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Cigar Lake Operation Northern Saskatchewan, Canada National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report
Cigar Lake Operation Northern Saskatchewan, Canada National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report Effective Date: December 31, 2015 Date of Technical Report: March 29, 2016 PREPARED FOR CAMECO CORPORATION BY: C. SCOTT BISHOP, P. ENG. ALAIN G. MAINVILLE, P. GEO. LESLIE D. YESNIK, P. ENG. Table of Contents 1 SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Preamble .................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 Property tenure ........................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Location and site description ...................................................................................................... 3 1.5 Geology and mineralization ........................................................................................................ 3 1.6 Exploration of Cigar Lake deposit ............................................................................................... 4 1.7 Mineral resources and mineral reserves ..................................................................................... 4 1.8 Mining ........................................................................................................................................ -
+ 2020 Annual Information Form
Denison Mines Corp. 2020 Annual Information Form March 26, 2021 ABOUT THIS ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM This annual information form (“AIF”) is dated March 26, Table of Contents 2021. Unless stated otherwise, all of the information in this AIF is stated as at December 31, 2020. About this AIF .................................... 1 About Denison ................................... 6 This AIF has been prepared in accordance with Canadian Developments over the Last Three securities laws and contains information regarding Years ................................................. 8 Denison’s history, business, mineral reserves and The Uranium Industry ........................ 17 resources, the regulatory environment in which Denison Mineral Resources and Reserves 24 does business, the risks that Denison faces and other Mineral Properties ............................. 27 important information for Shareholders. Athabasca Exploration: Sampling, Analysis and Data Verification ........... 102 This AIF incorporates by reference: Denison Operations ........................... 107 Manager of UPC ................................ 111 Denison’s management discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) for the year ended December 31, 2020, Denison Closed Mines Group ........... 112 Environmental, Health, Safety and Denison’s audited consolidated financial Sustainability Matters ........................ 112 statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, Government Regulation .................... 114 Risk Factors ...................................... 120 both of which -
Position Statement #74 Fast Reactor Technology: a Path to Long-Term Energy Sustainability
Position Statement #74 Fast Reactor Technology: A Path to Long-Term Energy Sustainability The American Nuclear Society believes that the development and Fast reactors in conjunction with fuel recycling can diminish the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors based on fast-neutron cost and duration of storing and managing reactor waste with fi ssion technology is important to the sustainability, reliability, an offsetting increase in the fuel cycle cost due to reprocessing and security of the world’s long-term energy supply. Of the known and fuel refabrication. Virtually all long-lived heavy elements are and proven energy technologies, only nuclear fi ssion can provide eliminated during fast reactor operation, leaving a small amount the large quantities of energy required by industrial societies