About half of world’s production of uranium has been cut

Due to COVID-19 containment measures as well as a slump in most every commodity outside of precious metals, uranium production is down by about 50%. Haywood Securities added up the numbers after Cameco (TSE: CCO) announced operation suspensions, writing in a note published Tuesday that “the world’s largest producers [are] announcing a string of temporary …

T.GLO Announces Positive Economics for Dasa

Global Atomic Corporation (“Global Atomic” or the “Company”), (TSX: GLO, OTCQX: GLATF; FRANKFURT: G12) the multi-asset development company with cash flow from the BST zinc recycling facility in Turkey and one of the world’s premier uranium development assets, at the Dasa Project, in the Republic of Niger, West Africa,is pleased to announce the results of …

V.ISO intersects 7.5m of 22.7% U3O8 in drill hole LE20-52

IsoEnergy Ltd. (“IsoEnergy” or the “Company”) (TSXV: ISO; OTCQX: ISENF) is pleased to report final assay results from the winter 2020 drilling program at the Hurricane zone.  Discovered in 2018 at the Larocque East property, the Hurricane zone is a recent discovery of high-grade uranium mineralization.  Larocque East is 100% owned by IsoEnergy and is …

The uranium price is finally on the rise – here’s the easiest way to bet on a bull market

The uranium price has been quietly creeping up to hit a four-year high. Dominic Frisby explains what’s behind the rise, and picks the best way to invest. Stocks have crashed then rallied. People are falling over each other to buy government bonds. Gold is at seven-year highs. Oil has capitulated. Industrial metals are rebounding. Oh, …

China completes installation of reactor internals at Karachi 3 in Pakistan

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced that installation of all reactor internals at unit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan had been completed on 4 April. Experts said the development was a key milestone in the progress of the project. During the process of assembling and adapting to the pressure vessel, all …

Belarus nuclear plant to begin operation later this year

Belarus Energy Minister Viktar Karankevich told TV channel ONT on 11 April that the Belarus nuclear power plant under construction at Ostrovets will be launched during the summer and start producing electricity in the autumn. The Ostrovets nuclear plant, being build by Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom will have two generation 3+ VVER-1200 reactor units. …

El-Debaa nuclear power plant in Egypt

El-Debaa nuclear power plant in Egypt will receive a reliable supply of fuel once it is built following the announcement that Russia will supply nuclear fuel components including uranium and aluminium items to Egypt for a period of 10 years, following an agreement signed between the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority and Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant …