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u·ra·ni·um / yoŏˈrānēəm/ • n. the chemical element of atomic number 92, a gray, dense radioactive metal used as a fuel in nuclear reactors. (Symbol: U)
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Uranium Energy Corp Acquires the Rights to a Strategic 50-year Wyoming Uranium Database
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 4/27/2006; 700+ words
; ...competitive advantage in a State that host the largest uranium reserve in the US Uranium Energy Corp ("the Company") (OTCBB:URME...significant database containing over 50 years of uranium exploration and development data for the state...
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Uranium One Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Energy Metals Corporation.
PR Newswire; 6/4/2007; 700+ words
; ...Africa, June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- sxr Uranium One Inc. ("Uranium One") and Energy Metals Corporation ("EMC...companies have signed a definitive agreement whereby Uranium One will acquire all of the shares of EMC. The...
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Uranium Participation Corporation Files Preliminary Prospectus
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 5/8/2006; 700+ words
; ...AN OFFER OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN Uranium Participation Corporation ("Uranium Participation Corp.") (TSX:U) announced...proceeds of the offering will be used to fund uranium purchase commitments and future purchases and...
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Uranium Participation Corporation-New Issue
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 8/31/2006; 700+ words
; ...OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES Uranium Participation Corporation (the "Company or Uranium Participation Corp.") (TSX:U)(TSX...conditional commitment to acquire 500,000 KgU as uranium hexafluoride (UF6), to fund future purchases...
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Uranium Resources record net income for fiscal 1989 announced.
PR Newswire; 1/30/1990; 700+ words
; URANIUM RESOURCES RECORD NET INCOME FOR FISCAL...ANNOUNCED DALLAS, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Uranium Resources, Inc. (URI) (Toronto: URI...the continuing unprecedented decline in uranium prices during the year, clearly demonstrate...
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Uranium Energy Corp Increases Wyoming State Lease Holdings The Company Provides an Update on Wyoming Activities to Date
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 12/29/2006; 700+ words
; ...CCNMatthews - Dec. 29, 2006) - Uranium Energy Corp (OTCBB:URME)(FWB:U6Z...acquisition of additional Wyoming State uranium leases in Niobrara County. The Company...acquisition was a result of data generated from Uranium Energy Corp's recent Brenniman Database...
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Uranium Participation Corporation-Closes Public Offering
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 9/14/2006; 700+ words
; ...OFFER OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN. Uranium Participation Corporation (the "Company...commitment to acquire 500,000 KgU as uranium hexafluoride (UF6), to fund future purchases of uranium and to fund the ongoing obligations of...
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Uranium.(Books)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 3/6/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...about the nuclear age understands that uranium is a necessary ingredient in the making...for a general audience that focuses on uranium itself. Tom Zoellner figured out that...so decided to fill it with his new book Uranium: War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped...
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Uranium North Confirms Significant Uranium Endowment at Amer Lake
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 2/20/2007; 700+ words
; ...CCNMatthews - Feb. 20, 2007) - Uranium North Resources (TSX VENTURE:UNR...have confirmed the presence of widespread uranium mineralization in two of the numerous...surface sampling confirmed the significant uranium endowment of the property and re-established...
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Uranium Resources, Inc. Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire New Mexico Properties Estimated to Hold 35 Million pounds of Uranium.
Business Wire; 7/17/2009; 700+ words
; ...Company toward goal of 200 to 300 million pounds of uranium * Brings total uranium holdings to 136 million pounds and approximately...Regulatory Commission license LEWISVILLE, Texas -- Uranium Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: URRE) (URI), today...
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Uranium
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
Uranium melting point: 1,408°C boiling...common ions: U3+, U4+, UO2+, UO22+ Uranium is a very dense, highly reactive, metallic...naturally occurring elements. Natural uranium consists of two long-lived radioactive...
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uranium
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
uranium , radioactive metallic chemical element...valence +3, +4, +5, or +6. Properties Uranium is a hard, dense, malleable, ductile...series in Group 3 of the periodic table . Uranium has three distinct forms (see allotropy...
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Uranium (revised)
Book article from: Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton
URANIUM (REVISED) Note: This article, originally...in 2006 for the eBook edition. Overview Uranium is the heaviest and last naturally occurring...chemical elements are related to each other. Uranium occurs near the beginning of the actinide...
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SIC 1094 Uranium-Radium-Vanadium Ores
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...engaged in mining, milling, or otherwise preparing uranium, radium, or vanadium ores. NAICS Code(s) 212291 (Uranium-Radium-Vanadium Ore Mining) Industry Snapshot Domestic uranium mining is essentially a dying industry, no longer kept...
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Uranium Depletion Weapons
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
Uranium Depletion Weapons █ LARRY GILMAN Depleted uranium (DU) munitions are armor-piercing or general-purpose...ammunition rounds that are composed, in part, of depleted uranium. Depleted uranium is uranium that has had most of its...
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