in a of fi ssion product waste that requires assured isolation from the sustainable and environmentally acceptable manner. environment for less than 500 years.4 Natural uranium mined from the earth’s crust is composed Although fast reactors do not eliminate the need for international primarily of two isotopes: 99.3% is U-238, and 0.7% is the fi ssile proliferation safeguards, they make the task easier by segregating U-235. Nearly all current power reactors are of the “thermal and consuming the plutonium as it is created. The use of onsite neutron” design, and their capability to extract the potential energy reprocessing makes illicit diversion from within the process highly in the uranium fuel is limited to less than 1% of that available. impractical. The combination of fast reactors and reprocessing is The remainder of the potential energy is left unused in the spent a promising option for reasons of safety, resource utilization, and fuel and in the uranium, depleted in U-235, that remains from proliferation resistance. -
Wheeler River Project Provincial Technical Proposal and Federal Project Description
Wheeler River Project Provincial Technical Proposal and Federal Project Description Denison Mines Corp. May 2019 WHEELER RIVER PROJECT TECHNICAL PROPOSAL & PROJECT DESCRIPTION Wheeler River Project Provincial Technical Proposal and Federal Project Description Project Summary English – Page ii French – Page x Dene – Page xx Cree – Page xxviii PAGE i WHEELER RIVER PROJECT TECHNICAL PROPOSAL & PROJECT DESCRIPTION Summary Wheeler River Project The Wheeler River Project (Wheeler or the Project) is a proposed uranium mine and processing plant in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in a relatively undisturbed area of the boreal forest about 4 km off of Highway 914 and approximately 35 km north-northeast of the Key Lake uranium operation. Wheeler is a joint venture project owned by Denison Mines Corp. (Denison) and JCU (Canada) Exploration Company Ltd. (JCU). Denison owns 90% of Wheeler and is the operator, while JCU owns 10%. Denison is a uranium exploration and development company with interests focused in the Athabasca Basin region of northern Saskatchewan, Canada with a head office in Toronto, Ontario and technical office in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Historically Denison has had over 50 years of uranium mining experience in Saskatchewan, Elliot Lake, Ontario, and in the United States. Today, the company is part owner (22.5%) of the McClean Lake Joint Venture which includes the operating McClean Lake uranium mill in northern Saskatchewan. To advance the Project, Denison is applying an innovative approach to uranium mining in Canada called in situ recovery (ISR). The use of ISR mining at Wheeler means that there will be no need for a large open pit mining operation or multiple shafts to access underground mine workings; no workers will be underground as the ISR process is conducted from surface facilities. -
In the Red: the Green Behind Nuclear Power
In the Red: The Green Behind Nuclear Power By Heath Packman Saskatchewan Office Suite G – 2835 13th Avenue Regina, SK S4T 1N6 www.policyalternatives.ca In the Red: The Green Behind Nuclear Power By Heath Packman July 2010 About the Author i>Ì Ê*>V>Ê `ÃÊ`i}ÀiiÃÊvÀÊÌ iÊ1ÛiÀÃÌÞÊvÊ,i}>ÊÊ VVÃÊ>`ÊÃÌÀÞ°ÊÊÜÀÌiÀÊ>`Ê ÀiÃi>ÀV iÀÊvÊ«ÕLVÊ«VÞ]Êi>Ì ÊëiÌÊÃÝÊÞi>ÀÃÊÜÀ}Ê>}Ã`iÊÌ iÊiÞÊÃÌiÀÃÊvÊÌ iÊ >ÛiÀÌÊ >`ÃÌÀ>ÌÊÊÌ iÊÃÌÀiÃÊvÊ`ÕÃÌÀÞ]Ê>Vi]Ê>`Ê`Û>Vi`Ê `ÕV>ÌÊ>`Ê/À>}° Acknowledgements / iÊ>ÕÌ ÀÊÃÊÃViÀiÞÊ}À>ÌivÕÊÌÊÌ iÊ >>`>Ê iÌÀiÊvÀÊ*VÞÊÌiÀ>ÌÛiÃÊvÀÊÃÕ««ÀÌ}ÊÌ iÊ ÊÜÀÌ}ÊvÊÌ ÃÊÀi«À̰Ê/ >ÃÊÌÊ-Ê V ]Ê ÀiVÌÀÊvÊÌ iÊ >>`>Ê iÌÀiÊvÀÊ*VÞÊÌiÀ>ÌÛi]Ê ->Ã>ÌV iÜ>]ÊvÀÊ ÃÊ>ÃÃÃÌ>ViÊÊ«ÀÛ`}Ê}Õ`>Vi]ÊÌÀiiÃÃÊvii`L>VÊ>`ÊÛiÀ>Ê`ÀiV̰Ê-«iV>Ê Ì >ÃÊÌÊÌ iÊ>ÞÕÃÊ«iiÀÀiÛiÜiÀÊvÀÊ>}Ê>ÞÊÕÃivÕÊÃÕ}}iÃÌÃÊÌÊvÀÌvÞÊÌ iÊ«>«iÀÊ>`Ê ÃÌÀi}Ì iÊÌÃÊ>ðÊ/ iÊ>ÕÌ ÀÊÜÕ`Ê>ÃÊiÊÌÊ«iÀÃ>ÞÊÌ >ÊÀ>ÃiÀÊ ii` >Ê>`Ê>ÀÊ «iÀÊ vÀÊÌ iÀÊ«>ÀÌ>ÊÀiÛiÜÊ>`Ê>>ÞÃÃÊvÊ`À>vÌÃ]Ê>`Êw>ÞÊÌ iÊ i«vÕÊ}Õ`>ViÊvÊ*iÌiÀÊ*ÀiLLi° / ÃÊ«ÕLV>ÌÊÃÊ>Û>>LiÊÕ`iÀÊÌi`ÊV«ÞÀ} ÌÊ«ÀÌiV̰Ê9ÕÊ>ÞÊ`Ü>`]Ê`ÃÌÀLÕÌi]Ê« Ì V«Þ]ÊVÌiÊÀÊiÝViÀ«ÌÊÌ ÃÊ`VÕiÌÊ«ÀÛ`i`ÊÌÊÃÊ«À«iÀÞÊ>`ÊvÕÞÊVÀi`Ìi`Ê>`ÊÌÊÕÃi`ÊvÀÊViÀV>Ê Ê«ÕÀ«ÃiðÊ/ iÊ«iÀÃÃÊvÊ *ÊÃÊÀiµÕÀi`ÊvÀÊ>ÊÌ iÀÊÕÃiÃ°Ê *ÀÌi`ÊV«iÃ\Êf£x°ää - ÊÇn£ÓÈnnnäÇ£ *i>ÃiÊ>iÊ>Ê`>ÌÊiÊ>ÌÊwww.policyalternatives.ca ÀÊV>ÊÌ iÊ *Ê >Ì>Ê"vwViÊÈ£ÎxÈΣÎ{£Ê ÀÊÎäÈÓ{ÎÎÇÓÊ->Ã>ÌV iÜ>Ê *°Ê>}Ê>Ê`>ÌÊÀÊLiV}Ê>ÊiLiÀÊvÊ *Ê i«ÃÊÕÃÊÌÊ VÌÕiÊÌÊ«ÀÛ`iÊ«i«iÊÜÌ Ê>VViÃÃÊÌÊÕÀÊÀiÃi>ÀV ÊvÀiiÊvÊV >À}i° ÓÊUÊ *ÊqÊ->Ã>ÌV iÜ>Ê"vwViÊ ÊÌ iÊ,i`\Ê/ iÊÀiiÊ i `Ê ÕVi>ÀÊ*ÜiÀ]ÊÕÞÊÓä£ä Contents ÌÀ`ÕVÌʰ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° { ÊÌ iÊ,i`\Ê/ iÊÀiiÊ i `Ê ÕVi>ÀÊ*ÜiÀʰ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° -
Canadian Nuclear Association 2020 Awards
Canadian Nuclear Achievement Awards Prix canadiens pour contributions nucléaires exceptionnelles Canadian Nuclear Society/ Canadian Nuclear Association 2020 Awards 2020 June Gaëtan Thomas Ian McRae Award . Mr. Gaëtan Thomas is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer at New Brunswick Power, and has previously held the role of Chief Nuclear Officer and Vice President Nuclear. Throughout his career, he has advanced nuclear energy as a manager, administrator, public servant and top-level communicator. Mr. Thomas is known as a leader who engages with staff at all levels of the organization, facilitating a culture of innovation and excellence. He demonstrated determination and persistence in leading his team through completion of the Point Lepreau Refurbishment project and start-up, giving the station an extended 30 years of operation. He built a foundation of safety and operational excellence upon which the company could flourish and grow. In 2019, Point Lepreau achieved the highest industry standards as assessed by the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO). Mr. Thomas is also a leader within the broader industry. His roles have included Chair of the New Brunswick Energy Marketing Corporation, Board member of Plug ‘n Drive, and Chairman of the WANO Atlanta Centre. Additionally, he has been selected by Atlantic Business Magazine as one of the region’s Top 50 CEOs, and was selected as one of the Most Influential Acadians by L’Acadie Nouvelle. In recent years, Mr. Thomas has been instrumental in positioning New Brunswick Power as a leader in the development and deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). He has successfully worked with the New Brunswick government to encourage investment in SMR technology. -
Manulife Global Fund Unaudited Semi-Annual Report
Unaudited Semi-Annual Report Manulife Global Fund Société d'Investissement à Capital Variable for the six month period ended 31 December 2020 No subscription can be received on the basis of nancial reports. Subscriptions are only valid if made on the bases of the current prospectus, accompanied by the latest annual report and semi-annual report if published thereaer. SICAV R.C.S Luxembourg B 26 141 Contents Directors ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 Management and Administration ............................................................................................................. 2 Directors’ Report ........................................................................................................................................ 4 Statement of Net Assets ........................................................................................................................... 10 Statement of Changes in Net Assets ........................................................................................................ 15 Statement of Operations ........................................................................................................................... 20 Statistical Information ............................................................................................................................... 25 Statement of Changes in Shares ............................................................................................................. -
