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- China Using More Natural Gas Vehicles
[Investing] China's urgency to clean up air pollution is driving natural and coalbed methane gas consumption. Natural gas vehicles are the new trend. China is gearing up to offer more natural gas refueling stations as one way to reduce carbon emissions and slash energy transportation costs.
- Cameco Corp News Stops Uranium Price Declines
[Investing] Cameco Corp's bad news generally firms up the spot uranium price. Many analysts don't dig deep enough when they forecast the long-term uranium price. Major uranium mines have production problems which could sustain the long-term uranium price for longer than most of us think.
- Niger Rebels Pressure Uranium Mining, Possibly Price
[Investing] Tuareg Rebels in Niger demanded all foreign miners leave the country. A Chinese uranium company executive was taken hostage. Niger is the world's 4th largest uranium producing country. Will this impact the uranium price?
- Denison - A U.S. Uranium Mill Monopoly
[Investing] Denison Mines recently announced a new ore-buying schedule for the purchase of uranium from regional miners. At least two junior uranium miners are not happy to sell their ore to the Denison-owned uranium mill. But what choices do they have?
- Beijing Plays Energy Cleanup for 2008 Olympics
[News-and-Society:Energy] China is putting on a cleaner face for the 2008 Olympiad to be held in Beijing. Part of the solution is replacing highly pollutive coal with natural gas and coalbed methane (CBM) gas for electricity generation. Another plan includes powering taxi cabs and buses with cleaner CBM gas and natural gas instead of diesel.
- Spot Uranium Price Hiccups, Dips
[Investing] The pressure on the spot uranium price is off. Perhaps this will end the weekend price watch, which has taken on the cloth of a 'hurricane watch.' After 47 consecutive months without a drop in price, weekly spot U3O8 had a small hiccup. It was inevitable. During 40 of those 47 months, the uranium price surged higher.
- The Emerging Manganese Bull Market
[Investing] Although manganese is the fourth most heavily consumed metal - behind iron, aluminum and copper, most investors have failed to observe the dramatic bull market in manganese which began unfolding this past spring. Earlier this year, Allegheny Ludlum explained high prices had forced the specialty steelmaker to replace nickel with manganese in some of its products. This spring, Finnish stainless steel manufacturer Outokumpu launched a duplex stainless product, LDX 2101, as a nickel-free stainless.
- Spot Uranium Price Could Soon Decline (Summer 2007)
[Investing] Sellers at two June uranium auctions failed to obtain the 'right' price, and decided to not sell at this time. Meanwhile, uranium fund Uranium Participation Corp has been nose-diving since mid April. The Great Uranium Bull Market is far from over, but a summer 2007 breather might be taking place - a price hiccup, before the price heads higher again.
- Molybdenum's Diversity Keeps Demand Firm
[Investing] First, Stainless Steel producers worried about the record nickel price, and began substituting other metals. Now, molybdenum is running to a record high. But, the diverse applications of moly should keep the price rising as demand continues to grow despite any cutbacks from the steel manufacturers.
- Carbon Traders Find Extra Value in China's Vast Methane Reserves
[Investing] China has become the biggest beneficiary of carbon emission reduction credits, scoring $3 billion last year. Now, carbon traders have zero'ed in on China's vast methane reserves. One trader calls those reserves 'easy pickings.' Every ton of methane gas buys 20 tons of carbon trading credits. CBM projects are targeted.
- Throwing a Dart at the Natural Gas Dartboard
[Investing] When the big money throws darts at the natural gas dartboard, then the mainstream pays attention – and the retail investor follows. Technical chartists are particularly excited about the prospects of a natural gas rally, and more excited about natural gas stocks. The key resistance level is said to be $8.25 MMBtu, about $0.50 away from the current Henry Hub Natural Gas pricing.
- Panicked Buyers to Drive Molybdenum Price and Moly Stocks Higher
[Investing] Record nickel prices, new copper discharge rules and increasing use of secondary water as power plant coolant are drivers in a rising molybdenum price. Strong demand couples with greatly reduced molybdenum inventories are causing traders to sweat. Investors are flocking to the sector for the best investment opportunities.
- Checklist for Avoiding Loser Molybdenum Stocks
[Finance] By popular demand, we created a new checklist to help investors research the new wave of primary molybdenum producers. We found a little-known, potentially producing moly producer, and ran the company through our research checklist to see if it passed the litmus test.
- Nano Particle Tech Uses for Molybdenum
[Reference-and-Education:Science] Little attention has been given to a few other aspects of this metal of mystery, in a world growing and changing so rapidly. I have little doubt there are more than a few uses of moly. New discoveries are waiting in the wings. One case in point is Nano-Particle technology involving molybdenum.
- China’s Battle for African Uranium
[Finance] There is an ongoing global war for energy security, which appears to be politically inspired. China and Russia are the main opponents, especially in Africa, but have rivaled each other, over the past several years, in Central Asia. The goal for both nations is not only energy security but political influence and alliance over their targeted territories.
- Exelon VP Thanks Speculators for Uranium Price Rise
[Finance] “From the point of view of today’s price, they (speculators) did us a favor by sending a really strong signal to the production-side community that it was time to get out there and start looking to get stuff back into production,” Exelon Corp nuclear fuels vice president James Malone told us. “It may not have happened as quickly without this strong signal.”
- Inside the Uranium Market's Secret World
[Finance] Mired in secrecy, the uranium market hopes to someday offer price transparency. To whom will this 'real' uranium price become transparent? Industry insiders know well before the general investing public ever finds out.
- Miners Lobbied US DOE to Revive Uranium Price
[Investing] During the uranium bull markets of the 1950s and the 1970s, it was the United States Government's policies which stimulated uranium production. Both actions were followed by multi-year rallies and brought about then-historical uranium price peaks. Each of the previous two bull markets ended when the federal government changed the existing policy.
- Uranerz Energy Expects Uranium Mining to Show a Profit
[Investing] Uranerz Energy chief executive Glenn Catchpole discussed the obstacles of moving a uranium project forward in Wyoming. Regulators and labor/equipment shortages are chief among his concerns.
- Ethanol, Fertilizer & Higher Natural Gas Prices
[News-and-Society:Energy] What does growing corn and other crops have anything to do with natural gas? It takes about 33,000 cubic feet of natural gas to produce one ton of nitrogen fertilizer. About 96 percent of the corn planted in the United States depends on fertilizers. Some 90 percent of the cost of manufacturing nitrogen fertilizer depends upon the price of natural gas.
- Survey Results - More Interest, Volatility in Uranium and Price
[Finance] We surveyed our readers to discover the impact of NYMEX uranium futures trading would have on the uranium market and uranium price. We were surprised by the results - more interest in uranium as a commodity and greater volatility in the uranium price.
- Utilities Disagree Over Spot Uranium Price
[News-and-Society:Energy] Synatom's Fuel Supply manager Gerard Pauluis said, "As the market matures, we will experience uncontrollable price spikes." Urenco senior executive Maurice Lenders argues, "Suppliers and customers must be open about what they have and what they need so that supply will be available to meet demand."
- EIA Summer Outlook - Good for Natural Gas Stocks?
[News-and-Society:Energy] The EIA expects summer 2007 natural gas prices to rise by 17.7 percent over the past summer. For this year, natural gas prices would increase by 12.8 percent over 2006. The statistical arm of the U.S. Department of Energy cited, "Concerns about extreme weather conditions and rising prices in the oil market will keep upward pressure on the Henry Hub spot price during much of the forecast period."
- Chinese Coal Companies to De-Gas Mines
[News-and-Society:Energy] China faces serious safety issues in the country's coal mines. Tunneling and other accidents reportedly kill more than 5,000 coal miners every year. About 80 percent of China's coal mining-related deaths are attributed to methane gas explosions. China's coal mines releasing methane gas are also responsible for nearly 40 percent of the country's air pollution.
- U.S. Utilities Quietly Worry about Uranium Supply
[Investing:Stocks] According to Friday's Nuclear Market Review (NMR), many market participants were left stunned by the recent record jump in the weekly spot uranium price. The market has increasingly diverged between those who have U3O8 and those without. Those trying to find uranium in today’s climate are forced to face the reality of a seller’s market.
- South Wyoming's Best Uranium Discovery?
[Investing:Stocks] Until the previous uranium cycle ended in the 1980s, Juniper Ridge had reportedly been the site of 12 small open-pit uranium mines. Many in the industry had called it the ‘best uranium discovery in southern Wyoming.’
- Uranium Expert - Consolidation, But No "Price Crash" Ahead
[Investing] Soaring yellowcake prices have accelerated a greater number of uranium juniors rolling off the assembly line. As fast as stock promoters can revive old shells, joint venture a more serious uranium company's castaway property into the re-named shell, and then wheel a former "big name" out of retirement (or a nursing home), the company will announce they are in the "hunt" for uranium. Nearly all are mining the stock market – that means you, specifically the investor.
- Molybdenum Mining Investing? Check with Locals, Natives First
[Investing] Institutions and investors are climbing aboard as greater interest emerges in molybdenum. The silvery white metal adds anti-corrosive properties to everything from pipelines and power plants to desalination plants, automotive parts and air pollution systems. Find out first if the moly company has permits before investing.
