Global miner Rio Tinto is in talks with Australian federal and state governments about a multibillion-dollar bailout for its ...

Rio Tinto inaugurates iron ore mine, Western Range, with 130M tonne annual capacity. Joint venture with Baowu worth $2B, ...

GTR’s assets sit in a highly sought after region near Cameco’s Smith Ranch plant and Rio Tinto’s Sweetwater Mill, the subject of a US$175m acquisition by UEC. Over in Australia there remain a number ...

Rio Tinto also began expanding its aluminum smelter in Saguenay, Quebec, in 2023 with the installation of 96 new pots using so-called AP60 low-carbon smelting technology at a cost of $1.1 billion.

The acquisition includes Rio Tinto's licensed Sweetwater Plant and mining projects with approximately 175 million pounds of historic resources. Uranium Energy paid $175 million in cash to Rio Tinto.

Acquisition of Rio Tinto's Sweetwater Plant and Wyoming Uranium Assets In December of 2024, UEC acquired 100% of Rio Tinto's Wyoming assets, comprised of the wholly-owned and fully-licensed ...

Rio Tinto's Wyoming assets include the fully licensed Sweetwater Plant and the Red Desert and Green Mountain uranium mining projects (both of which are in development-stage). The projects have a ...

Uranium Energy UEC has acquired Rio Tinto’s RIO Sweetwater Plant and uranium mining properties in Wyoming for $175.4 million in cash. This strategic move boosts Uranium Energy’s annual ...

NYSE American-listed Uranium Energy has completed the acquisition of Rio Tinto's Wyoming assets, comprising the Sweetwater plant and a portfolio of uranium mining properties with about 175-million ...

Uranium Energy Corp. has finalized a $175 million buyout of Rio Tinto’s Wyoming assets, which includes its Sweetwater County processing plant. The sale gives Uranium Energy the nation’s largest ...

Credit: T. Schneider/Shutterstock. Uranium Energy Corp (UEC) has finalised the acquisition of Rio Tinto’s Wyoming uranium assets including the Sweetwater plant and uranium mining properties. The ...