Sacred land, unholy uranium: Canada's mining industry in …

A collapse in the price of uranium has not yet stopped Australian mining company GME from trying to press ahead with a massive open-pit uranium mine on an Arctic mountain in southern Greenland, writes Bill Williams - just returned from the small coastal town of Narsaq where local people and Inuit campaigners are driving the …

Power Metal nets $17.8M for uranium drilling JV in …

Power Metal Resources' (LSE: POW; US-OTC: POWMF) gained 3.3% on Monday after it announced a £10 million ($17.8 million) investment from London-based UCAM for a joint venture to drill for uranium in northern Saskatchewan and Newfoundland.. The company holds 16 early-stage properties on a combined total of 924 km 2 that sit in …

Regulatory Oversight Report for Uranium Mines and Mills in Canada…

The Regulatory Oversight Report for Uranium Mines and Mills in Canada: 2019 provides information about the work of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to ensure the safety and protection of people and the environment around operating uranium mines and mills in Canada, all of which are located in northern Saskatchewan. These …

ALX Uranium begins drilling at Newnham Lake project in Canada

ALX Uranium has commenced a diamond drilling programme at its Newnham Lake uranium project located in the north-eastern Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada. The project is situated approximately 75km east of Stony Rapids comprises a total of 15 claims across an area of 18,524ha.

Terra Uranium, ATHA Energy agree to develop Canadian uranium …

Terra Uranium plans to begin immediate exploration of the shallower uranium targets at these sites, with a commitment to spend at least C$750,000 (A$808,917) by 20 December 2024. Upon completion of the initial three expenditures, the companies will establish a joint venture (JV), with Terra Uranium initially holding a 50% interest.

Paladin Energy eyes growth in Canada to help …

Just months after rejoining the uranium producers' club with the March restart of its Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia, Paladin Energy (ASX: PDN; US-OTC: PALAF) has set its sights on a second mine that …

Uranium Energy logs high-grade hits at Roughrider North

Hole RR-961, drilled 840 metres northeast of the main Roughrider deposit, returned 2.4 metres grading 11.4% uranium oxide (U 3 O 8) from 330.1 metres depth, with a high-grade sub-interval of 1 ...

McClean Lake uranium mine to resume production

Mining is planned to restart at the McClean North deposit in 2025, with a target production of 800,000 pounds of uranium that year.

Uranium Energy logs high-grade hits at Roughrider North …

Drilling at Uranium Energy's (NYSE: UEC) Roughrider project in northern Saskatchewan has hit high-grades that expand the northern end of the deposit's core, the company reported Thursday.. Hole RR-961, drilled 840 metres northeast of the main Roughrider deposit, returned 2.4 metres grading 11.4% uranium oxide (U 3 O 8) from …

Uranium Mining in Canada – Past and Present

The mine was operated by Kerr Addison Mines Ltd. between 1977 and early 1983 and produced. total of 855,000 kg of U3O8 from approximately 2.8 million tonnes of ore. The …

Uranium Mining in Canada

Uranium is mined, milled and fabricated into fuel for nuclear reactors. Through controlled fission, the uranium fuel generates massive heat that boils water and creates steam to turn turbines that generate …

Skyharbour stakes new claims for uranium …

Skyharbour stakes two new claims for uranium exploration in Canada. The two new claims, called the Bolt project, add 4,726.35 hectares (ha) in and around the Athabasca Basin. December 22, 2023. …

NexGen raises cost of Canadian uranium project to $1.6 billion

NexGen is one of several firms racing to develop uranium projects in Saskatchewan's uranium-rich Athabasca region, which has become a hub of mining activity as the world warms to nuclear power.

Uranium mines and mills

Uranium mines and mills. Uranium is a naturally occurring radioactive element used for fuel in nuclear power reactors. Canada is one of the world's largest uranium producers. The majority of Canada's production is exported. Uranium is mined to provide uranium …

Canadian uranium miner signs final deal with Niger

Canada's GoviEx Uranium (TSXV: GXU) entered into definitive agreements with the Republic of Niger to finalize the commercial terms to progress GoviEx's flagship Madaouela uranium project in ...

The race to ditch Russian uranium starts in New …

Canada's Cameco Corp., the biggest North American uranium miner and a key provider of other nuclear services, is acquiring a stake in Westinghouse Electric Co., which takes enriched uranium and ...

Uranium in Canada

Over the five years to 2022, production from Canada increased by a CAGR of 1% and is expected to rise by a CAGR of 7% between 2023 and 2027. GlobalData uses proprietary data and analytics to provide a complete picture of this market in its Global Uranium Mining to 2030 report. Buy the report here.

Saskatchewan best place to mine in Canada

The best places in Canada are Saskatchewan (No.3), Quebec (No.4), Yukon (No.9) and the Northwest Territories (0). That is a nice showing when you consider the global nature of the survey.

Valor expands Surprise Creek uranium-copper project in Canada

Valor Resources Limited has announced that it has expanded its strategic exploration footprint in the area around the world-class Athabasca Basin in Canada after reaching agreement to acquire privately owned company 1325020 B.C. Ltd, which holds a strategic claims package adjoining Valor's existing Surprise Creek Uranium Copper …

Occupational Radiation Protection in the Uranium Mining …

It is a compilation of detailed information on uranium mining and processing stages and techniques, general radiation protection considerations in the relevant industry, general methodologies applicable for control, monitoring and dose assessment, exposure pathways, and radiation protection programmes for a range of commonly used mining and ...

Used Mining Equipment for sale in Canada

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Patterson Lake South Uranium Project, Saskatchewan, Canada

The Patterson Lake South (PLS) uranium project is a proposed underground mine in Saskatchewan, Canada, by Fission Uranium. A pre-feasibility study (PFS) for the PLS property was completed in September 2019 while the feasibility study, which commenced in June 2021, was completed in January 2023. ... Used Mining …

Uranium and nuclear power facts

Key facts. Canada is the world's second largest producer and third largest low-cost source of uranium. Our resources of more than 588,000 tonnes of elemental uranium (tU) – at a price of less than …

How Saskatchewan remade uranium mining

Just for comparison, Priargunsky underground uranium mine in Trans-Baikal region of Russia has approximately 0.15% grade of uranium in resources, while in Saskatchewan the world's highest-grade ...

Uranium Energy restarts uranium production in Wyoming

Uranium is the most widely used fuel for nuclear energy. With a global push for clean energy, nuclear generation could roughly double by 2050, and so should supply, according to the International ...

Greenridge acquires two uranium projects in …

Meanwhile, Snook Lake uranium property is located in north-western Ontario, about 75km north of Kenora. This property comprises 237 mining claims spanning 4,899ha. This area has …

Coeur Mining to acquire Canada-based SilverCrest for $1.7bn

Coeur Mining to acquire Canada-based SilverCrest for $1.7bn The combined entity is expected to produce about 21 million ounces (moz) of silver and 432,000oz of gold in 2025. October 7, 2024