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Copper Discovery Improves Economics of High-Grade Canyon Uranium Mine

Uranium companies are struggling with the weakness in the uranium market; priced below $20/lb, U3O8 is at levels not seen in well over a decade. But Energy Fuels recently announced two diversification plays that could help insulate it from low uranium prices, and analysts are applauding the news. Energy Fuels Inc. (EFR:TSX; UUUU:NYSE.MKT) announced the […]

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Copper Discovery Improves Economics of High-Grade Canyon Uranium Mine

Uranium companies are struggling with the weakness in the uranium market; priced below $20/lb, U3O8 is at levels not seen in well over a decade. But Energy Fuels recently announced two diversification plays that could help insulate it from low uranium prices, and analysts are applauding the news. Energy Fuels Inc. (EFR:TSX; UUUU:NYSE.MKT) announced the

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All Assets “Bid”: Trump Is the New Market Driver

Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger reflects on the outlook for gold and silver markets as Donald Trump ascends to the presidency. There once was President Trump Who hated it when stocks would “dump.” He promised largesse To fix this fine mess By launching a big fiscal pump. With global markets raging higher since the election

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Uncertainty about OPEC and US Election Leads to Oil Price Drop

Oil prices have rebounded slightly after speculation about OPEC’s ability to cap production later in November and uncertainty surrounding the U.S. presidential election sent them sliding last week, a drop that affected the portfolios of investors across the board. The price per barrel had dropped below $45 by Friday, Nov. 3, and hovers near that

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Shell Boosts Earnings in Q3/16 Following BG Acquisition

Despite depressed oil prices, Royal Dutch Shell Plc announced strong Q3/16 earnings on Nov. 1. The company attributes the gains, in part, to the now-completed integration of BG Group Plc, which it acquired in February. “Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s (RDS.A:NYSE; RDS.B:NYSE) biggest takeover, the subject of intense investor scrutiny during crude’s collapse, is starting to

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Three Precious Metals Candidates for the Next Round of M&A

Few things can move a stock as quickly as merger and acquisition talk. Resource Maven’s Gwen Preston outlines three companies that majors may be eyeing. One of the projects I toured this summer when I was in the Yukon was Western Copper and Gold Corp.’s (WRN:TSX; WRN:NYSE.MKT) massive Casino deposit. The resource is estimated to

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