Articles, tagged with "uranium mining", page 2

Part One: Two Uraniium Exploration Companies Slug It Out in Utah's Lisbon Valley

After interviewing SXR Uranium One Chief Executive Neal Froneman, we realized it was important to cover developments in Utah, particularly in the Lisbon Valley. Each time Mr. Froneman talked about Wyoming, he nearly always included Utah in the same breath... Read >
Author: James Finch

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

Why are the Uranium Companies Exploring the Northeast Flank of the Fault? While the west side of the fault has been the most productive uranium mining ground, Rio Algom discovered a mineralized zone in 1972 on the "nose" of the northeast side of the ... Read >
Author: James Finch

SXR Preference for Underground Uranium Mining: Problems Ahead?

A Preference for Underground and Open Pit Another core competency is underground mining. "I think the majority of the deposits we are looking at are underground," Froneman explained. "There is some open pit potential. Of course, that is a skill that we... Read >
Author: James Finch

Part One: To Invest in Sweden's Uranium Exploration or Not?

Uranium mining in Sweden is banned. After the next parliamentary elections, Sweden may reverse its phase out of nuclear energy. Will that give a boost to Sweden's uranium mining sector? Some Canadian exploration companies have already established a base t... Read >
Author: James Finch

Part Three: To Invest in Sweden's Uranium Exploration or Not?

Increased Uranium Exploration Activity At this time, uranium mining is banned in Sweden. Will that soon change? In November 2005, Platts carried a news item that the world's second largest uranium producer Cogema, a subsidiary of Areva, was spending ab... Read >
Author: James Finch

Part One: Will Cameco Supply the Uranium for New Mexico's Proposed Enrichment Facility?

Guess what? Our recent investigation shows the uranium to be enriched in the LES/Urenco proposed enrichment facility in Lea County, New Mexico may neither come from uranium properties in New Mexico nor anywhere else in the United States. Just as New Mexic... Read >
Author: James Finch

Part Two: Will Cameco Supply the Uranium for New Mexico's Proposed Enrichment Facility?

This development could further irritate at least one New Mexico legislator. State representative John A. Heaton from Carlsbad, New Mexico, and who also sits on New Mexico's Energy and Natural Resource Committee, was adamant about U.S. independence from fo... Read >
Author: James Finch

Part Three - New Mexico Uranium: Who Are the Serious Players?

General Atomics Meet the 800-pound gorilla. Not only is General Atomics in the front end of the nuclear cycle with a uranium mining subsidiary, it is a privately held company whose interests are widespread across the nuclear fuel cycle. GA is its acron... Read >
Author: James Finch

Even Higher Uranium Prices Ahead This Summer, Part Four

NUCLEAR EXPANSION: A WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON Yuri Sokolov, Department Head of Nuclear Energy for the United Nation's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told reporters this past week, "There is plenty of uranium assuming the industry keeps moving a... Read >
Author: James Finch

Kazakhstan Uranium: Risk Factors

There are as many reasons to avoid investment in companies exploring for uranium in this country as there are benefits. The world's largest uranium producer, Cameco, hopes to someday mine 30 million pounds per year in Kazakhstan. The state-controlled KazA... Read >
Author: James Finch

Niger Uranium: Reward Potential

Named after the river which runs through it, Niger produces nearly four times the uranium currently mined in the United States. More uranium is mined in Niger than in Russia, South Africa, India, China, Brazil, Ukraine Namibia or Uzbekistan. In fact, if y... Read >
Author: James Finch

Why Does a Company's Uranium Resource Calculations Double?

Have you ever wondered how a uranium company's "resource calculation" can increase, sometimes even double? I did and I began making inquiries about this. In February, during a meeting, it was a topic of discussion with William Boberg, Chief Executive of U... Read >
Author: James Finch

Reversing Mother Nature, Part One

Summary: We talked to North America's leading In Situ Leach (ISL) uranium mining engineers, and had them explain exactly how ISL worked. Most of the significant ISL operations in the United States were designed and/or constructed by these engineers. They ... Read >
Author: James Finch

How Did ISL Uranium Mining Begin?

According to the World Nuclear Association, 21 percent of the world's uranium production came about from ISL mining in 2004. We conducted interviews with some of the world's top ISL experts, including the father of ISL, to help you better understand how u... Read >
Author: James Finch

Which Uranium Companies Are Leveraged for Increased Nuclear Energy Demand?

Summary: Sprott Asset Management uranium expert Kevin Bambrough talked with us about the "second leg" of the current uranium bull market. Bambrough names his favorite uranium companies, where he believes there is still room for growth. StockInterview: ... Read >
Author: James Finch

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