- Molybdenum - Vital for Nuclear Reactors
[News-and-Society:Energy] Molybdenum plays a more vital role in the global nuclear renaissance than you might suspect. Without the silvery white metal, the world's energy infrastructure would somewhat suffer. But, nuclear power plants would be set back at least two decades.
- The Water Factor in Uranium Mining
[Investing] Our interview with Glenn Catchpole of Uranerz Energy explains what investors should know about water's role in ISR uranium mining. Companies with an ISR project may disappoint shareholders because of the water location, or lack of water, in relation to the ore body.
- U.S. Utilities "Stealth" Nuclear Revival
[News-and-Society:Energy] While the big talk is about nuclear reactors being built in China, India, Russia and elsewhere, U.S. utilities are enjoying a "stealth" nuclear renaissance of their own...
- Permitting US Uranium Mines Takes Years
[News-and-Society:Energy] Permitting a uranium mine requires more than a simple application to mine. And, as we discovered, the process can take between three and six years (sometimes even longer), costing several million dollars and requiring numerous scientific studies on a company's property. This could add additional pressure to uranium prices.
- Near-Term Uranium Market Could Get "Very Ugly"
[Investing] TradeTech's Price Outlook for April is $95 - $110/pound, compared to the March 31st Exchange Value of $95/pound. Earlier this past week, Entergy Corp's director of nuclear fuel told Dow Jones MarketWatch, "There's a period where the market is going to be very ugly from a buyer's standpoint."
- Newest Moly Producer To Get Higher Metals Price
[Investing] Companies selling material into a strong commodities market are frequently rewarded with stronger investor interest. When Roca's MAX molybdenum mine opens this year, it will be the first new metals mine to open in Canada's British Columbia province in ten years. Moly prices rose about 20 percent since their mine opening was delayed.
- Molybdenum Supply Problems Ahead, Mining Exec Says
[Investing] Forecasting molybdenum demand could reach 700 million pounds by 2020, Blue Pearl’s chairman wonders where supply will come from. Lack of forward sales poses a major entry barrier for many moly companies with promising projects. Capital costs could run $500 million to bring a moly mine onstream.
- New Spot Uranium Price - US $95 per Pound
[Investing] History is being made every few weeks in the uranium pricing market. Friday's announcement by TradeTech's Nuclear Market Review magazine, raising the weekly spot uranium price to US$95 per pound demonstrates another milestone. Soon, it won't matter whether comparisons are made in constant U.S. dollars or inflation-adjusted currency.
- New Technique to Boost US Uranium Mining - Satellite Plants
[Investing] Last year's basic series on In Situ Recovery uranium mining became a major success with many investors, who finally got an inside look at how uranium mining takes place. Part two of this six-part series provides a deeper understanding into the In Situ Recovery (ISR) uranium mining method. This part discusses satellite plants used for uranium processing. They are smaller, mobile and reduce capital and operating costs.
- Uranium Mining Gets Political Lift in New Mexico
[Investing] It started with SJM 10, a senate memorial which pointed out the necessity for nuclear energy and uranium production in New Mexico. Mission accomplished. From Governor Bill Richardson on down, state legislators and the administration suddenly became aware of the valuable resource their state was sitting on. At today's value, the uranium resource of approximately 600 million pounds is worth more than 54 billion dollars.
- New Mine Flood Further Tightens Uranium Supply
[Investing] After Cameco Corp's Cigar Lake flood at the company's northern Saskatchewan uranium mining project rattled analysts and utilities who previously expected sufficient uranium would be available to meet the needs of nuclear utilities, along came another mine flooding – this one in Australia. The March 7th announcement by Energy Resources of Australia was different. While Cigar Lake effectively removed uranium mining supply in 2008, ERA's 'force majeure' announcement withdrew supply anticipated for this year.
- ISR Uranium Mining - A New Method Explained
[News-and-Society:Energy] ISR uranium mining is responsible for nearly all U.S. uranium mining (except for recovery through phosphates). More than 20 percent of global uranium mining now comes from the in situ recovery method, predominantly through In Situ Leach (ISL) mining in Kazakhstan and in Australia. Because of the large number of ISR uranium projects on the horizon within the next ten years, both in the United States, Kazakhstan and Australia, the in situ (ISR) uranium mining method will provide U.S and global utilities with tens of millions of pounds of newly mined uranium by 2020.
- Uranium Bull Market Still Stampeding - Five New Reasons
[Finance] We registered strong buying demand for the popular book, "Investing in the Great Uranium Bull Market." This is a reliable and bullish indicator of future investor demand for uranium mining stocks.
- Energy Guru Eric Sprott Wants More Molybdenum
[Investing] Canada's legendary natural resource investor, Eric Sprott, has got moly fever! His eponymous management firm is now preparing a molybdenum participation fund, which will buy and sell physical molybdenum. The Sprott Molybdenum Participation Corp will also invest in companies that explore for, mine and process the metal.
- Rusty Oil & Gas Pipelines Could Drive Molybdenum Price Higher, Part Two
[Investing] It's not just new and replacement pipelines, which might create an avalanche of demand for the silvery metal. Molybdenum's applications are wide, diverse and expanding. Who are the new primary moly miners who will produce sufficient molybdenum to meet the rising demand?
- Rusty Oil & Gas Pipelines Could Drive Molybdenum Price Higher, Part One
[Investing] Unacceptably high percentages of two key energy-providing vehicles, such as nuclear power plants and the U.S. pipeline network, have begun aging beyond their original design life. About half of the nation's 2.4 million miles of oil and gas pipelines were built in the 1950s and 1960s.
- Hard to Find Bargains in Uranium Stocks
[Investing] While compiling an update to our popular uranium guide, we reviewed more than 150 companies in hopes of finding a handful of undervalued uranium stocks. Bargain hunting is getting harder in light of the spot uranium price reaching a record 85 dollars per pound last week.
- Uranium: The New Precious Metal
[Investing] A record number of uranium bidders competing for a small amount of uranium drove up the price by a record dollar amount to the highest price in history. Uranium has now become a precious metal. It is at the same price level of silver, circa August 2003.
- Multi-Million Dollar Contract for CBM Company's Drilling Subsidiary
[Investing] Tiny Canadian-listed coalbed methane (CBM) company scores its first degasification multi-million dollar contract with China's largest coal mining company. More are reportedly on the way. Rags to riches story for a CBM company expanding into the world's largest coal producing country.
- Could a Pig's Sexual Maturity Hold a Key to Reversing Diabetes?
[Health-and-Fitness:Diabetes] By co-transplanting Sertoli cells together with insulin-producing cells into diabetic rats, his recent research demonstrated that insulin-producing cells can survive (without the mandatory use of anti-rejection drugs), and can protect the rats against diabetes. By substituting the Sertoli cells from adult pigs, instead of those from baby pigs, Dr. White may have made a significant research breakthrough.
- Next Uranium Auction Could Fetch $80 per Pound or More
[Investing] Tuesday’s uranium auction of 100,000 pounds could lead to a record $80/pound, perhaps higher. One trade paper says this uranium 'is expected to be highly sought after.' Uranium mining companies are expected to move in tandem with the rising spot uranium price.
- Junior Uranium Companies 'Not for Sale'
[Investing] After the mega uranium merger between SXR Uranium One and UrAsia, speculation has run rampant as to which uranium companies will next consolidate. With a soaring uranium price and lofty market caps, anything is possible. Or is it? Some of the more likely targets seem reluctant to sell out too soon.
- World's Uranium Companies Heading to U.S. Stock Exchanges
[Investing] A soaring uranium price performs magic for many of the companies who have begun developing their uranium assets and moving toward production. Canadian, Australian and South African uranium companies are eyeing listings on U.S. stock exchanges. Some have already begun trading in the U.S.
- Next Auction Could Send Uranium Higher
[Investing] For the week ending February 9, the spot uranium price held firm at $75/pound as buyers and sellers hoped to first see the results of the next uranium auction being held later this month. Junior uranium companies could rally again around the time of the next auction. Timing of auction closely coincides with annual PDAC event in Toronto.
- New Molybdenum Mine Hopes to Open in 2009 in the Yukon
[Investing] High molybdenum prices may finally take the Yukon's Ruby Creek molybdenum deposit the final steps on its way to becoming a mine. By then, it will have been about 40 years since it was first discovered; another 30 years since it was nearly ready to become a mine. Perseverance can be profitable.
- Expect Higher Uranium Prices in February (and Later)
[Investing] Buyers have begun to show willingness in paying higher prices for uranium oxide. Sellers remain confident they can get even higher prices. The recent impasse ended when Trade Tech raised the uranium spot price indicator to $75/pound in the consulting firm’s month-end report.
- Killer Coalbed Methane Gas Powers Chinese Taxis
[Investing] The Chinese are now excited about natural gas. Coalbed methane gas (CBM) now supplies more than 80,000 households and 1,000 taxis in China's Fuxin City. One cubic meter of compressed CBM is the equivalent of 1.13 liters of gasoline, but retails for less than one-half the price of gasoline.
