IsoEnergy finds strong radioactivity in initial drill holes at Saskatchewan uranium project

While quarterly earnings beat analysts expectations, revenue fell short of estimates and CAT also lowered its full-year guidance.

As operator of the world’s largest nuclear power station, Bruce Power LP generates staggering amounts of electricity — roughly 50 terawatts each year, according to James Scongack, the Tiverton, Ont.-based company’s vice-president of corporate affairs.

The world’s largest heavy machinery maker has logged a 18% drop in global sales of machinery for the three-month period ended in September.

He said he had intended to announce his retirement last year but chose to stay on while BHP dealt with the aftermath of the Samarco mine disaster in Brazil.

BHP is not the first major player to flag green shoots in the mining industry. Caterpillar, the world's largest heavy machinery maker, said the same last month.

A moratorium in place since 2003 bans open-pit mining and the use of cyanide for metal recovery.

All gold companies except for the top one.

Investors have seen a rise in the market capitalization of top junior mining companies on the TSX Venture Exchange by more than 100% compared to last year.

Aura Energy has set its hopes on a gold deposit next to its uranium Tiris project in Mauritania.