Looking south from the Canning deposit at Copper Mountain, Wyoming. Credit: Myriad Uranium Vancouver-based Myriad Uranium (CSE: M, : OTC: MYRUF) announced Wednesday that it has earned a 75% interest in the Copper Mountain uranium project in Wyoming by spending over $5.5 million on eligible expenditures under the property option agreement with Rush Rare Metals Corp.Myriad’s 75% interest and Rush’s 25% interest in the project are subject to certain underlying NSR royalties, the company said. In October, Myria ...

EnCore Energy’s Alta Mesa facility in southern Texas. Credit: enCore Energy. Decades after the United States’ large-scale uranium mining industry mushroomed in Utah and New Mexico in the 1950s, the industry is returning to its Southwest roots in a revival spurred by economic and political currents.Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Utah are seeing the release of new uranium resources, permit fast-tracking, and production and processing starts after an industry downturn of several years.“[Uranium] prod ...