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Top U.S. Uranium Producer Files Section 232 Petition

Source: Streetwise Reports 04/10/2018 Under difficult uranium market conditions, this U.S. producer is capitalizing on a number of innovative opportunities. With the price of uranium so low, miner Cameco Corp. (CCO:TSX; CCJ:NYSE) has shuttered its McArthur River Mine in Canada, and Kazakhstan’s Kazatomprom announced that it is cutting production. Energy Fuels Inc. (EFR:TSX; UUUU:NYSE.American) President

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‘Major Project Endorsement’: SoftBank Invests $99M in Lithium Development Firm

Source: Streetwise Reports 04/10/2018 Ryan Walker, an analyst with Echelon Wealth Partners, explained the agreement and its implications. An April 6 research note indicated that SoftBank Group has agreed to invest up to CA$99 million in Nemaska Lithium Inc. (NMX:TSX; NMKEF:OTCQX). The vehicle is a private placement of 88.5 million common shares subscription receipts at

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Iran to transfer yellowcake to uranium conversion facility

By analyst By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud During a ceremony held on Monday to mark Iran’s National Day of Nuclear Technology, President Hassan Rouhani issued an order to transfer yellowcake produced in the Ardakan factory, located in the central province of Yazd, to a uranium conversion facility in Isfahan. According to the Tehran Times, the uranium

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Canadian miner A-OK despite U.S. sanctions against Russian companies

By analyst By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud Canadian miner Kinross Gold (TSX:G) (NYSE:KGC) issued a press release today stating that its mining operations in Russia continue to function according to plan and remain unaffected by the new sanctions announced by the United States on April 6, 2018. Last Friday, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on

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Juniors struggle to compete with majors in exploration — Chile’s Mining Society

By analyst By Cecilia Jamasmie Despite an increased appetite in copper assets, the rate of new discoveries continues to be low, especially in top world’s producer Chile, where the bulk of exploration is in the hands of major miners, the head of the Chilean Mining Society (Sonami) said Monday. Speaking on the sidelines the 17th

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