- New Mexico Counties Welcome Back Uranium Miners
[Investing] Commissioners in two New Mexico counties recently passed resolutions, announcing their support and encouragement of bringing back uranium mining to the state. Two companies have been advancing their projects forward to mine uranium in New Mexico, one as early as 1986 and another more recently, The record uranium price and concerns about global warming have provided ample motivation to help revive nuclear energy as an alternative to fossil fuels.
- World's Next Uranium Producer Plans U.S. Encore
[Investing] We recently spoke with SXR Uranium One Chief Executive Neal Froneman in a tape-recorded telephone interview. The problem with Froneman is which to choose from the many ‘news headlines’ he provides during the course of an interview. At least one industry trade reporter told us she thought he was a ‘showman.’ We agree, but we also must emphasize Froneman keeps his promises. If you regularly read the South African press, the country where SXR plans to open the world’s next uranium mine, the oft-quoted concern voiced by mining analysts is whether a mining company is turning ‘promises into production.” Or not.
- Spot Uranium Price Trapped at $72/Pound
[Investing] According to TradeTech's Nuclear Market Review, the spot uranium price remained steady at US$72/pound for the sixth consecutive week. This is the longest period of 'no change' in the spot uranium price since the summer of 2005 - just before the uranium price began a momentous price runup.
- Molybdenum Outlook 2007- Part Two
[Investing] Lacking the price hysteria of uranium, which doubled in 2006, molybdenum remains interesting because it has sustained above $20/pound. At this level, many of the old, but promising, molybdenum mining projects are being brought out of mothballs. Some could mine molybdenum as early as this year. We preview four companies now producing, soon to be producing and hope to be mining molybdenum to take advantage of the sustained higher price level.
- Molybdenum Outlook 2007-Part One
[Investing] Lacking the price hysteria of uranium, which doubled in 2006, molybdenum remains interesting because it has sustained above $20/pound. At this level, many of the old, but promising, molybdenum mining projects are being brought out of mothballs. Some could mine molybdenum as early as this year.
- Uranium Price Stalls Again: Buyers Can't Find Willing Sellers
[Investing] While Cameco Corp plans an update on its Cigar Lake uranium mine flooding on February 7th, nervous buyers and unwilling sellers created a stalemate in this week's spot uranium price market. No transactions took place in either the spot or long-term uranium market.
- Cold Winter Could Spell Natural Gas Price Bottom
[News-and-Society:Energy] A reversal in temperatures could also turn around the stagnant natural gas price. China’s demand for natural gas could point to success for fledgling companies hoping to capitalize upon coalbed methane concessions in that country. A commodity price reversal may be welcome news for energy bulls.
- High Costs, Waste Issues Stall Nuclear Renaissance
[News-and-Society:Energy] The environmental lobby is forcing some utilities to pass along the licensing costs for new nuclear power plants to the utility's consumer. Not small change either. According to an S&P analyst, the permitting costs could run as high as $2.5 billion per nuclear plant.
- New Uranium Miners Exploit Record Price
[Investing] While investors await Cameco’s update on the flooding disaster at the company’s Cigar Lake uranium mine in Canada, the new breed of uranium miners celebrates the record uranium price. They are selling forward future uranium production with floor protection of, or greater than, the record $72/pound.
- Russia, Speculators to Dictate Uranium Price Swings in 2007
[Investing] How will Russia's upcoming settlement with the U.S. Department of Commerce impact the uranium price? Are speculators overextended and ready to sell? StockInterview is proclaiming 2007 the 'Year of the Price Hiccup' for uranium because of the potential for price swings.
- Uranium 2007 Price Forecast: Up or Down?
[Investing] How high will uranium reach during 2007? After a near doubling in 2006, financial analysts are projecting between US$90 and $100 per pound for yellowcake, which fuels the world's 440 nuclear power plants. Is there room left for price appreciation or is it time for investors to exit?
- $72/Pound Uranium Makes More Analysts Bullish about Price, Stocks
[Investing] A new record US$72 per pound for spot uranium, announced by TradeTech for the week of December 15th, has made analysts more bullish before the holidays. Which are their favorite uranium stocks? How high do they believe uranium prices will go?
- US-based Energy Metals Corp Plans to Start Mining Uranium in Texas in 2008
[Investing] Energy Metals Corporation Chief Operating Officer Dennis Stover believes his company can commence uranium mining operations in south central Texas by 2008. He also believes his company could increase its uranium mining production to more than five million pounds early in the next decade.
- Spot Uranium Price Creeps Up to $61/Pound as Buyers Begin to Worry About Supply
[Investing] On Friday, TradeTech increased its weekly spot uranium price indicator to $61/pound. Sprott Asset Management Market Strategist Kevin Bambrough told StockInterview, “Utilities are scrounging around looking for contracts in size rather than entering a thin spot market.”
- Strong Demand, Tight Roasting Capacity = Firm Molybdenum Price
[Investing] The molybdenum price remains buoyant as a result of mine problems (lack of new mines coming on, producing mines not mining enough), strong demand for moly in steel production and tight roasting capacity to make commercial grade moly. All of this could again surprise analysts in 2007.
- Weekly Uranium Spot Price Sustains Above $60
[Investing] TradeTech reported its uranium price indicator unchanged at US$60.25/pound on November 3rd. "One off-market transaction involving delivery before year-end was concluded this week at, or very near to, TradeTech's Spot Price Indicator of $60.25 per pound U3O8."
- First in Line to Mine Wyoming Uranium
[Investing] We talked to Bill Boberg, Chief Executive of UR-Energy (TSX: URE). He updated us on the progress at two advanced uranium projects in Wyoming: Lost Soldier and Lost Creek. Boberg hoped to commence in situ mining operations in late 2008, starting with perhaps 50,000 pounds of uranium oxide (U3O8).
- Junior Uranium Miners Flooded by Dollars
[Investing] With the spot uranium price now trading at or above US$60/pound, a number of junior uranium companies are racing to fill the supply deficit. The potential loss of uranium mining production between 2008 and 2010 from a recent mine flooding at Cameco's Cigar Lake uranium project in Canada needs to filled in order to provide global utilities to power their nuclear reactors. Otherwise, it's lights out.
- Uranerz Energy Plans to Mine Wyoming Uranium by 2010
[Investing] In the wake of Cameco’s underground uranium mining disaster at the company’s Cigar Lake property in northern Canada, several U.S. uranium companies hope to fill the vacuum of ‘missing uranium’ for U.S. utilities. Many utilities are seriously at risk for finding a new uranium supply source. Will Uranerz Energy be the first new Wyoming uranium miner?
- Will Uranium Companies Sign $100/Pound Long-Term Contracts with U.S. Utilities?
[Investing] Cameco Corp's Cigar Lake uranium mine flooded, delaying construction to bring the uranium supply to market. U.S. utilities depending upon the huge supply now face a scramble to find uranium in a very tight market. A leading expert expects the uranium price to double from its current level.
- U.S. Uranium Mines Could Produce 25 Million Pounds in 10 Years
[Finance] Strathmore Minerals president forecasts U.S. uranium sales could exceed $10 billion by 2020, creating 4,000 new mining jobs. He projected domestic uranium production could jump to 25 million pounds by 2016. U.S. utilities annually consume more than 50 million pounds, 90% of which is imported.
- Investing in Kazakhstan's Uranium
[Investing] We talked with Fletcher Newton, CEO of Power Resources, a subsidiary of Cameco Corp, about uranium mining in Kazakhstan. This country's announced it plans to become the world's largest uranium producing country by 2012. Cameco, the world's largest uranium producing company, is partnered with Kazakhstan's KazAtomProm in jointly developing uranium projects in this country.
- Chinese Natural Gas Demand Moving CBM Exploration Companies Forward
[Investing] China’s massive demand for natural gas has attracted several foreign coalbed methane exploration companies to prove up their drill results and advance Chinese concessions to the production phase. Early results by two companies are very encouraging for investors.
- Uranium Bull Market: Only Tip of the Iceberg
[Investing] The third part of our series reporting on uranium price developments at the recent Platts Nuclear Fuel Strategies Conference in Washington, D.C. We may be looking at the ‘tip of the iceberg’ in the current uranium bull market. The price of uranium and uranium mining stocks could soar higher.
- Can Current Diabetic Research Replace the Edmonton Protocol
[Health-and-Fitness:Diabetes] Sertoli cells may hold the key to the successful reversal of Type 1 diabetes. Xenotransplants of islet cells from pig pancreas could reverse diabetes without the side effects of immune-suppressing drugs, in conjunction with Sertoli cells. Can the Edmonton Protocol be replaced?
- Conventional Mining Will Keep Uranium Price High
[Investing] The spot uranium price has jumped again - this time to $55.75/pound. Will the resurgence in conventional mining set a new floor for the price of uranium? Experts offered their theories at the recent Platts Nuclear Fuel Strategies conference in Washington, D.C.
- Miners and Utilities at Odds over Uranium Price Forecasts
[Investing] Spot uranium hit a record high of $54/pound. Are U.S. utilities trying to talk down the price? Mining analysts say uranium will go higher based upon inadequate mining supply and electricity growth. Many utilities are counting on Kazakhstan, which may disappoint them.
