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SRC VP confident government-funded rare earth processing facility will 'turn a profit'
The vice-president of the Saskatchewan Research Council's rare earth processing division says he's confident the Saskatoon facility will succeed where Vital Metals failed. "We are constructing a verti...
Feb 13, 2024 Dr. Muhammad Imran, VP of SRC's Rare Earth Division, stands in front of raw monazite, from which rare earth minerals are extracted. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Boom in southern Quebec mining claims, including under people's homes, causes anxiety
MONTREAL - When Ellen Rice-Hogan discovered that someone had bought a mining claim under her farm, she was shocked. There's no mining around the Township of Low, Que., about 40 kilometres northwest of...
Feb 05, 2024
Contamination from old Alberta Rockies coal mines raises cleanup questions
EDMONTON - A former coal mine in the Alberta Rockies is releasing a contaminant toxic to fish at rates more than dozens of times higher than federal and provincial guidelines, while another periodical...
Jan 30, 2024
Sask. post-secondary schools form new institute for energy and mining
Saskatchewan's post-secondary schools will soon be working collaboratively on research and innovation in the energy and mining sectors. The heads of the University of Saskatchewan, University of Regin...
Dec 06, 2023 The brand-new institute is expected to work to better meet the needs of the energy and mining industries through high-level research and development programs. (650 CKOM file photo)
BHP commits $6.4 billion to Jansen potash mine
BHP is cutting another big cheque to further develop the Jansen potash project east of Saskatoon. The mining giant announced a $6.4-billion investment on Tuesday for the second stage of the project, w...
Oct 31, 2023 The BHP Jansen potash mine, located about 140 kilometres east of Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Mining company pauses construction on processing facility in Saskatoon
Canada's only rare earths mining company is pausing all construction at its Saskatoon processing facility. Vital Metals announced the pause Wednesday, saying it will allow the company to conserve cash...
Apr 20, 2023 Vital Metals in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
'Happy to be partners:' Cameco CEO shares details of Ukraine energy deal
A multi-billion-dollar deal between Saskatchewan-based uranium company Cameco and Ukraine will see Cameco become the country's unofficial nuclear power provider. On Wednesday, Cameco announced it had ...
Feb 09, 2023 President and CEO Tim Gitzel at Cameco Corporate Office in Saskatoon. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Cameco to become sole supplier of Ukraine's nuclear power plants
Cameco has secured a major supply contract with Ukraine. The Saskatoon-based mining company announced Wednesday it has reached an agreement with Energoatom, Ukraine's state-owned nuclear energy utilit...
Feb 09, 2023 A worker at Cameco’s uranium milling operation in Key Lake, Sask. (Cameco)
Saskatoon trades course equipping women for work in male-dominated industry
A new course in Saskatoon is putting mining equipment into the hands of women to give them the confidence and skill set to successfully pursue employment in fields traditionally dominated by men. Wome...
Jan 23, 2023 Becky Taman (left) and Natasha Martynes at the Prairie Arctic Trades Training Centre in Saskatoon on Jan. 19, 2023. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Cameco’s McArthur River mine, Key Lake mill back up and running
As promised in February, Cameco has resumed operations at the McArthur River uranium mine and Key Lake mill facilities. The mine closed in July 2018 because of low uranium prices and a weak global mar...
Nov 28, 2022
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