Just when the uranium markets begin to look dull – like they did in the 1980s and 1990s –
along comes bad news planting the seeds of renewed interest. In October 2006, it was Cigar Lake. In March 2007, flooding at the Ranger operations attracted more investors.

During the uranium bull markets of the 1950s and the 1970s, it was the United States Government's policies which stimulated uranium production. Both actions were followed by multi-year rallies and brought about then-historical uranium price peaks. Each of the previous two bull markets ended when the federal government changed the existing policy.