- Scotiabank Analyst Forecasts $60/pound Uranium by Year End
[Investing] Scotiabank analyst Patricia Mohr named the two major reasons why uranium prices have jumped more than 70% the past 12 months. The spot price rise came from an inadequate mine supply and a transformational change for baseload electricity generation. "It is a secular improvement, not a cyclical improvement," she said.
- Will Sweden's New Government Lift Uranium Ban?
[News-and-Society:Politics] The Alliance Party ousted the Social Democrats in the recent Swedish elections. The new coalition promises to revitalize the country by selling the government's stakes in many state-owned businesses. That's about when a country also begins investing heavily in energy. Uranium is one of the hottest fuels around - providing nuclear energy in its fabricated form. Will Sweden change its mind on uranium and nuclear energy?
- Congress Needs to Wake Up to Nuclear Waste Disposal, Part 2
[News-and-Society:Politics] The U.S. Government defaulted on its promise to begin taking spent nuclear waste from U.S. utilities by 1998. Since then, the debate has raged about Yucca Mountain. Both Congress and the President have approved it, but will it finally be used?
- Congress Needs to Wake Up to Nuclear Waste Disposal, Part 1
[News-and-Society:Politics] The U.S. Government defaulted on its promise to begin taking spent nuclear waste from U.S. utilities by 1998. Since then, the debate has raged about Yucca Mountain. Both Congress and the President have approved it, but will it finally be used?
- Russians Expecting $100/Pound Uranium
[Investing] Sprott Market Strategist Kevin Bambrough believes 'new reactor' inventory could take uranium prices past $100/pound. Russian experts expect $100/pound. New reactors, more uranium all add up to another possible doubling in the price of uranium over the next few years.
- How to Choose a Molybdenum Stock
[Investing] Nine tips every investor show know before investing in molybdenum mining companies. We talked to a geologist and engineer, both with decades of experience in molybdenum mining, to help guide investors in evaluating which companies are worth considering.
- Uranerz Energy: Developing Uranium Projects in Wyoming
[Investing] U.S. utility consumption of uranium outpaces U.S. uranium production by a factor of more than 20 to 1. U.S. utilities are at the mercy of foreign-mined uranium. About one-half of this uranium comes from dismantled Russian nuclear warheads. This ends in 2013 when the US-Russian HEU (highly enriched uranium) swords-for-plowshares deal is terminated. U.S. utilities will be scrambling to fill the gap.
- Is $50/Pound Uranium Sustainable?
[Investing] When the spot price traded below $40/pound, some U.S. uranium mining projects may have been uneconomic. Because U.S. electric utilities have now begun purchasing above $50/pound, new hope emerges for many junior uranium development companies. The question is: Will uranium stay at these levels.
- Investment Manager Warns about Investing in Uranium Projects
[Investing] Top investment manager Mike Halvorson of Halcorp Capital told StockInterview that many uranium projects will never see a shovel to the ground, will never come close to production. He considers some pricey and overvalued. In which uranium companies has he invested his money? What should new investors look for?
- Part Two: Will China’s Coalbed Methane Projects Make a New Energy Billionaire?
[Investing] Will China's coalbed methane production-sharing contracts make Randeep Grewal an energy billionaire? Will others follow in his footsteps? Why is China being so generous with its vast coalbed methane resources?
- Part One: Will China’s Coalbed Methane Projects Make a New Energy Billionaire?
[Investing] Will China's massive coalbed methane licenses make a new group of energy billionaires? Randeep Grewal may be the first because he owns 95.2% of the shares of a newly listed company. Can others be far behind?
- Investing in the Mass Marketing of Diabetes Reversal
[Investing] Novel Xenotransplants may offer new hope for Type 1 Diabetics. New developments could overcome the hurdle which has eluded researchers in providing a broad commercial use of islet cell transplant surgery for diabetics. A new company's world-renown researcher has made a significant breakthrough.
- Investing in China's Energy Security Crisis, Part Two
[News-and-Society:Energy] China’s energy security crisis offers tremendous investment opportunities for coalbed methane (CBM) companies. China wants to double the use of gas in its energy mix by 2010, and has awarded lucrative production-sharing contracts to companies who will develop the CBM on those concessions. Who are the other players?
- Investing in China's Energy Security Crisis, Part One
[News-and-Society:Energy] China’s energy security crisis offers tremendous investment opportunities for coalbed methane (CBM) companies. China wants to double the use of gas in its energy mix by 2010, and has awarded lucrative production-sharing contracts to companies who will develop the CBM on those concessions. Who are the top players?
- Beyond China's Coal Fields: Expanding Its Gas Resources
[Investing] In the first half of 2006, China's total power consumption reached 1.3 trillion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 12.89 per cent over the same period a year ago. But how will China continue to fuel its power stations so they can generate electricity? Nearly 84 percent of China's power is thermally fueled, mostly by coal. Slowly, China is trying to wean itself off coal.
- China Races for Energy Security to Keep Pace with GDP Growth, Part Two
[Investing] How will Russian President Putin's desire for regaining superpower status interfere with China's energy ambitions? Why does China buy oil from rogue nations? Will China avert a potential energy crisis in 2010? Wil China's GDP suffer?
- China Races for Energy Security to Keep Pace with GDP Growth, Part One
[Investing] China is building new 'Silk Roads' to avert an energy crisis by 2010. Will China develop sufficient energy sources to keep its GDP growth racing full steam ahead? Will Russia interfere where it can to protect its own energy security?
- Environmentalists Help Uranium's Price
[Investing] Did you know environmentalists have helped drive the price of uranium from a low in December 2000 to an all-time high above $47/pound? How has the U.S. environmentalist impacted the price of uranium and other commodities?
- Top U.S. Energy Analyst Calls Natural Gas Storage Surplus: Smoke and Mirrors
[News-and-Society:Economics] We talked to Phil Flynn of Alaron Trading, a leading U.S. energy analyst who thinks the natural gas storage glut is "smoke and mirrors." He believes the storage surplus masks an underlying production problem, and that a cold winter could really cause gas prices to soar again.
- Investor Exposure to Molybdenum
[Investing] This "energy metal" is used in oil and gas pipelines, drill rigs, and nuclear power plants. Most of the large molybdenum producers are leading copper miners. How can you play the rally in molybdenum?
- Will A Base Metals Correction Affect the Price of Molybdenum?
[Investing] This "energy metal" is used in oil and gas pipelines, drill rigs, and nuclear power plants. Most of the large molybdenum producers are leading copper miners. How can you play the rally in molybdenum?
- China's Appetite for Molybdenum
[Investing] This "energy metal" is used in oil and gas pipelines, drill rigs, and nuclear power plants. Most of the large molybdenum producers are leading copper miners. How can you play the rally in molybdenum?
- Is Molybdenum Another Way to Ride the Energy Bull?
[News-and-Society:Energy] This "energy metal" is used in oil and gas pipelines, drill rigs, and nuclear power plants. Most of the large molybdenum producers are leading copper miners. How can you play the rally in molybdenum?
- Two Uranium Exploration Companies Slug It Out in Utah's Lisbon Valley, Part Four
[Investing] Uranium King Charlie Steen put Lisbon Valley, Utah on the world’s map in 1952. He made nearby Moab, Utah the ‘city of millionaires.’ Will two junior exploration companies repeat Steen’s success on the other side of the Lisbon Valley, where both believe there is a large quantity of undiscovered uranium?
- Two Uranium Exploration Companies Slug It Out in Utah's Lisbon Valley, Part Three
[Investing] Uranium King Charlie Steen put Lisbon Valley, Utah on the world’s map in 1952. He made nearby Moab, Utah the ‘city of millionaires.’ Will two junior exploration companies repeat Steen’s success on the other side of the Lisbon Valley, where both believe there is a large quantity of undiscovered uranium?
- Two Uranium Exploration Companies Slug It Out in Utah's Lisbon Valley, Part Two
[Investing] Uranium King Charlie Steen put Lisbon Valley, Utah on the world’s map in 1952. He made nearby Moab, Utah the ‘city of millionaires.’ Will two junior exploration companies repeat Steen’s success on the other side of the Lisbon Valley, where both believe there is a large quantity of undiscovered uranium?
- Two Uranium Exploration Companies Slug It Out in Utah's Lisbon Valley, Part One
[Investing] Uranium King Charlie Steen put Lisbon Valley, Utah on the world’s map in 1952. He made nearby Moab, Utah the ‘city of millionaires.’ Will two junior exploration companies repeat Steen’s success on the other side of the Lisbon Valley, where both believe there is a large quantity of undiscovered uranium?
- Where is Neal Froneman Taking SXR Uranium One in the US?
[Investing] SXR Uranium One Neal Froneman has more Wyoming uranium on his mind. His South African Dominion mine may become a world-class uranium and gold producer. What's next for Neal?
- Will SXR Uranium One Have Problems at Wyoming's Green Mountain
[Investing] We talked to Wyoming's land administrator in the state's Department of Environmental Quality office. He believes there may be water problems at Green Mountain. Will this cause problems for SXR Uranium One's recent proposed acquisition of the uranium properties at Green Mountain?
