Uru Metals Chief Executive quits
18th Dec 2013 11:04
Uranium and nickel explorer URU Metals said its Chief Executive Roger Lemaitre is stepping down, hitting its shares. URU, which has nickel projects in South Africa and uranium and gold schemes in Sweden and Canada, said Lemaitre will leave on January 10, 2014, to pursue a career opportunity with an
Read moreURU Metals encouraged by Närke's 'top five' potential
5th Sep 2013 09:25
AIM explorer URU Metals has been buoyed by the potential for its Närke project in Sweden to become one of the 'top five' uranium mines in the world. A competent person's report on the Närke Uranium-Oil Project indicated that it had the potential to hold as much as 303,000 tonnes of U3O8 yellowcake
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
24th Jun 2013 07:36
Andor Technology: WH Ireland cuts target price from 500p to 380p, while staying with its buy recommendation. Investec upgrades from hold to buy with a target price of 360p. Ashtead Group: Numis raises target price from 582p to 640p, while downgrading to hold. Bellzone Mining: Investec lowers targe
Read moreWolseley chairman spends £200,000
14th Apr 2011 17:03
Gareth Davis, the chairman of Wolseley, has splashed out nearly £200,000 on shares in the plumbing supplies group. Davis, who took up his post at Wolseley at the beginning of the year after he stepped down as the chief of Lambert & Butler cigarettes maker Imperial Tobacco, took 9,720 shares at 2,14
Read moreJapan nuke fears aid solar firms, dumps uranium plays
17th Mar 2011 12:40
The ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan has been a disaster for uranium-related stocks, but a welcome boost for alternative energy companies as opposition to nuclear grows. Should there be a catastrophic accident at Fukushima Daiichi, calls for nuclear power to be scrappe
Read moreWH Smiths' newest director buys
26th Apr 2010 16:51
New WH Smith non-executive director Walker Boyd has made his first purchase of shares in the retailer. Boyd joined the board in February and he has acquired 15,000 shares at 506.5p each. This cost nearly £76,000. He did not own any shares prior to the purchase. Boyd has bought the shares earlier en
Read moreNiger distributes Kalahari shares
30th Oct 2009 18:30
Niger Uranium plans to distribute the majority of its stake in the uranium and copper mine developer Kalahari Minerals. Shareholders in Niger will receive 20.66 Kalahari shares for every 100 Niger shares they own. The record date for the distribution is 24 November. The Niger share price rose 15
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