Rosgeologia, the Russian state-run geological exploration services company, last week signed a series of agreements aimed at expanding its operations. The agreements were signed on 19 June by Rosgeologia CEO Roman Panov and officials from Rosatom, VTB Bank, the Russian Direct Investment Fund, the Russian Energy Ministry, the Murmansk region, the Russian State Geological Prospecting University and the Russian Academy of Sciences' institute for the integrated development of subsoil, during the Saint Petersburg Economic Forum last week.

A US uranium processing plant could be shipped to Turkey to fast-track uranium production under a newly announced merger of Uranium Resources Inc with Australian uranium and exploration company Anatolia Energy, owner of the Temrezli uranium project.

Uranium Energy Corporation (UEC) has been granted regulatory approval to advance its Yuty in-situ leach uranium project in south-east Paraguay from the exploration phase to the exploitation phase.

Paladin Energy is to acquire the Carley Bore uranium project from Energia Minerals, strengthening the company's foothold in Western Australia's Carnarvon Basin uranium province.

Uranium Resources has entered into a letter of intent with Energy Fuels for the purchase and exchange of certain uranium properties in New Mexico. Under the LOI, Uranium Resources has agreed to transfer ownership of its Roca Honda project.

Denison Mining plans to follow up actively winter exploration work to expand the highly prospective Gryphon zone after the discovery of a new zone of uranium mineralization at the Wheeler River project in Canada.

The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has called on the government of the Australian state not to rush into a decision on whether to reinstate a ban on uranium mining that was lifted in 2012.

Kazatomprom, the world's biggest uranium producer, plans to increase output this year to 23,400 tU, up from 22,800 tU in 2014.

Alliance Resources has rejected a AUD 57.6 million ($44.7 million) offer from Quasar Resources for its 25% interest in the Four Mile uranium project in South Australia, ahead of announcing an updated exploration target for the prospective Four Mile North East project.

Nineteen new wells have been added to Uranerz's Nichols Ranch in situ leach (ISL) uranium project and work is under way to develop a fifth header house and associated wellfield at the Wyoming site.

Anatolia Energy expects to start full-scale development at Temrezli before the end of 2015 after a pre-feasibility study revealed better-than-expected economics for the high-grade uranium project in eastern Turkey.

2014 was a year of strong operational performance for Cameco, according to CEO Tim Gitzel, following a fourth quarter which saw Cigar Lake's first packaged uranium concentrate.