eunice supplies about one-third of US demand for enriched uranium and is in the process of boosting output by 15%. Bloomberg News | August 22, 2023 | 4:42 pm
Uranium Energy adds Rio Tinto’s exploration projects to Athabasca portfolio UEC has added roughly another 18,000 hectares of prospective ground to its existing portfolio of more than 440,000 hectares. Staff Writer | August 22, 2023 | 9:30 am
Sweden to lift ban on uranium mining Sweden accounts for 80% of the European Union's uranium deposits. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 22, 2023 | 8:36 am
NexGen Energy’s Rook I moves to public review in environmental assessment The company submitted the final provincial environmental impact statement to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment for the uranium project. Staff Writer | August 21, 2023 | 10:12 am
Grand Canyon monument won’t stop mining companies’ thirst for US uranium US President Joe Biden this week named a new federal monument covering nearly 1 million acres near Grand Canyon. Bloomberg News | August 10, 2023 | 7:56 am