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Netherlands-based nuclear energy development and consultancy company ULC-Energy has undertaken a study that investigated the potential to use civil nuclear technologies to power commercial maritime vessels. The study was commissioned by mining company and shipping charterer BHP, a major producer of commodities including iron ore, copper, nickel, and metallurgical coal. BHP has approximately 80,000 employees and contractors, primarily in Australia and the Americas.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 28 February 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsbhp-to-consider-nuclear-powered-cargo-ships-11551624
Deep Yellow Ltd is to revise its definitive feasibility study for the Mulga Rock project in Western Australia after a 26% increase in uranium resources and a "substantial uplift" in critical mineral value at Mulga Rock East. The company is planning production in 2028.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 27 February 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Resource-upgrades-prompt-revised-Mulga-Rock-study
Dutch nuclear energy development and consultancy company ULC-Energy BV has completed a study - commissioned by global mining company BHP - to investigate the potential use of civil nuclear technologies to power commercial maritime vessels.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 24 February 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/BHP-considers-nuclear-powered-cargo-ships
Incorporating a circuit to produce by-product base metals has the potential to improve the "already strong" uranium economics of the Mulga Rock project in Western Australia, Vimy Resources CEO Mike Young says. Vimy plans to complete an assessment of the potential impact of the base metals plant during the first half of this year.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 05 February 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Vimy-reviews-by-product-potential-at-Mulga-Rock
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has released an action plan committing the Australian minerals industry to decarbonising the economy and addressing climate change.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 26 June 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsminerals-council-of-australia-climate-plan-draws-criticism-7994242
In a plan to tackle climate change across the industry, the council endorsed a goal of reaching net-zero emissions “as fast as possible” but without setting a target date.
It said it wanted to see faster development of minerals including uranium, aluminium, copper, nickel, zinc, iron, uranium, base metals, lithium, minerals sands, and rare earths.
The plan is a list of 30 activities underneath 10 action areas across its sector covering three issues: developing technology pathways to cut emissions, increasing transparency on climate change reporting, and knowledge sharing of the sector’s response to climate change.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 24 June 2020
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/minerals-council-calls-for-research-into-advanced-nuclear-solutions-6-2-2020
Australian uranium company Vimy Resources will use the AUD3.0 million (USD2.2 million) it has raised through a share placement to pursue offtake contracts for its Mulga Rock project and exploration work at Alligator River.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 14 December 2018
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Vimy-to-progress-Australian-uranium-projects
Vimy Resources has started work on its Mulga Rock uranium project in Western Australia. The company says initial construction activity associated with infrastructure facilities and mining will speed up development of the project once a final investment decision is made.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 15 March 2017
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswork-starts-on-australias-mulga-rock-uranium-project-5761598
Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom has finally decided to sell the Honeymoon uranium project in northern South Australia to ASX-listed Boss Resources. Boss is a Subiaco, Australia-registered minerals exploration company that has nickel and copper projects in Sweden and Finland and gold projects in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Boss said it had entered into an agreement with Rosatom subsidiaries Uranium One Inc and Uranium One Australia Pty Ltd to acquire 100% of the issued share capital in Uranium One Australia, which owns the Honeymoon project.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 03 September 2015
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrosatom-to-sell-honeymoon-mine-4663059