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Noteworthy Industry Profiles


Energy Fuels, POSCO Intl. Collaborate on Rare Earth Magnet Supply Chain

Energy Fuels Inc., a Lakewood-based producer of uranium and rare earth elements, announced a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with South Korea-based POSCO International Corp. This collaboration aims to establish a non-China rare earth element (REE) supply chain for electric vehicle (EV) and hybrid EV drivetrains, targeting automakers in the U.S., E.U., Japan and South…more

Ur-Energy’s Lost Creek Becomes US’s Top Uranium Producer in 2024

Ur-Energy Inc. (NYSE American:URG)(TSX:URE) has announced updates regarding its uranium production and development projects, underscoring its position as a key player in the US uranium sector. The company’s operations are centered around the Lost Creek in situ recovery (ISR) uranium project in south-central Wyoming and the under-construction Shirley Basin ISR project, which is expected to…more

IPT Well Solutions Completes Drilling Campaign

Golden-based IPT Well Solutions, in collaboration with Providence Operating and Baker Hughes, completed a successful drilling campaign encompassing nine wells with zero trips. This achievement highlights operational efficiency and performance, with the project featuring challenging well geometries, including high tangents in vertical sections and extended laterals exceeding two miles. The drilling program accomplished several key…more

Solitario Resources Reports Gold Discovery at South Dakota Project

Wheat Ridge-based Solitario Resources Corp. (NYSE American: XPL; TSX: SLR) announced notable drilling results from its Golden Crest Project, intersecting significant gold mineralization in drill hole GC-008. This hole encountered mineralization in the lower Deadwood rock formation with an average gold grade of approximately 1.0 gram per tonne (“gpt”) over a length of 41.0 meters.…more

Golden Minerals to Delist from NYSE and Move to OTCQB Market

Golden Minerals Co. has received notification from the NYSE American LLC that the Exchange determined to commence proceedings to suspend and delist the company’s common stock. The delisting is due to the Golden-based company’s non-compliance with Sections 1003(a)(i), 1003(a)(ii) and 1003(a)(iii) of the NYSE American Company Guide, which require the company to report stockholders’ equity…more

Energy Fuels Signs MOU with Madagascar Government for Toliara Mineral Project

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Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX: EFR) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Madagascar regarding the Toliara titanium, zirconium and rare earth elements project located in southwestern Madagascar. The MOU follows the lifting of a suspension on the Toliara Project by the Madagascar Council of Ministers on Nov.…more

Energy Fuels to Resume Development on Madagascar Project

The Madagascar Council of Ministers has lifted the suspension of Energy Fuels Inc.’s Toliara critical minerals project, allowing the Lakewood-based company to continue development. The suspension had been in place since November 2019. Energy Fuels acquired the Toliara Project along with Base Resources in October 2024. Mark S. Chalmers, President and CEO of Energy Fuels,…more

Rare Element Resources Gains Approval to Start Operations at WY Plant

Littleton-based Rare Element Resources Ltd. (OTCQB: REEMF) has received final operations approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its rare earth processing and separation demonstration plant in Upton, Wyoming. This approval follows the recent acceptance of the operations budget by the U.S. Department of Energy. The demonstration plant is designed to advance the…more