Uranium Top Stories

Explorers frustrated with waiting times for permits in B.C., the Territories

On the level of transparency in the approvals process, jurisdictions in the US, Australia and Scandinavia performed better than Canada, a fresh report by the Fraser Institute, shows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 28, 2017 | 7:00 am

Canada’s Saskatchewan and Manitoba are the world’s new top mining destinations

Both provinces displaced Western Australia from the first to the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 28, 2017 | 1:55 am

Scientists find new way to extract uranium from seawater

A practical method for extracting the uranium present in the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 24, 2017 | 11:34 am

Mining exploration spending drops to 11-year low

Miners and explorers are only spending a third of what…

Frik Els | February 23, 2017 | 4:11 pm

World’s deepest mine gets $1 billion injection

Work on AngloGold Ashanti's Mponeng gold mine in South Africa…

Frik Els | February 22, 2017 | 4:26 pm

Fukushima radioactivity levels spike

News comes after typhoon swept through Japan, possibly sending contaminated water into the Pacific ocean.

Ana Komnenic | October 19, 2013 | 11:40 pm

UK lets China buy its nuclear power stations

UK's decision paves the way for China to take a stake in or own 100% of the country's new nuclear power stations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2013 | 2:29 pm

Greenland to revise polemic mining law

The ruling’s most controversial point is the one that allows miners to potentially bring hundreds of foreign workers into the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 16, 2013 | 6:03 pm

Low prices hold back GDP growth of Canada’s north

Weak markets in 2013 have stalled the previously robust economic growth of Canada's territories; long-term outlook still positive.

Ana Komnenic | October 16, 2013 | 8:07 am

More greenhouse gases if nuclear power plants are shuttered warns the IER

And electricity prices will rise.

Michael Allan McCrae | October 15, 2013 | 10:00 pm

5,000 march against French uranium miner in Niger

Areva's contract with the Niger government covering 4,500 tonnes per year is up for renegotiation.

Frik Els | October 12, 2013 | 8:52 pm

Scientists pioneer the use of established technology for analyzing uranium ore concentrate samples

Easily track the origin of uranium ore to interdict smuggled materials.

Stephen P Wampler, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) | October 8, 2013 | 5:18 am

United Nations envoy arrives in Canada to document Aboriginal concerns

With no legally binding authority, Anaya's job is to promote Aboriginal rights by 'naming and shaming' governments into policy action.

MINING.com Editor | October 6, 2013 | 9:12 pm

Aussie miner moves towards massive Botswana uranium project

350 million pounds.

MINING.com Editor | October 5, 2013 | 9:11 pm

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