- SXR Preference for Underground Uranium Mining: Problems Ahead?
[Investing] SXR Uranium One plans to focus on underground uranium mining. All current uranium operations are now through in situ recovery. He is concerned about who will work those underground uranium mines. Are there problems ahead?
- Inside SXR Uranium One and Its Chief Executive
[Investing] Where are SXR Uranium One's strengths? How has CEO Neal Froneman proven himself in the past? What is his background and what can we expect him to do next?
- Will SXR Uranium One Acquire More Uranium Companies
[Investing] We talked with the Chief Executive of SXR Uranium One, who recently announced the proposed acquisitions of Wyoming’s Sweetwater uranium mill and Rio Tinto's Green Mountain uranium properties. The next day, he announced his company intended to acquire the uranium assets of U.S. Energy and their mill. What’s next on Neal Froneman’s buying spree?
- Sprott Analyst's Favorite Natural Gas and CBM Companies
[Investing] Sprott Asset Management research analyst Eric Nuttall named a few of his favorite natural gas and CBM companies during our interview on the nat gas sector. He believes the sector will revive and benefit medium to long term investors, but is cautious about volatility through October. Which companies offer the best bargains during this uncertain time?
- Sprott Analyst Has Zero Doubt on Higher Natural Gas Prices
[News-and-Society:Economics] We talked with Sprott analyst Eric Nuttall. With bloated natural gas storage levels, Natural and CBM gas stocks have gotten crushed. Is there relief in sight? What are the fundamentals which might drive natural gas prices, and subsequently stock prices, much higher, and is this a good time to invest?
- Part Two: To Invest in Sweden's Uranium Exploration or Not
[Investing] Uranium mining in Sweden is banned. After the next parliamentary elections, Sweden may reverse its phase out of nuclear energy. Will that give a boost to Sweden's uranium mining sector? Some Canadian exploration companies have already established a base there.
- Part One: To Invest in Sweden's Uranium Exploration or Not
[Investing] Uranium mining in Sweden is banned. After the next parliamentary elections, Sweden may reverse its phase out of nuclear energy. Will that give a boost to Sweden’s uranium mining sector? Some Canadian exploration companies have already established a base there.
- Should Gold Mining Investors Consider Kilgore Minerals
[Investing] Eyes are on Kilgore Minerals as it commences its drilling program in southeastern Idaho to follow up on an encouraging drill hole in 2004. We talked with Norm Burmeister, Chief Executive of Kilgore Minerals about the Dog Bone Ridge target area, and what he hopes to achieve with this season's drilling campaign.
- Part Five: The Lowdown on the Louisiana Energy Services Uranium Enrichment Facility
[Investing] After more than 15 years of trying to build its uranium enrichment facility in the U.S., Louisiana Energy Services succeeds in receiving approval from the NRC. Which uranium mining companies will this help? The LES puzzle is finally explained.
- Part Four: The Lowdown on the Louisiana Energy Services Uranium Enrichment Facility
[Investing] After more than 15 years of trying to build its uranium enrichment facility in the U.S., Louisiana Energy Services succeeds in receiving approval from the NRC. Which uranium mining companies will this help? Where will the nuclear waste go, after the enrichment process is completed?
- Part Three: The Lowdown on the Louisiana Energy Services Uranium Enrichment Facility
[Investing] After more than 15 years of trying to build its uranium enrichment facility in the U.S., Louisiana Energy Services succeeds in receiving approval from the NRC. Which uranium mining companies will this help? Will uranium enriched in New Mexico end up in foreign countries?
- Part Two: The Lowdown on the Louisiana Energy Services Uranium Enrichment Facility
[Investing] After more than 15 years of trying to build its uranium enrichment facility in the U.S., Louisiana Energy Services succeeds in receiving approval from the NRC. Which uranium mining companies will this help? Which Countries Could Source Uranium for the New Mexico Facility?
- Part One: The Lowdown on the Louisiana Energy Services Uranium Enrichment Facility
[Investing] After more than 15 years of trying to build its uranium enrichment facility in the U.S., Louisiana Energy Services succeeds in receiving approval from the NRC. Which uranium mining companies will this help? Should uranium stock investors consider this a good sign?
- Jim Rogers: Will the US Dollar Disappear from the World's Stage
[Investing] We talked, in a taped telephone interview at his home in Singapore, with Billionaire Jim Rogers, legendary commodities trader, who picked the bottom of the commodities bull market in 1999. With George Soros, Jim Rogers co-founded the Quantum Fund in 1970. Will the U.S. dollar go the way of the guilder and peso, and simply disappear from the world's stage?
- Jim Rogers Forecasts Higher Oil - Gas and Uranium Prices
[Investing] We talked, in a taped telephone interview at his home in Singapore, with Billionaire Jim Rogers, legendary commodities trader, who picked the bottom of the commodities bull market in 1999. With George Soros, Jim Rogers co-founded the Quantum Fund in 1970. Why does Rogers believe oil, gas and uranium prices are going much, much higher?
- Jim Rogers: How Long Will the Commodities Bull Market Last
[Investing:Futures-and-Commodities] We talked, in a taped telephone interview at his home in Singapore, with Billionaire Jim Rogers, legendary commodities trader, who picked the bottom of the commodities bull market in 1999. With George Soros, Jim Rogers co-founded the Quantum Fund in 1970. Jim Rogers explains why the commodities bull market may last another decade or longer.
- Where Is Commodities Guru Jim Rogers Investing Now
[Investing:Futures-and-Commodities] We talked, in a taped telephone interview at his home in Singapore, with Jim Rogers, legendary commodities trader, who picked the bottom of the commodities bull market in 1999. With George Soros, Jim Rogers co-founded the Quantum Fund in 1970. Where is Jim Rogers investing now and why?
- Talking Commodities with Super Bull Jim Rogers: Interview Highlights
[Investing:Futures-and-Commodities] We talked with legendary commodities trader, James Rogers, who co-founded the Quantum Fund with George Soros. He is best known as "Biker Capitalist," having travelled the world to first-hand determine where to find the best investments. Why is he still bullish on commodities? These are the highlights to the full-length interview.
- Trade Association Forecasts U.S. Uranium Industry to Produce 20 Million Pounds by 2012
[Investing] We talked to Jon Indall, Executive Director of Uranium Producers of America, who told us U.S. uranium production could annually reach 20 million pounds in five to six years. Indall also told us the domestic uranium market is critical to the renaissance in nuclear energy.
- Will Cameco Supply the Uranium for the Proposed Enrichment Facility in New Mexico
[Finance] According to a New Mexico State Senator, the proposed uranium enrichment facility in New Mexico may be getting its uranium from Canada, completing shutting the U.S. out of the mining and enrichment process steps of the nuclear fuel cycle. Will Cameco be the supplier? If so, will the uranium ore come from Canada or Kazakhstan?
- Al Gore's Inconvenient Infomercial: A Movie Review - Part Two
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Movies-TV] Is "An Inconvenient Truth" a documentary about Global Warming, or Al Gore’s microphone-grabbing, spotlight-snatching platform to whine about, and revisit, his presidential election loss, six years ago? Instead of ruling the Western World with a Green Fist, Al Gore starred in a new movie persuading us to stop using up so much energy.
- Al Gore's Inconvenient Infomercial: A Movie Review, Part One
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Movies-TV] Is "An Inconvenient Truth" a documentary about Global Warming, or Al Gore's microphone-grabbing, spotlight-snatching platform to whine about, and revisit, his presidential election loss, six years ago? Instead of ruling the Western World with a Green Fist, Al Gore starred in a new movie persuading us to stop using up so much energy.
- The Key to New Mexico Uranium: A State of the Art Mill
[Investing] What impact would a uranium mill have on Grants, New Mexico? "It will be a real boon to New Mexico," said New Mexico legislator John A. Heaton. "Mining is one of our basic industries in New Mexico." And after the product is mined, it must be milled.
- Part Two - New Mexico Uranium: Who are the Serious Players
[Investing] Several uranium development companies have set their sights on New Mexico. Two are actively involved in permitting their properties for production. The following is a brief review of the projects of these uranium development or exploration companies, currently holding property or moving forward.
- Part One: New Mexico Uranium: Who are the Serious Players
[Investing] Several uranium development companies have set their sights on New Mexico. The following is a brief review of the projects of these uranium development or exploration companies, currently holding property or moving forward.
- Uranium: At The Center of New Mexico's Nuclear Renaissance
[Finance] Grants, New Mexico local, country and state officials want uranium miners to come back. Uranium mining helped build Grants. With the end of the twenty-year uranium depression, mining companies are now planning to return.
- A Nuclear Power Plant May Be Next for New Mexico
[Finance] We continue the series entitled, "New Mexico Joins the Nuclear Renaissance," and discover New Mexican lawmakers want a nuclear reactor in their state. How popular is this idea?
- New Mexico Joins the Nuclear Renaissance
[Investing] Urenco enrichment facility could spark another New Mexico uranium boom. Another uranium boom may now be in progress. How is that possible?
