Russia wishes to mine uranium in Niger, a top source of the radioactive metal ruled by a military junta friendly to the Kremlin, Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev has said.

Niger's government says it will nationalize the Somaïr uranium venture operated by French company Orano over allegations that it took a disproportionate share of the uranium produced at the site.

DAKAR, Senegal — French uranium mining company Orano has sued the government of Niger after the disappearance of its director and the raiding of its local offices, as military authorities in the ...

Niger plans to nationalise a uranium mine operated by French nuclear firm Orano as it continues to pivot away from former colonial ruler, France. The company, which is 90 percent owned by the ...

French uranium miner Orano has warned that its majority-owned joint venture in Niger is nearing bankruptcy. ・French uranium miner Orano highlights SOMAIR's financial distress due to Niger's ...

Dasa is a high-grade uranium deposit 105km south of the established uranium mining town of Arlit. First discovered in 2010, the project is 90%-owned by Toronto-listed Global Atomic Corporation and ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger’s government said Thursday it would nationalize the Somaïr uranium venture operated by French company Orano and accused it of taking a disproportionate share of ...

Somaïr is a joint venture between Orano and Niger’s state-owned Sopamin, which operates the only active uranium mine in the country. But last year, authorities took operational control of Somaïr.

Niger’s government says it will nationalize the Somaïr uranium venture operated by French company Orano over allegations that it took a disproportionate share of the uranium produced at the site.