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Fission Uranium Corp. logo is shown in a handout. The company has signed a deal to be acquired by Australian company Paladin Energy Ltd. in an agreement valued at about $1.1 billion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
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Paladin Energy buying Canada’s Fission Uranium in stock deal valued at $1.1 billion

Fission Uranium Corp has signed a deal to be acquired by Australian company Paladin Energy Ltd.

FILE PHOTO: The Art Deco facade of the original Toronto Stock Exchange building is seen on Bay Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada January 23, 2019.   REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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TSX futures rise on strength in commodity prices

Energy shares were poised for a rebound after oil firmed on Monday.

The logo of South Korean battery maker Aricell is seen on the facade of its lithium battery factory following a deadly fire, in Hwaseong, South Korea, June 24, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-ji
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Fire at South Korea battery plant kills at least 16 people, 5 missing

Emergency personnel are responding to a fire at a lithium battery factory owned by Aricell in Hwaseong.

FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, June 20, 2024.REUTERS/Staff/File Photo
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European shares open flat as falling mining stocks curb gains

By Shashwat Chauhan, Jesus Calero and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) – European equities advanced on Monday, led by gains in automobile and financial...

FILE PHOTO: Businessmen pass the Toronto Stock Exchange sing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 6, 2017.  REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Australia’s Paladin Energy to buy Canada’s Fission Uranium for $833 million

Paladin Energy has applied for a listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange as it agrees to buy Fission Uranium.

Niger citizens celebrated the departure of French troops in 2023 (AFP)
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Niger revokes French operating licence at major uranium mine

Niger has revoked the operating licence of French nuclear fuel producer Orano at one of the world’s biggest uranium mines, the company said...

Nippon Steel logo is displayed at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan April 1, 2024.  REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
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Shareholders warn Nippon Steel faces higher decarbonisation costs with U.S. Steel takeover

Nippon Steel's proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel risks raising decarbonisation costs for Japan's top steelmaker, an activist shareholder group said, urging the company...

Trucks from the Las Bambas mine circulate along the mining corridor between Sayhua and Ccapacmarca, near Ccapacmarca, Peru, January 19, 2022. Picture taken January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
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Along Peru’s mining corridor, Big Copper faces a snarl of trucks

Surging copper prices have brought startling growth in the number of trucks carrying copper from illegal mines in Peru, jamming roads

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4 First Nations in Canada sign deal with Ontario to build roads near Ring of Fire

Canada's largest province is trying to create an end-to-end manufacturing chain for electric vehicle batteries and it sees northern Ontario's Ring of Fire...

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