- A Company's Story Must Carry Impingement Value to Obtain Widespread Publicity
[Business:PR] What brings the media to your company’s door? Why do some stories appear in print, while others get lost in the shuffle? How can you impinge upon a reporter to make him or her eager to interview you?
- Cohen Research Report Bullish on Pacific Asia China Energy
[Investing:Stocks] We reviewed a research firm's report on a coalbed methane company. Cohen Independent Research Group issued a positive recommendation on the shares of Pacific Asia China Energy, calling those shares "grossly undervalued." How did they reach that conclusion?
- Getting Word of Mouth Started: New Book PR Method
[Business:PR] We wanted feedback and a greater audience before publishing the print version of our new book. We gambled on a 'public and peer review' to help improve the quality of our book, and at the same time get out word of mouth. Did it work?
- Inside A Company's News Release, Part Two
[Business:PR] Most investors read a company's news releases, but don't read between the lines to understand in which direction the company is heading. Hopefully, the guidance which follows may help you better understand what is really going with a company's plans.
- Inside A Company's News Release - Part One
[Business:PR] Most investors read a company's news releases, but don't read between the lines to understand in which direction the company is heading. Hopefully, the guidance which follows may help you better understand what is really going with a company’s plans.
- How to Rate Your Favorite Uranium Company
[Investing] Many investors invested in the Great Uranium Bull Market with little rationale behind their speculation. We have created a 7-point ratings system to help you in determining which companies might be best suited for your degree of investment risk. This is a do-it-yourself ratings system, which requires but two actions on your part.
- 9 Survival Tips for the Market Shakeout Blues
[Investing] Investors who bought during the top of the frothy commodities rally are now panicking or kicking themselves. Neither activity helps an investor or trader think straight. Below are a few tips in dealing with the current market shakeout.
- Even Higher Uranium Prices Ahead This Summer
[News-and-Society:Energy] Will we see a dramatic spike in uranium prices this summer? Some industry insiders have forecast spikes that could send uranium soaring to between $55 and $100/pound. Most were not expecting this to occur during 2006. However, there are several reasons we believe something could crack wide open in the uranium market over the next 100 days.
- Mike Schaeffer's Favorite CBM Company
[Investing] Coalbed Methane newsletter guru Mike Schaeffer announced his favorite coalbed methane stock recommendation in the May 23rd newsletter, Energy and Capital. He called his favorite a "dreamboat company," and believes it is severely undervalued.
- Making Money on the Global Warming Crisis
[Investing] Looks like global warming and climate change could kill most of us. Some financiers see a way we can make some money on the crisis. Which is the best leveraged sector to capitalize upon the growing demand for less fossil fuel?
- Part Two: Could ViRexx Medical's "Linked Recognition" Research Lead to a Cancer Vaccine?
[Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Dr. Lorne Tyrrell pioneered lamivudine as the standard treatment for hepatitis B virus (HBV). Now a success, he observed the drug's shortcomings. Now CEO of ViRexx Medical, Tyrrell hopes his latest development, Chimigen, will offer new hope for HBV, other infectious diseases, and cancer.
- Part One: Could ViRexx Medical's "Linked Recognition" Research Lead to a Cancer Vaccine?
[Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Dr. Lorne Tyrrell pioneered lamivudine as the standard treatment for hepatitis B virus (HBV). Now a success, he observed the drug's shortcomings. Now CEO of ViRexx Medical, Tyrrell hopes his latest development, Chimigen, will offer new hope for HBV, other infectious diseases, and cancer.
- Earth's Population to Drop by 80 Percent, Says Top UK Scientist
[News-and-Society:Environmental] An exclusive interview with James Lovelock about his latest book, our doomed civilization, how today's environmental movement is wrecking the environment and nuclear energy remains one of our few hopes for the survival of our society and quality of life.
- Dymaxion Drilling Technology Promises Big Drop in CBM Gas Extraction Costs
[Investing] Over the past seven years, Mitchell Drilling has pioneered the Dymaxion drilling technology in Australia. Reports indicate they can extract coalbed methane (CBM) gas for as low as $1.10/mcf. Having drilled more than 250 wells across Australia, Mitchell Drilling has begun exporting the company's Dymaxion technology worldwide.
- U.S. Uranium Sector Glowed in 2005: An Even Brighter Future Ahead
[Investing] The U.S. Department of Energy's record-keeping arm issued very encouraging data this week, which should give a boost to many of the companies developing their uranium properties in the United States U.S. uranium mine production was the highest since the year 2000.
- How Soon Will Saudi Arabia Turn to Nuclear Energy?
[News-and-Society:Economics] How soon with Saudi Arabia join the nuclear club? You might be surprised with our investigation. How will this change the world's energy picture? Water desalination will be the driving force behind Saudi's entry into nuclear energy.
- Will China's New Five-Year Plan Force U.S. Utilities to Ration Your Electricity?
[News-and-Society:Economics] Taking your electrical needs for granted? A new five-year plan announced by the Chinese government may put the reliability of your electrical supply at risk. China may snap up all the available uranium over the next few years. U.S. utilities depend upon uranium to power their nuclear reactors, which provide 20% of your electricity.
- Is Your Stock Investment Safe in This Country?
[Investing] What are the best and worst companies for stock investments in the mining sector? Where are the best areas in which miners find it best to do business? Where to avoid?
- Advances in Technology: Making Coalbed Methane Exploration More Effective
[News-and-Society] One of Canada's leading coalbed methane geologists discusses how new technologies are making it easier to extract methane gas from coal mines, saving lives and reducing air pollution. He discusses how China is moving forward with new technologies.
- Are There Any Great, New Mining Stocks Left?
[Investing:Stocks] Where are the hot and cold spots around the world for resource investors? The stampeding bull market in commodities has investors reaching for new ideas. Highly respected newsletter writer Lawrence Roulston of "Resource Opportunities" favors Canada, Alaska and China for investing in mining and energy companies.
- Foreign Demand May Jeopardize Uranium Supply for U.S. Utilities
[News-and-Society:Economics] We discussed with Jeff Combs, the Ux Consulting president, from which countries future uranium supplies may come, and who is going after those supplies more aggressively. He warns about the risks and rewards of Kazakhstan and Mongolia, looks to Africa for supplies, and talks about Russia’s expansion.
- How is the Weekly Spot Uranium Price Calculated
[Investing:Stocks] Find out from the Ux Consulting president exactly how the spot price of uranium is calculated every week. It’s not so simple. It impacts uranium investors worldwide.
- UxC President to U.S. Utilities: Buy American
[Finance] In the face of Asian competition and possible supply shocks to the uranium market, UxC president Jeff Combs urges U.S. utilities to "support the expansion of production in the United States." He believes there’s a good chance for $50/pound uranium this year. "Any shock to supply could send prices much, much higher."
- Reversing Mother Nature-Part Three
[Reference-and-Education:Science] We talked to North America’s leading In Situ Leach (ISL) uranium mining engineers, and had them explain exactly how ISL worked. Most of the significant ISL operations in the United States were designed and/or constructed by these engineers. They explained how ISL mining is really just reversing the process of Mother Nature.
- Reversing Mother Nature-Part Two
[Reference-and-Education:Science] We talked to North America’s leading In Situ Leach (ISL) uranium mining engineers, and had them explain exactly how ISL worked. Most of the significant ISL operations in the United States were designed and/or constructed by these engineers. They explained how ISL mining is really just reversing the process of Mother Nature.
- Reversing Mother Nature-Part One
[Reference-and-Education:Science] We talked to North America’s leading In Situ Leach (ISL) uranium mining engineers, and had them explain exactly how ISL worked. Most of the significant ISL operations in the United States were designed and/or constructed by these engineers. They explained how ISL mining is really just reversing the process of Mother Nature.
- Smart Investing in Uranium Could Mean ISL
[Finance] Because 21% of the world's uranium mining comes from ISL, it may be the safest way to go for invests. How can you size up these companies? Key factors include permeability of the uranium orebody, size of the area covered by a deposit and the average grade of the ore body. We talked with leading geological and hydrology experts to help you better understand ISL mining.
- Latest Technology Transfer Could Reduce Chinese Coal Mining Deaths
[News-and-Society] More than 15 Chinese coal miners die every day, mainly from gas explosions released when new coal tunnels are opened. A revolutionary new drilling technology from Australia may help save Chinese coal miners' lives and also help reduce air pollution.
- How to Evaluate an ISL Uranium Company
[Finance] The key to in situ leach (ISL) mining is not necessarily its uranium pounds-in-the-ground. Key factors include permeability of the uranium orebody, size of the area covered by a deposit and the average grade of the ore body. We talked with leading geological and hydrology experts to help you better understand ISL mining to avoid getting misled.
- How Did ISL Uranium Mining Begin
[Finance] What you will read in this series has never before been compiled into one readily accessible document. We conducted interviews with some of the world’s top ISL experts, those who have built and operated ISL mining operations. We investigated the true roots of ISL mining and interviewed the individual who helped pioneer and develop present day ISL mining.
