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Russell Industries Answers the Question, Why Should You Invest in Uranium

October 16th, 2008

Russell Industries, Inc., recently the Company has been asked by the general investor public, “Why should I invest in Uranium”? To follow are a few of the reasons as published in Money Week, October 7, 2007.
“Security concerns over global oil supply and fears of global warming have shifted public opinion,” say analysts at Canada’s Haywood [...]

Great Western Minerals Group Updates Activities

July 28th, 2008

Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. is pleased to provide an update of its unique “mine-to-market” strategy to become a fully integrated explorer and global supplier of rare earth elements (”REE’”) and other strategic metals.
The Fundamentals of the Rare Earth Sector Remain Strong: The world demand for REE continues to accelerate while China, the primary supplier [...]

Uranium Hunter Completes Aerial Survey on Tanzania Ruhuhu Uranium Project

July 21st, 2008

Uranium Hunter Corporation is pleased to announce that the company’s helicopter airborne magnetic and radiometric survey, conducted by New Resolution Geophysics (”NRG”) of South Africa, has concluded. The 1000 line kilometer survey flown over the Ruhuhu Concession, which is considered one of the most promising uranium sites in the world, aimed to delineate uranium [...]

CERA Finds Power Plant Costs Doubled

May 28th, 2008

A new report from Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) says the cost of building a new power plant has more than doubled since 2000.
Wind energy showed the biggest rise in costs — 6 percent since the third quarter of 2007 and 108 percent since 2000 — as rising demand for wind turbines boosted equipment costs [...]

Energy group Suez ends takeover talks with British Energy

May 24th, 2008

French energy group Suez said on Friday that it had ended talks with British Energy about buying the partly-privatised group, adding that its priority was merging with state gas group GDF.
“As previously indicated, the completion of the merger with Gaz de France remains Suez’s key priority,” said a statement released to the London Stock Exchange.
“Accordingly, [...]

IEA projects increased coal use

May 4th, 2008

Paris-based International Energy Agency has put coal in the future energy mix.
Due to strong demand, record oil and gas prices, concerns over energy security and a reluctance to fully bring back nuclear energy, coal has seen a resurgence in the European energy market.
It’s a trend that has been seen in the United States and Asia [...]

Uranium One eyes enrichment

July 9th, 2007

Listed miner Uranium One has identified uranium enrichment as an attractive business opportunity.
Uranium enrichment is a critical step in transforming natural uranium into nuclear fuel for use in electricity production.
Starting life as Aflease Gold, Uranium One, which has a primary listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the JSE, was [...]

SXR Uranium One sees strong price, output growth

July 9th, 2007

Uranium One said on Monday it expected its output to grow significantly over the next few years to pip top producer Cameco Corp. by 2013 on current estimates.
Uranium One Chief Executive Neal Froneman said prices for uranium would also grow steadily and viewed the company’s production profile as healthy, and well distributed globally with output [...]

Areva bids 2.5 billion dollars for Canadian uranium miner UraMin

June 16th, 2007

French nuclear energy group Areva on Friday launched an agreed takeover for UraMin, valuing the London-listed Canadian uranium miner at more than 2.5 billion dollars (1.9 billion euros).
“Areva and UraMin Inc. today entered into an agreement in respect of Areva’s friendly cash offer for 100 percent of the share capital of UraMin,” the pair said [...]

Labor Ends 25-Year Ban on New Australia Uranium Mines

April 28th, 2007

Australia’s main opposition Labor Party has dropped its 25-year-old ban on new uranium mines, paving the way for industry expansion.
Delegates at the party’s annual conference voted today to support Labor leader Kevin Rudd’s motion to overturn the ban and allow the uranium industry to develop “under the most stringent conditions.” State governments have the power [...]