A legislative committee has rejected a privately financed scientific study that environmentalists and some Southside Virginia residents feared would inevitably lead to ending the state’s 25-year moratorium on uranium mining.
The House Rules Committee voted 11-4 Monday to table Sen. Frank Wagner’s bill, which would have created a 17-member commission to oversee a study of whether [...]

A uranium mining company says the sharemarket uncertainty could affect future investment in exploration in the Northern Territory.
Toro Energy says it’s not feeling the impact of the current crisis as a company because the price for uranium is holding firm and it has money for current projects.
But the company’s managing director Greg Hall says it [...]

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 [...]

Booming uranium prices could tempt Anglogold Ashanti Ltd. , the gold mining arm of Anglo American , into uranium exploration in Australia, a company executive said on Wednesday.
Anglogold, which already mines some uranium as a by-product from gold mines in South Africa, was looking at the potential for yielding uranium from the Tropicana gold prospect [...]

Rep. Marilyn Musgrave sent a letter Tuesday asking atomic energy regulators to consider water quality as they decide whether to allow uranium mining in Larimer and Weld counties.
Musgrave, R-Colo., said she’s heard from residents concerned about water quality as a Canadian company prepares to prospect for uranium near the town of Nunn.
Powertech Uranium Corp. last [...]

At 17:00 p.m. Paris time, July 3, 2007, the securities of ATI Petroleum (a member of the ATI group) were officially listed on the NYSE/Euronext. On July 6, 2007, Europe Finance et Industrie (EFI) - a European underwriter, will ensure that ATI Petroleum will trade the necessary number of initial shares at a nominal price. [...]

Mesa Uranium Corp. is pleased to announce commencement of drilling at its 100%-owned Lisbon Valley project in San Juan County, Utah. Bob Beeman Drilling Company of Moab, Utah has been selected as the drilling contractor and Jet West Geophysical Services of Farmington, New Mexico will provide drill hole logging services. Drill programs have been designed [...]

South Australian Premier Mike Rann says he wants to work closely with the mining sector to ensure benefits flow from Labor’s new policy on uranium mining.
Mr Rann said the decision to dump the no new mines policy at the ALP convention at the weekend was a victory for common sense.
“The ALP conference decision on uranium [...]

It’s called the Centennial Project and its goal is to extract millions of pounds of uranium from the land in Weld County.
However, those living in the area are expressing concerns over how it will be removed.
A group of residents living in and around the town of Nunn are worried about groundwater contamination.
“We’re concerned about the [...]

After over 15 years of uncertainty, uranium mining in Meghalaya took a step towards reality with the State’s Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) finally deciding to hold a public hearing at the proposed site for open cast mining.
Public hearing is mandatory as per guidelines of the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
According to MSPCB member secretary D [...]