Uranium

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Vol 50 No 14
10th July 2009

Competition for Niger's uranium

Niger is the world's third-largest uranium producer, extracting about 3,300 tonnes per year. Prices rose to US$55 per pound in June, up more than 35% since April; nuclear power is back in fashion and competition for supplies is heating up. Uranium exports...

Vol 49 No 24
28th November 2008

Swapping Stakes

There are over sixty current prospecting licences for uranium in Namibia

Vol 48 No 7
30th March 2007

A blow-up blows over

Congo has its uranium scandal, and the International Atomic Energy Agency is investigating. New Minister for Scientific Research Sylvanus Mushi Bonane opened up the affair on 15 March by announcing the arrest of Professor Fortunat Lumu and one of his coll...

Vol 47 No 23
17th November 2006

Digging a black hole

As the oil price soars, nuclear power is back in fashion and the uranium to fuel it booms, the speculators get to work

Vol 47 No 23
17th November 2006

The new exploration grounds

Vol 47 No 23
17th November 2006

The established producers

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