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Cameco Finishes Second Shaft at Cigar Lake Uranium Mine

Cameco Corporation has announced the completion of a second shaft to reach the main mine at its Cigar Lake uranium mine. The final section of rock was removed on January 3, 2012.

From Cameco Corporation 4 Jan 2012

Virginia‎ Faces Steep Hurdles with Uranium Mining: Report

Uranium mining in Virginia suffered a small set back from the long awaited report from the National Academy of Sciences. The report warned the Virginia legislature that it faced steep hurdles on its path to safely mining and processing uranium while protecting the general public and the environment.

20 Dec 2011

Crosshair Energy Discovers Uranium Mineralization at Central Mineral Belt Joint Venture Project

Crosshair Energy has discovered further mineralization of uranium at the Central Mineral Belt Joint Venture Project (CMB JV) in Canada. The Two Time property is one of the high priority targets of the CMB JV campaign of 2011.

20 Dec 2011

Cotter Corporation to Close Canon City Uranium Mill

Cotter Corporation N.S.L. has decided to shut down the uranium mill in Canon City. Company officials have decided not to renew the license to operate the uranium mill once it terminates in January next year.

19 Dec 2011

Labrador Lifts Moratorium on Uranium Mining

The moratorium on uranium mining is being lifted in Labrador Inuit lands by the Nunatsiavut Assembly. This moratorium has been in effect since April 2008 when the government felt that the environmental effect of uranium ...

15 Dec 2011

Zambia Miners Request Foreign Auditor for Industry

In Zambia the Chamber of Mines has requested the government to appoint a foreign auditor. They added that an independent international auditor will be able to address the concerns that had been expressed by the general public over the honesty of the voluntary declarations of mining companies.

15 Dec 2011

Areva SA Writes Down UraMin by $1.46 Billion

Areva SA, the French nuclear giant had bought UraMin Inc. in June 2007 for $2.5 billion. The junior Canadian uranium company, working in Africa, was only two years old at that time.

13 Dec 2011

Alliance Resources Announces End of Litigation Over Four Mile Uranium Project

The Four Mile uranium project in South Australia is now expected to get under way despite the long delays. The legal battle which had stopped the mine from progressing is now to be settled out of court nearly two years after legal action was initiated.

7 Dec 2011

Macusani Yellowcake Announces Further Results from Chilcuno Chico Anomaly

Macusani Yellowcake has reported the further assay results from the current drill campaign at the Chilcuno Chico anomaly, which is located at the Kihitian property in Peru. These assay results are continuing to expand the "A" zone and the deeper Manto B zone.

2 Dec 2011

Unity Energy Corp. Identifies High Value Uranium Target at Lampin Lake

Unity Energy Corp. has announced that it has completed evaluation of ground/airborne geophysics and historical drilling in and around the Lampin Lake Project and has identified a high value target, dubbed the Shamus Zone.

30 Nov 2011