Atomic Minerals (TSX.V ATL) is applying some old real estate wisdom to its newest uranium acquisition in Tanzania: location, location, location – as well as a room with a view. This thinking nets the company over one million acres of prime ground in an area known for hosting sizeable uranium deposits.
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Universal Power Corp. (TSX.V: UNX, FSE:3U2A) is beginning to catch fire in the minds of investors as it picks up speed with its latest acquisition in Tanzania’s Karoo super group – and prepares to release its 43-101 and the outline for the property’s drill program.
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A brand new entry in the global uranium exploration ring, Universal Power Corp. (TSX.V:UNX) began trading under its new name and symbol on October 2nd of this year. Universal’s unique mix of Uranium, Silver and Iron Oxide Copper Gold (“IOCG”) prospects gives investors a unique blend of exposure to upside across various in-demand commodities
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For years, the ratio of uranium’s two long-lived isotopes, U-235 and U-238, has been considered invariant, despite measurements made in the mid-1970s that hinted otherwise. Now, with improved precision from state-of-the-art instrumentation, researchers at the University of Illinois unequivocally show this ratio actually does vary significantly in Earth materials.
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Canada’s Athabasca Basin is home to the world’s largest uranium mine, McArthur River. The mine, 30% owned by AREVA Resources and 70% by Cameco (NYSE:CCJ, TSX:CCO), produces approximately 18.7 million pounds of uranium per annum.
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As signs of a split corporate personality start to appear, Tribune Uranium Corp. (TSX.V: TCB) is looking to cure the condition by spinning off its non-core assets, including giving shareholders an unanticipated dividend.
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Toshiba Corporation today announced that the company would participate in the Kharassan uranium mines project, a new development project in southern Kazakhstan promoted by Kazatomprom (herein after, KAP), a Republic of Kazakhstan state-owned enterprise. Toshiba’s participation is in line with its policy of enhancing its nuclear energy business.
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Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are uniting theory, computation and experiment to discover exactly how heavy elements, such as uranium and technetium, interact in their environment.
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Bayswater Uranium Corporation (TSX VENTURE: BAY) is pleased to announce it has entered into two letter agreements dated August 11, 2007 with private corporate entities (the "Vendors") whereby Bayswater has been granted an option to acquire a 100% interest in certain mineral claims located in New Mexico and in Utah.
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Toshiba Corporation, a global leader in nuclear energy, and Kazatomprom, a major supplier of uranium based in the Republic of Kazakhstan, today announced that they have signed a share-transfer agreement, under which Kazatomprom will become an indirect minority shareholder in Westinghouse Electric Company LLC.
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Recent research by the Department of Geology at University of Leicester, and at the British Geological Survey aims to improve understanding of how depleted uranium particulate behaves in the environment. PhD research student Nicholas Lloyd has identified uranium oxide particulate that has survived more than 25 years in the environment, and depleted uranium contamination nearly 6 km from point of release.
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Cameco Corporation (TSX: CCO) (NYSE: CCJ) announced on May 28th that it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with National Atomic Company Kazatomprom to co-operate on the development of uranium conversion capacity and to pursue additional uranium production.
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