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A Nuclear Power Plant May Be Next for New Mexico

Federal lawmakers patted themselves on the back, last Friday, in a joint bi-partisan news release issued by three New Mexico politicians: U.S. Senators Pete Domenici and Jeff Bingaman, and U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce. Their celebratory remarks were meant to remind voters why the politicians were in Washington – to bring their state new jobs for at least some of New Mexico’s voters. While the chorus of... (posted by JamesFinch 5 years 230 days ago.)

Is the Navajo Nation President Being a Hypocrite about Uranium Mining?

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, about 80 percent of the electricity in New Mexico is generated each year by burning coal. The irony is that the dominant anti-nuclear group in New Mexico, Southwest Research and Information Center (SRIC), has shown no evidence of denouncing coal consumption. According to Don Hancock, an SRIC Administrator who directs the... (posted by JamesFinch 5 years 303 days ago.)

Wyoming Politicians, Regulators Eager to Fast Track ISL Mining Operations

While other states’ politicians are wondering how to keep their voters employed, Wyoming ’s mining companies are scrambling to find workers for their projects. According to Matt Grant, Assistant Director of the Wyoming Mining Association, “The mining industry has at least 700 job openings right now.” He added, “Those are direct jobs. If you include the service industry jobs, for... (posted by JamesFinch 5 years 342 days ago.)

How to Choose a Uranium Stock

Ten Tips from Sprott Asset Management Now that the uranium bull market has gone to a new level, a number of exploration stocks made spectacular percentage gains after the International Investment Conference held (posted by JamesFinch 6 years 5 days ago.)

Investors Chasing Uranium Mining Stocks, Again: A Favorite Emerges

By James Finch StockInterview.com Fifty years ago, uranium fever hit Wall Street. It was then just a few years after a Navajo shepherd in New Mexico, by the name of Paddy Martinez, discovered “yellow rocks” on his property, mistaking them at first for gold. An avalanche of 1950s dollars (more valuable than the ones we have today) poured into mutual funds and uranium mining stocks, sending... (posted by JamesFinch 6 years 83 days ago.)