- What Is ISL Uranium Mining
[Investing] James Finch investigates the roots and evolution of ISL uranium mining. This is the introduction to a series of articles explaining ISL uranium mining to investors who wish to better understand the front end of the nuclear energy cycle. Interviews with ISL geologists and engineers follow this introductory feature.
- Speculators Could Drive Uranium to $55/Pound-or Higher
[Finance] TradeTech LLC Chief Executive Gene Clark talked with StockInterview about the uranium bull market, where his price models show uranium prices heading and when to expect the peak of the current upward cycle of the bull market. When will "hard" times again hit the uranium market, and how long will the trough last? And what does the future hold for the uranium price? An industry insider gives us his insights.
- Best Leveraged Uranium Companies to Benefit from Increased Nuclear Energy Demand
[Finance] Sprott Asset Management uranium expert Kevin Bambrough talked with us about the "second leg" of the current uranium bull market. Bambrough names his favorite uranium companies, where he believes there is still room for growth.
- Explosion in Nuclear Energy Demand Coming
[Finance] Sprott Asset Management uranium expert Kevin Bambrough talked with us about the "second leg" of the current uranium bull market. He sees a massive nuclear build up heading our way with "the environmentalists leading the charge." He said many price projections may be inaccurate because "people are underestimating future demand."
- Science versus Fiction: Have New Mexico Environmentalists Been Telling the Truth
[News-and-Society] We investigated a "uranium-related" disaster, which occurred in 1979. It may have been hyped to stop future uranium mining. We found scientists disagreed with the environmentalist's conclusions of one New Mexico environmentalist and published their results in scientific journals.
- Are New Mexico Environmentalists Lying About Cancer Statistics to Prevent Uranium Mining
[Investing] Some of the more liberal New Mexico media has been playing up "alarming rates of cancer statistics" to the Navajo Nation and others. Is their purpose to frighten or enlighten? We talked to experts and studied the very same statistics they have been using to scare New Mexicans about uranium mining. We reached different conclusions.
- Uranium Mining Revival in New Mexico through Solution Mining
[Investing] The environmentally friendly method of uranium mining, known as in situ leach mining or solution mining, may appease environmentalists and move many uranium projects forward in New Mexico. At a time when there is a growing global shortage of uranium and serious talk of nuclear energy expansion, there may be a uranium mining revival in New Mexico.
- Is the Navajo Nation President Being a Hypocrite about Uranium Mining
[News-and-Society] James Finch visited New Mexico to study first hand why Navajo Nation president Joe Shirley Jr. banned uranium mining on reservation lands. Mr. Finch is still puzzled as to why Mr. Shirley continues to endorse coal mining, which heavily contributes to global warming and massive CO2 emissions, while hammering away at uranium mining.
- North America’s #1 Ranked Fund Manager Names His Favorites
[Investing:Stocks] We talked to Jean-Francoise Tardif, Senior Portfolio Manager at Sprott Asset Management. Last month, Bloomberg News ranked Mr. Tardif #1 in North America, attributing some of his success to the fund’s uranium investments. His Canadian Equity Fund’s 5-Year Return was ranked #1 in North America.
- Iranian Oil Bourse Could Accelerate Uranium Price Rise
[Investing] James Finch warned that Iran’s new oil bourse may impact the price of uranium. If oil starts getting invoiced in euros instead of dollars, how long would it be before uranium is sold in Canadian or Australian dollars? This past week, crude oil futures hit all time highs. This pattern may continue.
- Steve Forbes Gets It Wrong on Third World Uranium Mining
[Investing] James Finch criticizes Steve Forbes, editor of Forbes magazine, for not really understanding the uranium sector. Will we be getting uranium to fuel our nuclear reactors from the same third-world countries Forbes detests?
- Utility Demand Should Continue Driving Uranium Prices Higher
[Investing:Stocks] A recent news announcement from Uranium Resources about their joint venture project with Japan’s multi-national conglomerate, Itochu Corporation, signals that utilities are definitely seeking out uranium supplies to fuel the nuclear energy renaissance. Itochu’s entry into New Mexico could mean uranium mining could move forward faster than was once thought.
- Forum Development's Costigan Lake Drilling Shows Promise
[Investing:Stocks] James Finch interviews Forum Development CEO about recent exploration. He offers a tip on how to play the momentum between a company's exploration plays. Case in point was the company's recent drilling on their Costigan Lake joint venture project in Canada's uranium-rich Athabasca Basin.
- What Should Investors Look for (Or Stay Away from) in a CBM Play
[Investing:Stocks] We talked with Sprott Asset Management research analyst Eric Nuttall about the red-hot Coalbed Methane (CBM) sector in a two-part interview. He gave his tips and red flags on what to look for in the CBM sector and what to avoid. Which are his key criteria when performing an initial screening on CBM companies? What are the three ways to invest in CBM, from the riskiest to the safest?
- Why Are Coalbed Methane Stocks Red Hot
[Investing:Stocks] Sprott Asset Management research analyst Eric Nuttall talked with us about the red-hot Coalbed Methane (CBM) sector. He explained why CBM could continue to attract legions of investors and a wider audience over the next few years. More importantly, he told us which are his favorites in the CBM sector. Part One of a Two-Part Interview
- Will the Chimigen Vaccine Stop Bird Flu, Anthrax and Hepatitis?
[Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] A three member team of leading Canadian scientists is developing a new hybrid biotechnology formula using specific proteins produced from mouse and refined by insect cells, to "trick" the human body into defending itself against anthrax, bird flu, hepatitis and many other virus born diseases. We talked to the head of infectious disease research of ViRexx Medical, which is developing this flexible and adaptable therapeutic vaccine.
- Will Spot Uranium Prices Reach $100/pound?
[Investing:Stocks] Energy Guru Bill Powers Forecasts Uranium Shortfall in Three Years. Bill Powers focuses on investment opportunities in the Canadian energy sector, mainly independent oil & gas companies and now uranium companies. He thinks uranium could reach $100/pound this decade.
- James Dines Predicts a Buying Panic in Uranium
[Investing:Stocks] Over the years, Dines successfully forecast the Internet mania, forecasting the giants of the tech boom, and forecasting the tech bust. A gold bug again, Dines also added uranium as the metal to watch over the coming years, saying, “This is my way of playing the whole coming energy boom.”
- Why Is Eric Sprott Bullish on Uranium?
[Investing:Stocks] Eric Sprott may be Canada's answer to Warren Buffet. He's got the Midas Touch and currently manages more than $3 billion. We talk to Eric Sprott about uranium and why is bullish on nuclear energy.
- Swiss Medica Aims Women's Product to Male Consumers
[Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Swiss Medica launched PMS Escape while it the process of launching its popular O24(TM) Pain Neutralizer through North America. Will Swiss Medica be able to revive PMS Escape where others failed? They are gearing it for a male audience, too. We talk with leading scientist, Dr. Judith Wurtman, inventor of PMS Escape.
- Exposed: The World's Best Kept Uranium Secret
[Investing:Stocks] The Republic of Niger is the world's fourth largest uranium producer, nearly monopolized by Cogema. Two newcomers recently obtain concessions to explore for uranium in properties adjacent to Cogema. Will they become a serious uranium producer in Niger?
- James Lovelock's Latest Book Trashes Renewables, Endorses Nuclear Energy
[Book-Reviews:Educational-Science] James Finch reviews the latest book by James Lovelock, globally recognized as a Giant of the Environmental movement. Lovelock dissects renewable energy sources as more dangerous than advertised, more science fiction than reality. Lovelock endorses nuclear energy as the sole and safe present means of meeting global energy demands.
- Why Swiss Medica's O24 Works for Pain Relief
[Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Clinically Tested Constituents May be the Key to Pain Relief in Swiss Medica's O24 Pain Neutralizer. The pain relief product made its debut a year ago, and is now found in most pharmacy outlets throughout North America. A talk with one of Canada's top herbalist may help explain why it works.
- The Grand Daddy Boom in Uranium
[Investing:Stocks] Approaching his 50th year in the uranium business, the quiet but assertive Chairman and Chief Executive of Uranium Resources (OTC BB: URIX). Paul K. Willmott talked to us about the current uranium bull market. Willmott discussed the third uranium bull market he's experienced with both exuberance and caution.
- Inventor of Swiss Medica's O24 Pain Neutralizer Shares His Secrets
[Health-and-Fitness] Will consumers favor a non-burning pain relief product, like Swiss Medica's (OTC BB: SWME) O24 instead of Icy Hot or Ben Gay? Richard Weise, inventor of the patented O24 pain relief product talked to us about how O24 came about, how it works differently than other pain relief products and why O24 might just become a success story during its North American rollout to retail stores.
- A 'Call' On The Price of Uranium?
[Investing:Stocks] Strathmore Minerals Chief Executive Foresees Uranium Shortage. Will nuclear reactors run out of fuel? This is a Q&A with the company's Chief Executive.
- Strathmore Minerals' Quality Management Attracts BBC News
[Business:PR] As many of these smaller uranium companies continue to build their management teams with "quality names," they will continue to attract the eye of the mainstream media. And as more of the media become interested in the "uranium story" and the company story for them, that will accelerate interest in the entire sector. The Itochu – Uranium Resources (OTC BB: URIX) is likely to be just the first volley of more joint ventures between a utility company and a small-cap uranium development company.
