Fission could be next in line for uranium M&A, says president

Canadian Uranium junior Fission Energy has signed confidentiality agreements with “all the major players” in the Athabasca basin, president and COO Ross McElroy told Mining Weekly Online on Friday. The companies are interested in Fission’s...

Analyst trims Fission target price, still expects a Rio takeout

Versant Partners on Friday cut its target price by 21% for Canadian uranium hopeful Fission Energy after a recent $10-million private placement diluted the share’s value, analyst Rob Chang is still predicting Rio Tinto will buy the company. In...

Tensions rise in Saskatchewan property dispute

A dispute is brewing in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, where two exploration and development juniors and their respective partners are accusing the other of trying to elbow in on uranium-rich property to which they hold rights. The fledgling saga...