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An odd market – Sprott’s Rick Rule picks platinum, palladium and uranium

Tuesday , 14 May 2013
Rick Rule looks at the huge anomalies in the way governments are/have been treating the global economy and the strange way the market has been behaving.

Cameco’s 1Q profits spiral downward as U3O8 production up 23%

Thursday , 02 May 2013
While uranium production was strong during Cameco’s first quarter, sales plunged by a dismal 3.1 million pounds or 38% to 5.1 million pounds for the period.

UK launches sale of 33% stake in Urenco

Monday , 22 Apr 2013
The company is estimated to be worth around $13.08 billion and several buyers have been reported to be ready to bid for the UK’s stake.

Iran opens two new uranium mines as nuclear talks fail

Wednesday , 10 Apr 2013
Iran has stated that it has opened two ‘new’ uranium mines and a yellowcake production facility in the Yazd region of the country.

Uranium explorer Toro in talks with 7 possible Asian partners

Monday , 08 Apr 2013
Toro plans to bring in a company to help develop the Wiluna mine before reaching an investment decision to go ahead with the project by the end of this year.

Toro gets federal approval for WA's first uranium mine

Wednesday , 03 Apr 2013
The approval was the last environmental hurdle for the Wiluna project and the mine will now be subject to final investment decisions determined by the company board.

Quebec’s radioactive decision cuts junior stock in half

Monday , 01 Apr 2013
Following the Quebec government’s decision to review its policy on uranium mining and exploration - and meantime ban related permitting - Strateco stock tumbles.

Quebec government halts uranium exploration and mining

Friday , 29 Mar 2013
Strateco Resources CEO Guy Hebert denounced the announcement made by the Minister of Environment which brings Strateco’s Matoush project to a standstill.

Alpha, Fission shares resume furious ascent on uber high-grade U3O8 drillhits

Monday , 25 Mar 2013
Drilling in that Athabasca Basin - Saskatchewan, Canada - yields more mega high grade U3O8 intercepts for Alpha Minerals and Fission Energy.

Saskatchewan seeks to spur uranium expansion with royalty cut

Monday , 25 Mar 2013
The Saskatchewan provincial government is proposing the first changes in 12 years to its system of charging royalties to uranium miners, calling the old formula a barrier to investment.

Workers stage 72-hour strike at Niger uranium mine

Wednesday , 20 Mar 2013
Some 680 workers have downed tools at a mine operated by Chinese firm Sino-U, demanding better wages and bonus payments.

Talvivaara to work with authorities to assess uranium clean-up

Wednesday , 13 Mar 2013
The company says it will work with authorities to assess the need for a clean-up of leaked uranium found at the bottom of lakes near its Sotkamo nickel mine.

High uranium concentration found near Talvivaara mine

Tuesday , 12 Mar 2013
Finland's STUK says water samples taken from lake Salminen showed uranium levels six times higher than the advised level for drinking water.

Thousands protest Nuclear in Japan 2 years after Fukushima

Monday , 11 Mar 2013
Thousands of protestors descended on the Japanese capital on Sunday to call on the government to shun nuclear power.

Uranium One shareholders approve ARMZ deal

Friday , 08 Mar 2013
The Russian uranium company agreed in January to pay C$1.3 billion to take Canada’s Uranium One private.

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