High Level EU Activity in Nuclear Power Underpins Uranium Projects
Source: Mineweb.com��(1/21/08)
...The EU's Energy Policy has binding targets to accelerate its shift to low carbon energy, and with 32% of Europe's electricity supplied by nuclear reactors, it is currently the largest source of low carbon electricity in the EU... More >

Australia's 4th Uranium Mine Approved by SA Government
Source: heraldsun.com��(1/12/08)
Australia's fourth uranium mine is expected to be up and running by the end of the year after securing a key approval yesterday. More >

Uranium Stocks Take a Dive
Source: heraldsun.com��(1/10/08)
The uranium bubble appears to have burst, with Australia's uranium stocks now 55 per cent weaker on average than all-time highs hit in April-May last year. More >

Supply Crunches Will Add a Glow to Uranium Stocks
Source: moneymorning.com��(1/3/08)
...Market fundamentals point to demand-driven price increases for uranium. And history shows that when uranium prices move higher, uranium stocks almost always tag along for the ride. More >

McGrady Backs Uranium Push
Source: couriermail.com��(12/25/07)
Tony McGrady said the change in the federal ALP policy on uranium mining before last month's election opened the way for Queensland to become a key player on the global uranium market... More >

Namibia: The Uranium Boom
Source: allafrica.com��(12/21/07)
The renewed interest in a mineral that had become uneconomical because of the dwindling prices on the international markets has seen the Ministry of Mines and Energy issuing 40 exploration licenses...so far, 18 companies are prospecting for uranium... More >

Rio Bid by BHP Could Lead to Tightening of World Uranium Market
Source: Reuters��(12/20/07)
A link-up would create the world's largest uranium company, ahead of Canada's Cameco, but a lengthy merger process might slow expansion at BHP's Olympic Dam mine in Australia. More >

PG&E CEO Says US Future is Nuclear
Source: SanLuisObispo.com��(12/16/07)
A week after the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved legislation that would slash emissions from burning fossil fuels in the United States by 70 percent by 2050, Peter Darbee, chief executive officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Co., said in an interview that more nuclear plants will be needed across the country to reach that ambitious goal. More >

Uranium Study Sees Flat Price into Early 2008
Source: Mineweb.com��(12/14/07)
According to a study by Resource Capital Research (RCR) released today, market fundamentals are considered to remain robust with strong and increasing demand for new nuclear power reactors, especially from China, the United States, Russia, Ukraine and India. More >

Uranium Investors: Miserable No Longer?
Source: Matthew Smith, Seeking Alpha��(12/12/07)
...now is a perfect time to SMARTLY add to positions in your portfolio or begin buying new positions altogether. At these prices we believe that there is some value to be found, especially in the top-tier companies... More >

More Delays at Cigar Lake Will Put Pressure on Uranium Price
Source: Mineweb.com��(12/12/07)
Cameco, the world's top uranium producer, jumped a hurdle last week when it got a two-year permit extension for overhaul of its flooded Cigar Lake uranium mine in Canada, but analysts say the miner's forecasts of output by 2011 are too optimistic. More >

Nuclear Energy: The Facts
Source: Michael Berry, Ph.D., Morning Notes��(12/11/07)
“If you got all your electricity for your lifetime from nuclear power your total waste would weigh two pounds and fit into a Coke can.” This quote is from perhaps the most compelling account of the nuclear story, Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy, recently published by Gwyneth Cravens. More >

Lower '08 Base Metal Demands; Copper, Aluminum Will Outperform
Source: Mineweb.com��(12/11/07)
In a recently published analysis, UBS Lead Analyst Joachim Klement suggested the slowdown in the U.S. economy will lead to a fall in commodities demand, "especially crude oil and copper as the U.S. is amongst the largest consumers globally. More >

Uranium Bulls and Bears Agree to Disagree
Source: Mineweb.com��(12/11/07)
Canadian investment dealer Haywood Securities said in a recent research report the different views of uranium bulls and bears could indicate how future uranium prices will play out. More >

Salman Partners Says Uranium May Hit $200/lb Threshold in 2008
Source: Mineweb.com��(12/10/07)
Salman Partners' Senior Mining Analyst Ray Goldie and Research Associate Patrick Donnelly have predicted that uranium prices could reach $200/lb in the next three to five years due to a lack of new mine supply. More >

Uranium Price Correction May Hurt Prospects for New Discoveries
Source: Mineweb.com��(12/7/07)
In a presentation to the Northwest Mining Association annual convention, Haywood Securities Investment Banker Nicole Adshead-Bell noted that "the precipitous drop in the spot uranium price has diminished the ability of exploration and mining firms to raise capital." More >

Easing of Australia's Mining Restrictions Seems Likely
Source: The Uranium Report��(12/4/07)
The defeat of John Howard's Liberal Coalition by Kevin Rudd and the Australian Labor Party (ALP) could have a positive impact on Australia's uranium mining and exploration policies and investment climate, according to World Nuclear News and other recent news reports. More >

China Is Going on a Nuclear Energy Spree
Source: commodityonline.com��(12/3/07)
China plans to build 30 new nuclear power plants to supply its insatiable need for electricity in the next 12 years. More >

Rudd's Win Pleases Uranium Lobby Group
Source: ABC News��(11/29/07)
The Australian Uranium Association (AUA) says Mr Rudd's comments on business regulation reform could indicate bans on uranium mining in Queensland will be lifted. More >

All Eyes Are on the New Guy: Rudd Sweeps In
Source: resourceinvestor.com��(11/28/07)
Now that the Australian Labor Party will govern federally, pressure on the Western Australian and Queensland state Labor governments to open their gates to uranium mining could quickly intensify. More >

Election Maintains Positive Uranium Outlook
Source: wnn world nuclear news��(11/25/07)
The change of government in Australia from John Howard's Liberal Coalition to the Australian Labor Party led by Kevin Rudd is not expected to change, for the worse, the country's uranium mining and exploration policies or investment climate for uranium and may change them for the better. More >

Uranium Still Glows
Source: howestreet.com��(11/21/07)
...as always, it's the small companies that will be able to benefit from this second run in uranium prices. It will be a lot easier for these companies to double or triple in size. The first qualities that investors should look for are reserves and location... More >

James Dines on Uranium
Source: Resource Investor��(11/19/07)
At the San Francisco Hard Assets Conference, James Dines, editor of the Dine’s Letter, told listeners that “nothing has changed in uranium.” As opposed to Global Resource Investments’ Rick Rule, who told the conference yesterday of his intention to move clients out of uranium stocks, Dines said that “we have not yet hit the top of the cycle ... stocks will continue higher.” More >

Australia's New Gold Rush, Courtesy of China
Source: Fortune��(11/19/07)
During the past five years the Australian stock market's benchmark index, the ASX 200, has produced a total return of 170%, reaching new highs regularly this fall. Over the same time span the ASX index of mineral stocks has doubled that performance, returning 340%. More >

European Public Opinion Swaying Towards Nuclear Power
Source: Thomson Financial��(11/15/07)
"More than any other power source, nuclear is very susceptible to public perception and the political process, but these results indicate that there is scope for nuclear policy positions to evolve in the future," said Datamonitor energy and utilities analyst David Niles. More >