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South Africa's aluminium needs to be decarbonised.
South Africa’s Hillside Aluminium continuing to go all out to decarbonise – South32
13th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

While ‘high-carbon’ is the value-lowering label being put on aluminium from South Africa’s Hillside Aluminium in KwaZulu-Natal, the Sydney-, Johannesburg- and London-listed South32 benefits from... 


Ukrainian graphite mine hopes for Trump deal, but say returns won't be instant
12th February 2025 By: Reuters

t the 90-year-old Zavallivsky graphite mine in central Ukraine, CEO Ostap Kostyuk dreams of making graphite pure enough to use for lithium batteries, something he compares to trying to "make a... 


US Energy Secretary Chris Wright
US should stop closure of coal-fired power plants, Wright says
12th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

The US should stop the closure of coal-fired power plants, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said, adding the fuel source would be essential to the nation’s power system for decades to come. “We are... 


Hillside Aluminium in Richards Bay, which crushes and refines bauxite provided by Australia.
South32 secures Worsley bauxite project approval Down Under
12th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Sydney-, Johannesburg- and London-listed South32 on Wednesday reported Australian government environmental approval for the Worsley Mine Development Project Down Under. South32’s Hillside Aluminium... 


Late Necsa board member Senamile Masango
Necsa ‘deeply saddened’ by board member death
11th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) says it is “deeply saddened” by the passing of board member Senamile Masango on February 8. Masango was a Necsa board member since January 2020.... 


Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Ontario says it would ban China from deals on minerals, energy
11th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

The leader of Canada’s largest province said the government will ban Chinese components from energy projects if his party is reelected later this month. “China is playing by its own rules, is... 


Mashatile, Chikunga mourn death of South Africa’s first black nuclear scientist
10th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

Deputy President and Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) chairperson Paul Mashatile and Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe... 


Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Australia says its steel, aluminium exports create American jobs
10th February 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's trade minister said its steel and aluminium exports to the US create "good paying American jobs" and are key to shared defence interests, as Canberra presses Washington for an exemption... 


Akkuyu on-shore pumping station
Akkuyu nuclear power plant project, Türkiye – update
7th February 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The startup and adjustment phases have started on the main equipment of the on-shore pumpstation of Akkuyu's Unit 1. 


Image of nuclear power plant
Kozloduy nuclear power plant, Bulgaria
7th February 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Kozloduy NPP New Builds EAD is building Bulgaria's first nuclear power plant. 


Coal is regarded as a critical mineral in SA
Coal, uranium both critical minerals in SA – Mantashe
6th February 2025 By: Irma Venter

South Africa’s definition of critical minerals is not limited to those minerals used in the green economy and includes coal and uranium, says Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede... 


Image of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station
Darlington Nuclear Generating Station refurbishment project, Canada – update
31st January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Another unit of the nuclear power plant has been refurbished and returned to service. 


Navajo Tribe agrees to allow uranium shipments, ending six-month standoff
Navajo Tribe agrees to allow uranium shipments, ending six-month standoff
30th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Energy Fuels reached an agreement with the Navajo Nation to resume transport of uranium ore on the nation’s territory after a six-month standoff that halted production at the company’s Arizona... 


Uranium
Lotus secures additional uranium offtake with North American utility
29th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Lotus Resources has signed another term sheet for uranium octoxide (U3O8) sales with North American utility PSEG Nuclear, a subsidiary of Public Sector Enterprise Group – a diversified... 


Australia's Boss Energy eyes best day in nearly 3 years on robust output growth
Australia's Boss Energy eyes best day in nearly 3 years on robust output growth
29th January 2025 By: Reuters

Shares of Boss Energy rose about 16% on Wednesday and were poised for their best day in nearly three years, after the uranium miner reported quarterly output well ahead of analysts' estimates for... 


DeepSeek reveals how badly energy industry needs AI for growth
28th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Pipeline networks and nuclear startups. Texas landowners and fuel-cell makers. In one brutal blow, DeepSeek has revealed just how many energy-related businesses in the US have been banking on an... 


NRF celebrates 15 years of South Africa-CERN collaboration in physics
27th January 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The National Research Foundation (NRF) on Monday highlighted the fifteenth anniversary of the South Africa-European Organisation for Nuclear Research (SA-CERN) Programme. This mark had been... 


Drill rig
GoviEx confirms low-cost, high-value uranium economics for Muntanga project
24th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed GoviEx Uranium has announced strong feasibility study results for the Muntanga uranium project, in Zambia, confirming its low technical risk for a shallow openpit mine and heap... 


Location map of the Tumas project
Tumas uranium project, Namibia – update
24th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Uranium miner Deep Yellow has decided to defer a final investment decision to March 2025. 


Artists impression of Natrium reactor
Natrium reactor and energy storage system, US – update
24th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Nuclear innovation company TerraPower has received approval from the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council on its permit for the proposed Natrium plant.  


Solar power overtook coal in EU's electricity mix in 2024, Ember says
Solar power overtook coal in EU's electricity mix in 2024, Ember says
23rd January 2025 By: Reuters

Solar power overtook coal in the European Union’s electricity mix for the first time last year, while wind power’s share plateaued, data from energy think tank Ember showed on Thursday. The EU is... 


Aussie uranium miners jump as Trump's AI investment, Canada tariff plans augur well
Aussie uranium miners jump as Trump's AI investment, Canada tariff plans augur well
22nd January 2025 By: Reuters

Stocks of Australian uranium miners rose between 3% and 10% on Wednesday, propelled largely by a planned $500 billion private sector investment to fund AI infrastructure and US President Donald... 


