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McClean Lake Mill on standby for lack of ore Just before Christmas 140 workers at Areva's McLean Lake uranium mill in Saskatchewan got a holiday greeting they'd been dreading for some time. The firm announced plans to lay off 140 workers in 2010 because of a lack of ore from Cameco's Cigar...

Debut issue of a new monthly column This is a new monthly column for this blog. In addition to the Western Lands Uranium Gopher, which covers the industry in the U.S., I'm expanding blog coverage to include the Canadian uranium mining industry. This column is an edited version of content published...

If a butterfly flaps its wings in Ohio, does it matter in Wyoming? (Portions of this blog post also appeared in Fuel Cycle Week , V8:N349 10/21/09 published by International Nuclear Associates, Washington, DC) The answer, it turns out, is yes, according to Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal , who did some...

This blog post includes edited content which also appeared in Fuel Cycle Week V8N34 09/16/09 published by International Nuclear Associates, Washington, DC. Turmoil rocks Uranium Resources It's been a tough month for Uranium Resources ( NASDAQ:URRE ). On  September 4th CEO David Clark stepped...

BLM State Office to review environmental assessment Some of this content was also published in Fuel Cycle Week V8:N327 on 07/29/09 by International Nuclear Associates, Washington, DC Two Utah environmental groups have temporarily gained the upper  hand in a dispute over the quality of an environmental...

Portions of this blog post were published in Fuel Cycle Week , V8N321 on April 2, 2009 by International Nuclear Associates, Washington, DC ~ Note to readers: This column will shift from biweekly to monthly starting with this issue. The next edition will appear in mid-May. ~ The nightmare in uranium stock...

by: Idaho Falls Post Register Readers of this blog are no strangers to the issues surrounding  loan guarantees for Areva's planned Eagle Rock uranium enrichment plant. The Idaho Falls Post Register ran a lead editorial on Sunday March 22, 2009, on the subject. Normally, the newspaper's editorials...

Mining uranium press releases for useful news Parts of this blog post were previously published in Fuel Cycle  Week, V8N319 for March 18, 2008 by International Nuclear Associates , Washington, DC The closing stock prices for the informal collection of uranium firms tracked here continue to fall...

Three trends no waiting Three trends are emerging in an informal tracking of a small set of  stocks. The first is that the 52-week high for all nine stocks is declining over time as the early effects of the current recession become more visible. The second is that the catastrophic loss of wealth...

Ship's telegraph indicates all stop There has been virtually no movement in the stock prices of nine uranium companies being followed in an informal collection of listings.  The data show that if a hypothetical investor had 100,000 shares of stock in each of the nine firms, the total value of...

Still climbing out of the cellar, but lots of stair stepping This blog post is an edited version of an article published in Fuel Cycle Week, V8 N311 on 01/21/09 by International Nuclear Associates, Washington, DC. In the ongoing ad hoc sample of uranium stocks, all nine continued to slowly climb out...

Mining media reports and press releases for useful stuff. This column on uranium mining in the western U.S. continues its admittedly non-rigorous coverage of the stocks of a handful of U.S., Canadian, and Australian uranium miners who are active in western states. The data and brief analysis may offer...

A license from the NRC is expected in 2011 An application was filed Dec 30 by Areva with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ( NRC ) for the Eagle Rock uranium enrichment plant to be located 18 miles west of Idaho Falls, ID . The application is for a combined construction and operating license. ...

Challenges include a state ban and the lack of a mill on the east coast The prospects for uranium mining in Chatham, VA, may be  heating up. The impetus for the change comes from two key developments.  First, on Nov 6 the Virginia Coal and Energy Commission unanimously approved a study of the...

Mining media reports and press releases for useful stuff. This is an edited version of an article originally published in Fuel Cycle Week , V7N307 on 12/10/08 by International Nuclear Associates, Washington, DC. This is the last publication of this column for 2008. The column will resume in January 2009...

Mining media reports and press releases for useful stuff. This is an edited version of an article originally published in Fuel Cycle Week , V7N305 on 11/25/08 by International Nuclear Associates, Washington, DC. Denison puts Utah mine on stand-by Denison Mines Corp. ( AMEX: DNN ) announced Nov 25 the...

Short & sweet - use uranium not coal Hat Tip to Charles Barton at Nuclear Green From 'Dot Earth' the New York Times blog on climate change written by NYT reporter Andrew C. Revkin  . . . "Word of another prescription for what might be a prospering planet without a human-jogged climate...

Mining media reports and press releases for useful stuff. This is an edited version of an article originally published in Fuel Cycle Week , V7N303 on 11/12/08 by International Nuclear Associates, Washington, DC Bluerock Resources Ltd. ( TSX:BRD ) announces it has received payments totaling $78,000 for...

Mining media reports and press releases for useful stuff. This is an edited version of an article originally published in Fuel Cycle Week , V7N301 on 10/31/08 by International Nuclear Associates, Washington, DC North Dakota mulls local taxes on uranium mining The North Dakota Association of Counties...

An occasional column on money and mining news items The rise of nuclear energy, a second act if ever there was one, has given uranium a shot in the arm in western states in the U.S. Interest in uranium mining is growing and with it comes another growth industry - the production of press releases about...

An occasional column on money and mining news items) The rise of nuclear energy, a second act if ever there was one, has given uranium a shot in the arm in western states in the U.S. Interest in uranium mining is growing and with it comes another growth industry - the production of press releases about...

(An occasional column on money and mining news items) The rise of nuclear energy, a second act if ever there was one, has given uranium a shot in the arm in western states in the U.S. Interest in uranium mining is growing and with it comes another growth industry - the production of press releases about...

(An occasional column on money and mining news items) The rise of nuclear energy, a second act if ever there was  one, has given uranium a shot in the arm in western states in the U.S. Interest in uranium mining is growing and with it comes another growth industry - the production of press releases...

Mining uranium exploration press releases for useful stuff This column is an edited version of an article published in Fuel Cycle Week July 23, 2007, V7N288, by International Nuclear Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. (An occasional column on money and mining news items) The rise of nuclear energy, a...

A reference to eagles fishing the Snake River should please everyone The Idaho Business Review (IBR) reports that the new Areva uranium enrichment plant to be built 18 miles west of Idaho Falls has a name.  The $2 billion facility will be called the Eagle Rock Uranium Enrichment Facility. Eagle...