US gov’t mulls 50-year mining ban in New MexicoProposal seeks to ban mining and oil drilling in northern New Mexico as part of a wider plan to protect Native American lands.Cecilia Jamasmie | September 19, 2023 | 6:39 am
Uranium price makes fresh decade high as forecasts grow (even) rosierUranium price tops $60 a pound first time since 2011…Frik Els | September 12, 2023 | 5:52 pm
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince looks to metals as new source of wealthPrince Mohammed bin Salman is prepared to pour billions of…Bloomberg News | September 7, 2023 | 7:47 am
Cameco could resume N. American uranium output if Kazakh turmoil hits supply Company said it could resume production of roughly 24 million pounds of uranium annually in North America if needed. Reuters | January 6, 2022 | 2:12 pm
Energy Fuels says could ramp uranium output if Kazakh supply dips Energy Fuels does not produce any uranium currently due in part to low prices. Reuters | January 6, 2022 | 9:55 am
Kazakhstan uranium output unaffected by unrest Kazakhstan accounts for about 40% of global uranium production. Henry Lazenby | January 6, 2022 | 9:50 am
Uranium price surges as unrest grips world’s top supplier Kazakhstan The Central Asian nation produces more than 40% of the world’s uranium. Bloomberg News | January 5, 2022 | 7:37 pm
Top 20 mining stories of 2021 Another record-setting year for the metals and mining industry and for MINING.COM. MINING.com Editor | December 31, 2021 | 12:21 pm
Decarbonization plays the metals fiddle in 2022 COP26 sets the tone for 2022 as the energy transition opens the door to unprecedented metals demand. Henry Lazenby | December 13, 2021 | 12:19 pm
How a less-than six-month-old fund shook the nuclear fuel market The Sprott Physical Uranium Trust holds almost a third of the world’s annual supply -- and it’s getting bigger. Bloomberg News | December 12, 2021 | 1:42 pm
New uranium-containing mineral could provide information on how to clean up nuclear waste Oldsite forms from the interaction of air and water with uranium and iron-sulphide ores in humid underground environments. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 9, 2021 | 6:11 am
Spain rejects Berkeley Energia’s uranium plant Spain’s Ministry for Ecological Transition denied Berkeley Energia’s request to build Europe’s only open-cast uranium mine. MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 27, 2021 | 12:35 pm