Paladin completed the Fission Energy acquisition on December 24.
Paladin eyes global scale with top Canadian uranium asset
22nd January 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-based Paladin Energy has emerged as a major player in Canada’s uranium development space, following its successful acquisition of Fission Energy and its flagship Patterson Lake South... 


Deep Yellow Tumas project area map
Deep Yellow defers final investment decision on Tumas to March 2025
21st January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Following delays in receiving final costing and quotes for detailed engineering work, ASX-listed uranium miner Deep Yellow has decided to defer a final investment decision on its Tumas project, in... 


Eskom group executive for generation Bheki Nxumalo
Eskom now targeting full year loadshedding-free milestone as it breaches 300-day mark
21st January 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom group executive for generation Bheki Nxumalo says the utility is focussed on ensuring that South Africa achieves a full year without loadshedding at midnight on March 26, after the 300-day... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Ramokgopa to showcase South Africa’s energy investment prospects at Davos
20th January 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that South Africa’s energy market reforms and investment opportunities will be showcased at the World Economic Forum in Davos,... 


Global Uranium announces A$1.8m placement to fund growth
Global Uranium announces A$1.8m placement to fund growth
17th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-listed Global Uranium and Enrichment has announced a A$1.8 million placement, which will be directed towards reviewing and conducting due diligence on complementary assets, staking new... 


PARIS MABILA
Public perception of nuclear energy remains a barrier to its adoption
Potential PBMR project renewal crucial for S Africa’s energy security
17th January 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

Sustainable energy solutions provider Blue Pointer Energy has expressed strong support for the renewed call to revive the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) project, following statements by... 


Lifetime extensions, as are being pursued at Koeberg's two units, are under way in several countries
IEA report points to revival in nuclear interest
16th January 2025 By: Terence Creamer

A new International Energy Agency (IEA) report argues that nuclear capacity could double to 870 GW by 2050 in light of renewed interest in the building of new nuclear plants, including small... 


Ontario Premier Doug Ford arrived at the meeting wearing a blue hat emblazoned with the words 'Canada Is Not For Sale'.
Trudeau, Premiers spar over using resources as trade weapon
16th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers of Canada’s provinces are in high-stakes talks over how far to go in using oil and other commodities as a weapon if the US starts a regional trade... 


South Africa can play a significant role in global technology, sustainability
16th January 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The 2025 World Economic Forum, set to be held in Davos from January 20 to 24, provides an unparalleled platform for South Africa to assert itself as a global leader in technology and... 


IsoEnergy and Anfield deal terminated
IsoEnergy and Anfield deal terminated
15th January 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

TSX-V-listed Anfield Energy has confirmed that its proposed plan of arrangement with TSX-listed IsoEnergy, announced in October, had been terminated, and that it had secured financing... 


Uranium fever collides with industry's dark past in Navajo country
Uranium fever collides with industry's dark past in Navajo country
15th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

A few miles south of the Grand Canyon, thousands of tons of uranium ore, reddish-gray, blue and radioactive, are piled up high in a clearing in the forest. They’ve been there for months, stranded... 


Life Healthcare to sell interest in LMI to Lantheus
13th January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed Life Healthcare Group, through its wholly owned indirect subsidiary in the  UK, Life Medical Group Limited (LMGL), has entered into binding agreements with Lantheus Neurology UK, a... 


Image of construction under way at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant
Akkuyu nuclear power plant project, Türkiye – update
10th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Turbine installation has been completed at Unit 1 of the nuclear power plant. 


Image of the Koeberg nuclear power plant
Koeberg nuclear power plant steam-generator replacement project, South Africa – update
10th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Eskom successfully synchronised Unit 2 of the Koeberg nuclear power plant with the national grid on December 31, 2024. 


Location map of the Lance projects
Lance Projects – Ross and Kendrick production areas, US – update
10th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Uranium production has restarted after a five-year hiatus. 


Image of nuclear power plant
Flamanville 3 European pressurised reactor project, France – update
10th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The Flamanville 3 reactor has been connected to the national grid. 


The Husab uranium mine in Namibia
Namibia seeks investment in nuclear power from China
7th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Namibia, one of the world’s largest uranium producers, is seeking investment from China in nuclear power to boost its role in the global push to clean energy. “We want to add value to our uranium... 


Peninsula names new MD and CEO
6th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed uranium producer Peninsula Energy has appointed George Bauk as its new MD and CEO, effective January 20. The announcement follows the company’s structured succession plan initiated... 


France's Orano launches arbitration against Niger over mining licence
20th December 2024 By: Reuters

French nuclear fuels company Orano said on Friday it had started arbitration proceedings against Niger, after Niger withdrew the mining licence of Orano's subsidiary Imouraren. Niger's military-led... 


The Lance processing plant
Peninsula restarts uranium production at Wyoming mine
19th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Uranium production has restarted at ASX-listed Peninsula Energy's flagship Lance project, in Wyoming, in the US, after a five-year hiatus. The restart of production at Lance as a low-pH in situ... 


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Ramaphosa assents to National Nuclear Regulator Amendment Bill
19th December 2024 By: Thabi Shomolekae

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday assented to the National Nuclear Regulator Amendment Bill, which provides for nuclear safety oversight, ranging from the decontamination of defence facilities... 


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