Rio sells uranium stake Rössing Uranium mine Rio Tinto has plans to offload its stake in Rössing Uranium Mine to China General Nuclear Power Company (CGNPC). Though the mining giant has not officially acknowledged the negotiations with CGNPC, energy minister Simeon Negumbo has confirmed the development to media. Rio has …
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Bannerman Resources Limited developers of Etango Mine have reported a successful first quarter positioning the company to improve Namibia’s uranium sector outlook. The company says has continued its solid progress over another successful quarter, culminating in commencement of Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) update to gauge the capital and operating cost …
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Uranium miner Paladin Energy has warned shareholders of a delay in the completion of the sale of a 24% interest in the Langer Heinrich mine, in Namibia, to a Chinese company. The dual-listed firm is selling a 24% interest in Langer Heinrich to CNNC Overseas Uranium Holdings and up to …
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Bannerman Resources, which has plans to develop the Etango uranium project in the Erongo Region, has engaged Rand Merchant Bank to undertake a process to identify local investors and broad-based beneficiaries to meet the 5% Namibian equity ownership requirement, the company said in a report posted on the Namibian Stock …
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Despite Australia-based uranium producer Paladin Energy lifting saleable uranium output by 16% in the quarter ended September 30, it missed its sales guidance by 50 000 lbs of uranium oxide (U3O8), citing a re-timing of sales negatively influencing results. Total sales for the quarter amounted to 600 000 lbs U3O8, …
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The nuclear industry is gradually recovering from its post-Fukushima slump, but excess capacity keeps uranium prices at record lows, forcing mining companies to mothball mines, slice costs and cut debt as they struggle to survive. In the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima disaster, Japan closed its nuclear reactors, which …
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Marenica Energy will test its proprietary U-pgrade process technology on uranium ore samples from Deep Yellow Limited’s Tumas project. Tumas is located in the same region as the Marenica project and shares many similar metallurgical properties. The test-work will be undertaken as part of a Services Agreement and Statement of …
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