Born and raised in Montreal, Canada, Vivien first became involved with the stock market in 2006, when she started working for RBC Dominion Securities, the Royal Bank of Canada’s full-service brokerage firm. It was at RBC DS that Vivien gained an understanding of commodity investing and became intrigued with how the markets move in direct correlation with the economy.
In 2007, Vivien graduated from Concordia University with a Bachelor of Arts specializing in English Literature. She later enrolled in the Writing and Communications program at Simon Fraser University. Vivien volunteered with the Investing News Network in the spring of 2010, and interned for Momentum Magazine in Vancouver. In the fall of 2010, Vivien began working for the Investing News Network in an official capacity as an assistant editor, where she is constantly learning more about the commodity markets. In the summer of 2011, Vivien was awarded a Certificate in Editing from Simon Fraser University.
Zadar Ventures (TSXV:ZAD) has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Patterson North Uranium project, a 7,744 hectare property located in the Western Athabasca basin. The project has road access to Fission Uranium’s (TSXV:FCU) recently optioned Patterson Lake North Project. As quoted in the press release: The PNE Project is [...]
Marin Katusa, chief energy investment strategist at Casey Research, and his team at Casey Research are convinced that uranium – and uranium stocks – are on the verge of entering a new bull market due to stagnant supply and ever-increasing demand, especially from emerging countries.
Energy Fuels was recently granted approval to reopen its Canyon Mine in Arizona. Energy Fuels’ Curtis Moore helped Uranium Investing News uncover some of the misconceptions surrounding mining uranium in Arizona.
Ur-Energy (TSX:URE) received approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to install and operate two rotary vacuum dryers and to package up to 2 million pounds of yellowcake per year at the Lost Creek Facility. Ur-Energy also completed its purchase agreement for the Lost Creek project, thereby terminating the only privately held mineral royalty on the project.
The Street reported that Virginia’s uranium mining opponents voted to block a legislation that would ultimately end a decades-old state-wide moratorium. The decision, wildly supported by the Senate.
Reuters reported that BHP has requested that the South Australian sate government grant it an extension of four years to decide on the expansion of its Olympic Dam copper-uranium mine.
