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Uranium North Completes Drilling at Mallery Project in Nunavut

Uranium North Resource Corp. has announced the completion of the 2011 drill program on the Company's 100% owned Mallery project in Nunavut. Five drill holes totaling 750 metres were drilled into three known mineralized zones.

12 Oct 2011

Crosshair Exploration + Mining Receives First Assay Results from CMB Project

Crosshair Exploration & Mining has obtained the primary assay results from the current drilling campaign performed at the Central Mineral Belt, which is a uranium-vanadium project situated in Canada.

10 Oct 2011

EPA Approves Plan to Clean-Up Old Navajo Nation Uranium Mine

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a cleanup project at an old uranium mine in the Navajo Nation reservation located in New Mexico. The plan calls for securing close to 1.4 million tons of contaminated soil in a lined pit at the Northeast Church Rock Mine.

3 Oct 2011

Jordan to Mine Uranium by 2013

The Kingdom of Jordan is going to become a uranium producer by 2013 in spite of all the controversy regarding the nuclear program in the country. A feasibility study for a joint venture uranium mining project will be completed by the end of the year.

26 Sep 2011

Mawson Intersects High-Grade Uranium in Finland

Mawson Resources announced that it received assays confirming high-grade uranium mineralization at its Riutta project situated in east Finland.

21 Sep 2011

Rockgate Capital Identifies New Uranium and Silver at Falea Project

Rockgate Capital has found fresh high-grade silver and uranium area at the North zone’s southwest boundary.

15 Sep 2011

Guinea Upsets Miners with New Mining Law

Guinea signed a new 106 page updated mining code into law last week. Mines Minister Mohamed Lamine Fofana said that it would root out unconscionable provisions and tone down Chinese investment in the nation.

14 Sep 2011

Paladin Energy Withdraws $127 Million for Langer Heinrich

Paladin Energy has withdrawn $127.2 million from the project finance facility for its Langer Heinrich uranium mine. The project is said to be the fifth biggest uranium mine in the world based on output.

From Paladin Energy Ltd 12 Sep 2011

New Report Looks at Australia's Mining Boom

Is the mining industry really the big boon for the Australian economy that it is made out to be? A new report from The Australia Institute questions this. The author of the report and economist Richard Dennis said that the political clout of the mining industry was way out of proportion with its economic reality.

12 Sep 2011

Pancontinental Uranium and Crossland Uranium Mines Start Drilling at Chilling Project

Pancontinental Uranium (Pancon) and Crossland Uranium Mines (Crossland) have begun a drill campaign, including 100 RAB holes, at the Buchanan Window prospect that is located in the Chilling project, Australia.

9 Sep 2011