uranium

Patience pays off with methanol for uranium bioremediation

harminka — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:50:27 -0600

The legacy of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy development has left ground water and sediment at dozens of sites across the United States and many more around the world contaminated with uranium. The uranium is transported through ground water as uranyl (U6+).

Fungi have hand in depleted uranium's environmental fate

harminka — Mon, 05 May 2008 04:23:08 -0500

Fungi may have an important role to play in the fate of potentially dangerous depleted uranium left in the environment after recent war campaigns, according to a new report in the May 6th issue of Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press.

Questioning nuclear power’s ability to forestall global warming

harminka — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:17:20 -0500

Rising energy and environmental costs may prevent nuclear power from being a sustainable alternative energy source in the fight against global warming, according to a study in the April 1 issue of ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology, a semi-monthly journal.

Melt-down Time For Uranium Stocks?

annawootton — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:30:22 -0600

By James West The market has been unkind to junior resource stocks for the last several months, but it has reserved special treatment for uranium juniors, whose management are sounding increasingly depressed and suicidal. The reason is plain to see – the price of uranium is heading south in a hurry, and that has many investors asking, “What exactly is the condition of uranium fundamentals now?”

Tribune Uranium Closes Financing, Opens a New Chapter at Reed Lake, Manitoba

annawootton — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:49:41 -0600

Aesop, the ancient Greek fabulist, was known for his kernels of wisdom – usually aimed at children. He advised that “it is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow,” and suggested that rewards come when you “put your shoulder to the wheel”. Even though the mining business is hardly child’s play, it’s obvious that Tribune Uranium Corp’s (TSX.V:TCB) management has integrated this age-old advice into its vision as it looks forward to a year of steady growth.

Universal Power Corp. sees Analogies in Key Uranium Regions

annawootton — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:22:43 -0600

With money jingling in its pocket, Universal Power Corp. (TSX.V:UNX, FSE:3U2A) is ready to start exploring both in Africa and also a world away in northern Canada.

Goldcliff Resource Corp. Adds Targets, Mineralization and Uranium

annawootton — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:58:56 -0600

The first results from this year’s exploration are telling Goldcliff Resource Corporation (TSX.V: GCN) that the historical Hedley gold district still has plenty of life left in it.

Silver Spruce Leads the Uranium Boom in Labrador

annawootton — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:56:19 -0600

When it comes to uranium exploration in Labrador, few companies boast the scale and scope of Silver Spruce Resources’ (TSX.V: SSE) Central Mineral Belt project (CMB).

Universal Power Revs into Exploration in Tanzania

annawootton — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:53:25 -0600

With the spot price of uranium climbing through $93/lb (again), and a shortage of sulphuric acid in Kazakhstan – the chemical necessary for the leaching process that isolates U3O8 from ore – likely to compound demand, there is every indicator that uranium prices will climb sharply (again) in the coming months. And despite recent seismic shifts for gold and precious metals, most analysts project the bull markets for precious and base metals will continue to snowball.

Blue Sky Uranium Ahead of the Pack in Argentina

annawootton — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:22:07 -0600

Vancouver-based Blue Sky Uranium Corp. (TSX.V: BSK), barely out of the starting gate, makes no bones about its international ambitions.

Atomic Minerals Drills for Uranium in Colorado, Looks to Acquire in Tanzania

annawootton — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:56:46 -0600

Coupled with ever greater resources being devoted to mitigating climate change and significantly cutting back global greenhouse emissions, junior uranium explorers such as Vancouver’s Atomic Minerals Ltd. (TSX.V:ATL) are raising capital and gearing up to follow through on ambitious acquisition and development plans.

Tribune Follows the Yellow Brick Road as it Drills for Uranium in the Athabasca

annawootton — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:09:32 -0600

No, we’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto, but we are at the scene of a whirlwind of activity along the southern margin of the Athabasca Basin, where Tribune Uranium Corp (TSX.V:TCB) has just begun drilling for uranium at its Botham Lake property.