Orano gets go-ahead from Mongolia for $1.6 billion uranium mineOrano and Mongolia’s state-owned MonAtom Group will together develop deposits holding an estimated 90,000 tons of uranium.Bloomberg News | January 17, 2025 | 10:06 am
Rio Tinto and Glencore discuss potential mergerA $160 billion Rio Tinto-Glencore combination makes sense in a…Frik Els | January 16, 2025 | 1:46 pm
Biden signs executive order to power-up AI infrastructureThe push for data centre storage power is set to…Trish Saywell | January 14, 2025 | 3:12 pm
Canada disputes Trump’s claims of resource independence Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Trump’s assertion that America doesn't need anything from Canada was “simply false.” Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2025 | 4:12 am
Trudeau to resign ahead of vote this year likely to elect conservative Poilievre Poilievre, the Conservative Party leader, has criticized current permitting delays in the Canadian minerals sector, which can range from five to 25 years. Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | January 6, 2025 | 10:12 am
Cameco suspends uranium production at Inkai JV in Kazakhstan over bureaucratic holdup The in-situ recovery JV with Kazatomprom didn’t get an extension to submit its project paperwork. Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | January 2, 2025 | 8:56 am
Mongolia reaches deal for $1.6 billion uranium mine with Orano The project, with an initial investment of $500 million, will start its preparatory phase from 2024 to 2027. Reuters | December 27, 2024 | 5:17 am
CHARTS: The coming critical minerals trade war is BRICS short of a load "While a large number of countries around the world continue to talk about securing raw material supply, China is actually doing something about it." Frik Els | December 24, 2024 | 1:11 pm
Orano launches arbitration against Niger over mining licence The French nuclear fuels company move comes in response to Niger's cancellation of Orano's subsidiary mining licence. Reuters | December 20, 2024 | 4:26 am
Peninsula Energy restarts uranium production at Lance project in Wyoming Peninsula is anticipating 600,000 lb. of U3O8 production at Lance during the 2025 ramp-up year. Staff Writer | December 19, 2024 | 8:30 am
Canada clears Paladin’s $789 million Fission Uranium takeover The deal is expected to be completed by early January 2025. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 2:57 pm
Uranium spot prices to climb in ‘staircase’ pattern, Sprott forecasts Uranium has been buoyed by growing global support for nuclear energy, with more countries pledging to triple nuclear capacity by 2050. Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | December 17, 2024 | 11:05 am