James Finch

Part Five:Two Uranium Exploration Companies Slug It Out in Utah's Lisbon Valley

Will Steen's Son Follow in His Father's Footsteps? The area is right, and it may be ripe for a discovery. Early exploration drilling for both companies is now being assayed in Canadian laboratories. Both companies are scheduling more drilling in the ve... Read >

The Lowdown on New Mexico's Uranium Enrichment Facility

Leave no stone unturned. That's how professionals execute a program to get a project launched. The turnaround of Louisiana Energy Services (LES) is nothing short of spectacular. Resurrected from the dead, the LES enrichment facility is quickly moving forw... Read >

Which Countries Could Source Uranium for the New Mexico Enrichment Facility?

We asked Louisiana Energy Services (LES) President Him Ferland if the uranium could come from Kazakhstan, Niger, Namibia or elsewhere. He couldn't say from where, "Again, it's coming from the U.S. utilities. I'm sure the U.S. utilities will comply with wh... Read >

Will Uranium Enriched in New Mexico End up in Foreign Hands?

Boldly, we asked President Jim Ferland for a guarantee that LES-enriched uranium would not be shipped to rogue nations, which may have their own opinions on proliferation issues. He explained, "We certainly will comply with every rule and regulation that'... Read >

Where Will the Uranium Tailings Be Stored After Enriching Uranium?

After the uranium is enriched, about 90 percent becomes waste. "Initially, it will be stored on site in the form of depleted UF6 (uranium hexafluoride)," Ferland explained. "Obviously, the majority of the U-235 will be taken out of the tailings at that po... Read >

Part One: Inside Louisiana Energy Services: Urenco Ltd

Who better than to explain the LES puzzle than Jim Ferland? As president of Louisiana Energy Services, Ferland came onboard nearly three years ago. At the time, the LES project was still in Tennessee, but rapidly losing traction. Ferland admits the situat... Read >

Part Two: Inside Louisiana Energy Services: Urenco Ltd

This latest wrinkle is just one in another of several disruptive episodes as LES moves forward into operations. We talked with Ferland about charges of environmental racism in Louisiana, where LES first began its long journey to obtain an NRC license. As ... Read >

Sprott Analyst Sees Recovery in Natural Gas Stocks

We talked with Sprott Asset Management Research Analyst Eric Nuttall about the natural gas situation in Canada and the fate of many CBM gas producers and developers. Since our last conversation spot natural gas prices have dropped by 15 percent. Natural g... Read >

Sprott Analyst: Declining Production Will Revive Natural Gas Sector

Introduction: We talked with Sprott Asset Management Research Analyst Eric Nuttall about the natural gas situation in Canada and the fate of many CBM gas producers and developers. Since our last conversation spot natural gas prices have dropped by 15 perc... Read >

Bad Summer Weather Could Help Nat Gas Stocks Move Higher

We talked with Sprott Asset Management analyst Eric Nuttall. With bloated natural gas storage levels, Natural and CBM gas stocks have gotten crushed. Is there relief in sight? What are the fundamentals which might drive natural gas prices, and subsequentl... Read >

Sprott Analyst: Favorite Nat Gas/CBM Stocks, Part One

We talked with Sprott Asset Management analyst Eric Nuttall. With bloated natural gas storage levels, Natural and CBM gas stocks have gotten crushed. Is there relief in sight? What are the fundamentals which might drive natural gas prices, and subsequentl... Read >

Sprott Analyst: Favorite Nat Gas/CBM Stocks, Part Two

We talked with Sprott Asset Management analyst Eric Nuttall. With bloated natural gas storage levels, Natural and CBM gas stocks have gotten crushed. Is there relief in sight? What are the fundamentals which might drive natural gas prices, and subsequentl... Read >

Near-Term Outlook for Natural Gas

We talked with Sprott Asset Management Research Analyst Eric Nuttall about the natural gas situation in Canada and the fate of many CBM gas producers and developers. Since our last conversation spot natural gas prices have dropped by 15 percent. Natural g... Read >

Will SXR Uranium One Acquire More U.S. Uranium Companies?

Soft-spoken SXR Uranium One Chief Executive Neal Froneman is very polite. When we phoned him at his home in South Africa, early last Thursday morning, he patiently answered his first question before telling us he had just stepped out of the shower. We pau... Read >

Inside SXR Uranium One and Its Chief Executive

We talked about the Sweetwater Mill, which he informed us would use a solvent extraction circuit, not an ion exchange for stripping resins as would be found with an In Situ Recovery (ISR) operation. Does that rule out ISR? "No, not at all," he told us. Fr... Read >