Strathmore Minerals Corp. is pleased to update progress on its uranium mill and tailings design and studies being carried out by the Company for its uranium projects in northwestern New Mexico. The Company and its Joint Venture partner, Sumitomo Corporation of Japan, have made considerable progress in the evaluation of designing and identifying the optimal [...]
Ninety-four pages of proposed rules for uranium mining companies that need to obtain state groundwater permits were too much Wednesday for the South Dakota Water Management Board.
The panel had planned to make a decision on the rules but decided to delay it until a special meeting April 2-3 in Rapid City.
Board members want to know [...]
Uranerz Energy Corporation is pleased to announce that it has submitted applications to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (”NRC”) and the Land Quality Division of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (”WDEQ”) for licenses and permits to construct and operate in-situ recovery (”ISR”) uranium facilities on its Nichols Ranch and Hank projects located in [...]
Pele Mountain Resources Inc. announced that mine planning and other scoping studies continue to advance on schedule at its 100-percent owned Elliot Lake Uranium Project in Northern Ontario. The focus of the ongoing studies is to establish the basis for economically viable, safe, and environmentally compliant mining and processing facilities at Elliot Lake where [...]
Ur-Energy Inc. is pleased to announce the signing of a letter of intent with Titan Uranium Incorporated whereby Ur-Energy can earn up to an undivided 51% working interest in Titan’s R-Seven and Rook I properties by funding Cdn $9 million in exploration programs managed by Titan over a 4-year earn in period. Diamond drilling of [...]
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 [...]
Second-seeded Fred Drilling of Bonita Springs, Fla., played nearly flawless tennis in defeating fourth-seeded Allan Carter of Boca Raton, Fla., to reach the final at the USTA National Men’s 65s Clay Court Championships at the New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club.
Drilling won 6-1, 6-1, using a powerful forehand to keep Carter on the defensive. Drilling dominated [...]
Residents of Montana opposed to plans for a coal mine in B.C. have asked the state to fund a study of the current water quality in the Flathead River, which flows from Canada into the U.S.
That way, they say, if the mine were built in the now-pristine valley just across the border in southeastern B.C., [...]
Even as Gov. Brian Schweitzer looks to federal intervention in a transboundary dispute with British Columbia, his Canadian counterparts are seeking to resolve the issues locally.
“British Columbia recognizes and indeed shares many of Montana’s concerns,†Canadian officials wrote to state lawmakers last week. “B.C. has maintained the position that issues are best resolved through an [...]
Hemi Energy Group, Inc. is permitting four new wells to be drilled on its Woodson County, Kansas leases. The company will drill its first oil well of its 2007 drilling program this winter. Winter drilling allows Hemi to establish a good working relationship with drilling contractors prior to the spring new well drilling rush. We [...]
