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Uranium

Uranium is a heavy, silvery-white metallic element and radioactive commodity that serves as the primary fuel for nuclear power generation worldwide. The element occurs naturally in low concentrations in rock, soil and water, and is extracted through conventional mining or in-situ leaching methods. Uranium's significance lies in its ability to sustain nuclear fission reactions, making it essential for electricity generation in nuclear reactors and for certain medical and industrial applications. Major uranium-producing countries include Kazakhstan, Canada and Australia, with Canada's Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan hosting some of the world's highest-grade deposits. The uranium market is characterised by long-term supply contracts between producers and utilities, with prices historically volatile and sensitive to nuclear energy policy, reactor construction cycles and geopolitical factors. After mining, uranium ore is milled and processed into yellowcake (U₃O₈), which is then converted, enriched and fabricated into fuel assemblies for reactors. Global uranium demand is driven primarily by the nuclear power sector, which supplies roughly 10% of the world's electricity, though this share varies significantly by country. The industry faced a prolonged downturn following the 2011 Fukushima disaster, which led to reactor shutdowns and dampened demand, but has seen renewed interest as countries seek low-carbon baseload power to meet climate commitments. Environmental and safety considerations remain central to uranium mining and processing, with strict regulatory oversight governing radiation protection, tailings management and site rehabilitation.

Uranium News


Uranium mineralisation
Uranium Royalty Corp's $1.1bn arrangement wll meaningfully expand royalty platform
Updated 3 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and Nasdaq-listed Uranium Royalty Corporation (URC) has filed a management information circular and related proxy materials ahead of a special meeting of shareholders to approve a proposed... 


ETM's Kuannersuit project in Greenland
Greenland blocks Australian miner's request for licence renewal over uranium ban
Updated 6 hours ago By: Reuters

Greenland said on Friday it has rejected an application from Greenland Minerals, a unit of Australia's Energy Transition Minerals (ETM), to renew its exploration licence for the Kuannersuit... 


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Lotus Resources outlines operational, funding challenges in Malawi
25th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ASX-listed Lotus Resources has temporarily halted production at its Kayelekera uranium mine, in Malawi, owing to equipment damage and a supply disruption in a third-party acid supply chain linked... 


PLS project
Paladin Energy reports new high-grade uranium discovery at Patterson Lake South
25th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX- and TSX-listed Paladin Energy has completed its 2026 winter drilling programme at the Patterson Lake South (PLS) uranium project, in Saskatchewan, Canada, noting the discovery of a new body of... 


BHP CEO Brandon Craig
Strikes, soaring costs and M&A await BHP's new CEO Craig
25th June 2026 By: Reuters

Newly minted BHP CEO Brandon Craig faces a crowded in-tray as he takes mining's top job on July 1, from threatened iron ore strikes and ballooning costs to a potential uranium push and a febrile... 


Atomic Eagle receives enviro, resettlement approvals for Muntanga project
Atomic Eagle receives enviro, resettlement approvals for Muntanga project
24th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Atomic Eagle reports that it has received approval for the environmental- and social-impact assessment (ESIA) from the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) and a “no objection”... 


Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel
Cameco lauds US efforts to kickstart nuclear reactor supply chain
24th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian uranium producer Cameco Corporation has welcomed an announcement made by the US Department of Energy's (DoE's) Office of Energy Dominance Financing on its conditional commitment for the... 


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Arkle describes its foray into Namibian uranium as an important development
23rd June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Arkle Resources last year continued its strategy as a gold, zinc and lithium explorer, working in Ireland and Botswana, but highlights in a preliminary results statement for the year... 


Anfield's Shootaring mill in the US
Anfield finds positive economics in combined uranium operations PEA
19th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V and Nasdaq-listed uranium developer Anfield Energy has filed an updated combined preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its planned US operations. The PEA incorporates the Utah-based... 


Fuel tanks and gas pipes
Namibia targets industrial growth through investment reform
19th June 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

Namibia is positioning its oil, gas and mining sectors as catalysts for industrialisation, beneficiation and infrastructure development under its National Development Plan Six (NDP6), with... 


Uranium mineralisation
Uranium explorer Foremost granted funding from Saskatchewan's TMEI programme
18th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

US- and Canada-listed Foremost Clean Energy has received a $50 000 grant from the government of Saskatchewan's Targeted Mineral Exploration Incentive Programme for uranium exploration in the... 


Uranium veteran John Borshoff joins Forsys as it targets further growth
Uranium veteran John Borshoff joins Forsys as it targets further growth
17th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Toronto- and New York-listed Forsys Metals has announced proposed changes to its board and executive leadership team, with John Borshoff to join Forsys with a strategy focused on growing the... 


Future Fuels' uranium project locations in Canada
AI-assisted mapping uncovers new compelling uranium target for Future Fuels in Canada
17th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Future Fuels has identified multiple high-priority exploration targets across its Hornby Basin uranium project, in Nunavut, using an AI-assisted prospectivity mapping programme. The... 


Uranium oxide
UraniumX raises $700k for Murphy Lake uranium drilling in Saskatchewan
12th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian uranium explorer UraniumX has successfully closed an oversubscribed non-brokered private placement, raising $700 000 that it will use for ongoing diamond drilling at the Murphy Lake... 


Ore recovered from the Marenica project
Marenica project's mineral resource increases to 52.8Mlbs
10th June 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant mineral resource estimate for ASX-listed Elevate Uranium's Marenica project, in Namibia, has increased by 12.6-million pounds of triruranium octoxide to... 


A block containing uranium's periodic table details
Neo Energy Metals suspends CFO to investigate alleged misconduct
8th June 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South Africa-focused uranium and gold company Neo Energy Metals has suspended CFO De Wet Schutte while it investigates allegations of misconduct, which it stresses are not  in respect to any... 


Image of yellowcake in hand
Tiris uranium project, Mauritania – update
5th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

The project is advancing towards a final investment decision targeted for the end of 2026. 


Uranium
Manhattan Uranium identifies new targets for planned drilling in Saskatchewan
4th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Manhattan Uranium Discovery Corporation and fellow-listed Fortune Bay Corporation have selected priority drill targets for an upcoming drill programme at the Murmac and Strike uranium... 


Uranium oxide
Neo Energy remains confident of securing DMPR approvals, despite delays
4th June 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Uranium and gold company Neo Energy Metals has informed shareholders that it and Sibanye-Stillwater have extended the deadlines to secure regulatory approvals from South Africa's Department of... 


American Lithium project site in Peru
Emerging miner American Lithium welcomes Peru's national importance decree for uranium, lithium
3rd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed American Lithium Corporation has welcomed the Peruvian government's issuance of a Supreme Decree formally declaring the national importance of both uranium and lithium, while declaring... 


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