- Why Does a Company's Uranium Resource Calculations Double?
[Investing] Changes in uranium mining methods, and changes in subsequent methods for calculating resources estimates, have led to companies increasing the number of pounds of uranium. This has led to some dramatic spikes in share prices for those uranium companies.
- The Straight Scoop on Uranium
[Reference-and-Education:Science] Where did the name uranium come from? Most believe it was named after the 7th planet from the Sun. But Sir William Herschel called it something else upon his discovery. Get the straight scoop.
- Canadian Coalbed Methane Stocks: 7 Things to Know Before Investing
[Investing] Canadian coalbed methane exploration companies are among the hottest moving stocks in the current energy bull market. They parallel the explosion of uranium stocks over the past year, but remain well below the typical investor’s radar screen. 7 tips by a renown coalbed methane geologist and what to look for/what to avoid.
- Stimulating the Body's Defenses to Fight Cancer
[Cancer] OvaRex MAb is a monoclonal antibody – a biotech drug – designed to help the patient’s immune system recognize and more effectively fight ovarian cancer. OvaRex MAb is given during the ‘watchful waiting’ period, following successful front-line therapy. It may become recognized as the most significant advance in ovarian cancer treatment since the use of chemotherapy to treat this illness.
- Risks in Uranium Stock Investing: Africa
[Investing] Graham Greenway, formerly the chief geologist of Namibia's Rossing Mine tells us what he likes in Africa and risks to avoid. Six tips about what risks to look for in uranium companies hoping to mine uranium in Africa.
- New Coal Bed Methane Drilling Technology Could Help Solve China's Pollution Problems
[News-and-Society:Environmental] China’s coal industry suffers from mining deaths; China is the world’s largest contributor of air pollution and global warming. China is taking action fast to remedy the problems and make the country more environmentally sound. Companies from Canada, Australia and the United States bring their new technologies to China. Coal bed methane gas exploration may help offer one solution to reducing polluting emissions from China’s coal mines and reduce mine explosions, which cause an alarming number of coal worker deaths.
- The Basics on Coal Bed Methane Projects: An Inside Look
[Investing] Coal bed methane extraction could reduce air pollution in China and lower the number of fatalities in that country's coal mines. How does it work?
- China's Energy Plan to Reduce Its Dependence Upon Coal
[Investing] China struggles to sustain its GDP while hoping to resolve its environmental issues. Reforms are now sweeping China to address coal mine deaths and air pollution. The Chinese are expanding their coal bed methane projects as a way to solve both problems.
- Rising Commodity Prices Causing New Turmoil through the Mining Sector
[Investing:Futures-and-Commodities] The two-decade long bear market drove many geologists, and other qualified technicians, out of the mining sector. Drilling companies went bankrupt. With a commodity bull market steaming full speed ahead, many mining companies are suffering labor and equipment shortages.
- Quality of Management Attracts PR
[Business:Management] What have you accomplished? Companies in which you decide to invest must show their "lead guy" has a proven track record. That's what attracts the funding to make a company work. That's what later attracts the media attention.
- An Inside Look at Cameco's Smith Ranch Uranium Facility
[Investing] This week, the spot price of uranium rose to $40/pound, for the first time since Ronald Reagan was president. That should help grow the uranium business in Wyoming by leaps and bounds. In Part 5, we look at the largest U.S. uranium producer, Cameco-owned Power Resources.
- Wyoming Could Play A Key Role in U.S. Nuclear Future
[Investing] Part Four in the Wyoming Uranium Series. Will the Wyoming Uranium Province Rival Canada’s Athabasca or Australia’s Northern Territories?
- Was Your Ovarian Cancer Misdiagnosed?
[Cancer:Ovarian-Cervical-Uterine-Cancer] About 50 percent of ovarian cancer patients are already at an advanced stage by the time a correct diagnosis is made. Four in 10 women with ovarian cancer have symptoms that they tell their doctors about at least four months — and as long as one year — before they are diagnosed. A recent British study found 60 percent of all U.K. general practitioners had misdiagnosed their patients
- Which Uranium Development Companies Will Be The First To Commence Operations?
[Investing] An increasingly popular method of uranium mining has emerged. It is called in situ leach mining (ISL), or solution mining, and about 16 percent of the world's uranium production is mined this way. We look at three uranium companies who plan ISL mining in Wyoming, where the mining method began and where it is now practiced.
- Wyoming's Uranium Mining Frenzy
[Investing] Unusually high staking activity for uranium claims in Wyoming reflects the soaring spot uranium price, which has jumped by more than 500 percent over the past six years. Some forecast an even higher price over the coming decade. Wyoming is the largest US producer of uranium, which is used to fuel the world's growing appetite for nuclear fuel.
- Wyoming Politicians: Regulators Eager to Fast Track ISL Uranium Mining Operations
[News-and-Society:Politics] While other states’ politicians are wondering how to keep their voters employed, Wyoming’s mining companies are scrambling to find workers for their projects. With a rising spot uranium price, and Wyoming "suddenly" becoming in vogue again, Wyoming politicians are celebrating.
- Wyoming Governor to Uranium Miners: Bring Us Your Projects!
[News-and-Society:Politics] The New Face of Wyoming’s Uranium Mining. Part One of a Five-Part Series. Unlike some states, where uranium mining is frowned upon, or banned, Wyoming welcomes the industry with open arms.
- A Third Uranium Mine in Namibia?
[Investing:Stocks] Forsys Metals Hopes to Repeat Paladin Resource Success in Namibia. The company's Valencia uranium deposit, now moving through the pre-feasibility stage, would add a third uranium mine in Namibia. Soaring uranium prices continues to energize the uranium exploration and development sector.
- Will Lightning Strike a Third Time for Dr. Boen Tan?
[Investing] A renowned exploration geologist pursuing the discovery of his third uranium deposit in Saskatchewan's Athabasca Basin. He compares the similarities of his current prospective exploration property to Cameco's world-class Millennium uranium deposit. An insider's look into the geology of the world's highest grade uranium area.
- Ancient Meteor Impact May Hold Key to Uranium Exploration Success at Cluff
[Reference-and-Education:Science] Meteor's crater may offer a clue for a new uranium discovery in Canada's Athabasca region. Previous mining at Cluff Lake, in that area, yielded the equivalent of $2.6 billion of uranium, in today's dollars.
- Unlocking the Riddle of Kilgore Minerals: Gold Exploration Inside a Uranium Company?
[Investing] Little-known uranium company may actually develop a significant gold deposit over the next few years. Company is backed by a "mine finder," who has a history of discovering mineral deposits. Gold and uranium properties evaluated.
- Is This Uranium Bull Market For Real?
[Investing] Is today's uranium bull market different from the one in the 1970's when uranium prices rose above $40/pound? Is the same alleged uranium cartel at work today, as it reportedly had been operating in the 1970's to keep uranium prices at an artificially high level?
- How to Choose a Uranium Stock
[Investing] Ten Tips from Sprott Asset Management - We turned to Kevin Bambrough, Market Strategist, and Jean-Francoise Tardif, Portfolio Manager, at Sprott Asset Management for their advice on how to navigate through the more than 250 uranium exploration, development and producing companies available across the global investment landscape.
- Drill Campaign Could Re-ignite Utah Uranium Mining Boom
[News-and-Society:Economics] Since 2001, spot uranium has jumped by more than 500 percent. Accompanying the new uranium upswing, many of the old projects in Wyoming, New Mexico and elsewhere are being revived. Will a uranium discovery by Max Resource Corp trigger a 1950’s style uranium boom in western Utah?
- NRC Ruling in New Mexico Moves
[News-and-Society:Politics] Environmentalists Continue to Lose Key Battles With Over 500 Million Pounds of New Mexican Uranium at Stake
- Uranium to Head North of $500/Pound?
[Investing:Stocks] Canadian Research Analyst Forecasts Severe Uranium Supply Crunch for Next 10 Years. Rising Uranium Price May Consolidate Exploration Sector, Driving Intense Takeover Activity.
- Investors Chasing Uranium Mining Stocks, Again: A Favorite Emerges
[Investing:Stocks] Fifty years ago, uranium fever hit Wall Street. It was then just a few years after a Navajo shepherd in New Mexico, by the name of Paddy Martinez, discovered “yellow rocks” on his property, mistaking them at first for gold. An avalanche of 1950s dollars (more valuable than the ones we have today) poured into mutual funds and uranium mining stocks, sending their values to astronomical levels. And now investors are chasing uranium mining stocks again.
- The Uranium Bull Market Keeps Getting More Bullish
[Investing] Industry expert says all new production already factored in uranium price "We are consuming far more uranium than we are producing worldwide," explained David Miller, Wyoming legislator and recently appointed president of Strathmore Resources. "All the new production is already factored into the future market for uranium. We’re underwater right now without building one more nuclear power plant." Nuclear reactor requirements have far outstripped current mining production (see chart below) for the past two decades. Current worldwide production is more than 80 million pounds, but the demand for uranium, which fuels nuclear reactors, is running an annual deficit of approximately 60 million pounds.
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