Uranium: Surging Demand in Nuclear Industry

March 9, 2012 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment

COMMENTARY-ProspectingJournal.com-Few can doubt that nuclear power has taken a tumble since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Last year Japan shut down all but two of its reactors for maintenance, but stern resistance has thus far prevented the Japanese government from bringing any of them back online. The population is clearly still reeling from the effects of [...]

Tagged: Cameco, china, Fukushima, japan, Jason Staeck, Mining, nuclear, nuclear industry, South Africa, uranium, uranium industry

The Uranium Supply Crunch: Strong Demand Spurs Exploration in the Athabasca

March 1, 2012 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment

ANALYSIS—ProspectingJournal.com—Recently, we touched on the sizzling Canadian uranium scene after Rio Tinto threw its weight around Saskatchewan’s renowned Athabasca Basin via the takeover of Hathor Exploration [HAT – TSX] and its Roughrider uranium project for $654 million. This takeover has since fed into a continuous stream of good news for uranium investors, as Harper just [...]

Tagged: Athabasca Basin, canada, china, Chris Devauld, nuclear, Unity Energy, uranium

ProspectingFM – Ep2: Mickey Fulp (mercenarygeologist.com)

June 27, 2011 by prospectingjournal · 2 Comments

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Episode 2: In this episode we tackle the topic of nuclear energy from the mining perspective. Uranium stocks have taken a massive slide in the days following Fukushima. In an interview recorded June 15, 2011, we speak to geologist extraordinaire, Mickey Fulp of MercenaryGeologist.com about all things nuclear, including uranium and the much talked about [...]