Uranium

Romina Pourmokhtari, Sweden's minister for the environment, at the European Environment Council in Brussels, Belgium on 16 March 2023. Photo: Alexandros Michailidis
EUROPE

Sweden investigates lifting uranium mining ban

Sweden has some of the largest uranium reserves in EU, but a mining ban has kept extraction at bay

27 February 2024

Protests in Almaty and throughout Kazakhstan may disrupt uranium deliveries.
OPERATIONS

Kazakh unrest may upend uranium production

Canadian uranium producer Cameco said Jan. 6 that it may restart its Canadian uranium operations.

07 January 2022

Kazatomprom continues mining uranium despite protests rocking the country.
MANAGEMENT

Kazatomprom unaffected by turmoil

Dozens of anti-government protesters have been killed in Kazakhstan's largest city Almaty.

06 January 2022

enCore Energy now has a pipeline of 90 million pounds of U3O8.
UNDERGROUND

enCore Energy acquires Azarga Uranium

enCore plans to bring its Texas facilities to production in 2023.

05 January 2022

Kvanefjeld must halt activity following the new legislation.
OPERATIONS

Rare earths mine in Greenland halted by new legislation

According to the new law, mining of deposits with a uranium concentration over 100 parts per million

10 November 2021

 Azincourt Energy's uranium project
DATA

Azincout Energy to use AI in East Preston Uranium Project

Canadian company signs deal with Fobi AI

27 September 2021

Cigar Lake uranium mine in Saskatchewan, Canada
MANAGEMENT

Cameco to restart Cigar Lake in September

Restart dependent on company being able to provide safe operating protocols.

30 July 2020

 Cameco's Port Hope conversion plant
COVID-19

Cameco suspends Port Hope and Blind River

Ontario refinery and conversion plants suspended for four weeks.

01 May 2020

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