Uranium Top Stories

BHP urges miners to create global body to oversee tailings dams

CEO Andrew Mackenzie said it was too early to say what impact the recent Vale tailings dam disaster will have on efforts to restart BHP and Vale's jointly owned Samarco mine, shut since November 2015 after a dam collapse killed 19 people.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 19, 2019 | 3:20 am

World’s top uranium miner Cameco in no hurry to resume production

The company says it has seen a significant improvement over…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 11, 2019 | 3:30 am

Minerals Council of Australia calls for tax, workplace law reform

According to the industry group, such reform would encourage additional…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 10, 2019 | 12:46 pm

Vancouver junior acquires Temple Mountain vanadium property in Utah

The Temple Mountain property was first mined in 1914.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 7, 2019 | 6:29 am

Canadian miner wants its uranium project in Niger solar-powered

GoviEx Uranium is studying the possibility of powering its flagship…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 30, 2019 | 6:30 am

Obama: Iranian sanctions relief ‘not a game-changer’

In an interview broadcast Sunday, President Obama acknowledged that Iran would benefit economically from the nuclear weapons agreement that his administration negotiated with Tehran, but contended that it would not be a “game-changer.”

The Hill | August 10, 2015 | 12:43 am

BHP Billiton axing other 380 jobs at its Olympic Dam

The cuts represent 14% of what was once a 4,300 workforce.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 9, 2015 | 7:58 am

CRA targeting mining-sector tax havens

It’s an issue that the Canadians for Tax Fairness and the Liberal Party of Canada appear to be hoping to make a federal election issue.

Business in Vancouver | August 5, 2015 | 9:13 am

The nuclear deal is mostly about oil

The recent nuclear non-proliferation agreement between Iran and the U.S. has created a firestorm debate in the Middle East and both sides of the Atlantic.

Peter Schiff - Euro Pacific Capital | July 27, 2015 | 5:38 am

Loonie headed to 75 cents by autumn:BMO

Canadians can expect the value of the loonie to drop even further this summer, reaching US$0.75 — or perhaps even lower — according to economists at BMO.

Business in Vancouver | July 27, 2015 | 1:41 am

Mining firms should act now to stay ahead of local content rules

Global miners could be at risk of losing valuable exploration and operating licences unless they step up their efforts to award work to suppliers in the locality of contracts.

Achilles | July 24, 2015 | 1:00 am

Global miners improve policies on community consent, while oil and gas lag

Implementation of “free, prior and informed consent” policies vital tool to prevent conflict and costs to companies, reveals study published Thursday by Oxfam.

Oxfam America | July 23, 2015 | 7:20 am