Deep Space Energy secures $1.1 million in funding to power the moon and strengthen satellite defenses

Latvian startup Deep Space Energy announced it has raised approximately $1.1 million in a combination of private investments and public financing to develop a radioisotope-based power generator designed to operate on the moon. The company closed a US$416,500 pre-seed round led by Outlast Fund and angel investor Linas Sargautis, a former co-founder of NanoAvionics. It […]

Energy fuels to acquire Australian strategic materials

Energy Fuels (TSX:EFR,NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) and Australian Strategic Materials (ASX:ASM,OTC Pink:ASMMF,OTCPL:ASMMF) have entered into an implementation deed, under which Energy Fuels proposes to acquire 100 percent of Australian Strategic Materials. The acquisition is intended to enable Energy Fuels to create a new “mine-to-metal and alloy rare earths champion” and includes Australian Strategic Materials’ Dubbo rare earths project […]

Laramide withdraws from Kazakhstan Uranium Venture, cites policy shifts

Laramide Resources (TSX:LAM,OTCQX:LMRXF) has withdrawn from a greenfield uranium exploration project in Kazakhstan, citing policy changes that it says have effectively closed the door to economically viable foreign investment in the country’s uranium sector. The Toronto-based company announced on Tuesday (Jan 20) It has terminated its option agreement with privately held Aral Resources for the […]

Registration is open for PDAC 2026: the world’s premier mineral exploration and mining convention

The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for PDAC 2026, taking place March 1-4, 2026 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto. The world’s leading meeting for mineral exploration and mining will once again unite industry leaders, investors, governments, students and indigenous communities for […]

Driving the future of critical minerals in North America

Lithium. Uranium. Vanadium. Titanium. Iron. These are the essential building blocks of the clean energy era: powering electric vehicles, renewable energy storage, defense technologies and advanced manufacturing. They are also at the heart of a new industrial race that is reshaping investments, policies and geopolitics across North America. Across Canada’s vast northern provinces, reconnaissance teams […]

Thor Energy Pens Agreement to Extract Uranium and Critical Minerals from Waste Sites in Colorado

Thor Energy (ASX:THR,LSE:THR,OTCQB:THORF) has a binding agreement with US-based DISA Technologies to treat abandoned uranium mine waste in Colorado and also recover salable uranium and other crucial minerals. Under the agreement, DISA will deploy its patented High-Pressure Slurry Ablation (HPSA) technology at Thor’s uranium projects in Colorado, which are operated through its US subsidiary Standard […]