Nuclear Consultation. by Ricardo Acuna
Issues: Another contentious issue, another phony consultation Nuclear Consultations Ricardo Acuña / ualberta.ca / parkland Why bother? Does anyone in Alberta really believe that "consultations" and "expert panel" reports generated by the provincial government are ever anything more than attempts to whitewash contentious issues and unpopular policies? Yet the government continues to spend millions of dollars on these public relations exercises, and continues to try to pass them off as genuine and objective consultations. The latest supposed information gathering and public consultation effort launched by the government is no different. When Albertans responded loudly and angrily to a proposal from Ontario's Bruce Power to build up to four nuclear reactors in northern Alberta, the government sought to quell the outcry by assuring us that they would not take a position on nuclear power without first studying the pros and cons in depth and fully consulting the public. As always, the first step in this process was the appointment of an "expert panel" to produce a "comprehensive and balanced" research report, which would look at the environmental, safety and myriad other issues related to nuclear power generation. Unfortunately, the panel itself was neither comprehensive nor balanced. The panel is chaired by Harvie Andre, a former Conservative MP who remains closely allied with pro-nuclear Conservatives, including Stephen Harper. Also on the panel is John Luxat, who is a past president of the Canadian Nuclear Society, and a current board member of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL). Rounding out the panel are Joseph Doucet, an energy policy professor from the University of Alberta, and Harrie Vredenburg, a prof from the University of Calgary who has done work in the past for energy companies holding a direct stake in Bruce Power. -
CMD 18-M48.9A File/Dossier : 6.02.04 Date
CMD 18-M48.9A File/dossier : 6.02.04 Date : 2018-12-03 Edocs pdf : 5725730 Revised written submission from Mémoire révisé de Northwatch Northwatch In the Matter of À l’égard de Regulatory Oversight Report for Uranium Rapport de surveillance réglementaire des Mines, Mills, Historic and Decommissioned mines et usines de concentration d’uranium et Sites in Canada: 2017 des sites historiques et déclassés au Canada : 2017 Commission Meeting Réunion de la Commission December 12, 2018 Le 12 décembre 2018 Revised version with changes made on pages 5 and 6 November 20, 2018 Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 280 Slater Street, P.O. Box 1046, Station B Ottawa, ON K1P 5S9 Ref. CMD 18-M48 Dear President Velshi and Commission Members: Re. Regulatory Oversight Report for Uranium Mines, Mills, Historic and Decommissioned Sites in Canada: 2017 On 29 June 2018 the Secretariat for the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission provided notice that the Commission would hold a public meeting in December 2018 during which CNSC staff will present its Regulatory Oversight Report for Uranium Mines, Mills, Historic and Decommissioned Sites in Canada: 2017. The notice further indicated that the Report would be available after October 12, 2018, online or by request to the Secretariat, and that members of the public who have an interest or expertise on this matter are invited to comment, in writing, on the Report by November 13 2017. Northwatch provides these comments further to that Notice. Northwatch appreciates the extension of the deadline for submission of our comments by one week in response to delays in finalizing the contribution agreement which had to be in place prior to our technical experts beginning their review. -
Canadawest in the International Arena FOUNDAT ION GOING for GOLD Western Canada’S Economic Prosperity Is Not Only Good for the West, but for Canada As a Whole
GOING FOR GOLD The Western Canadian Economy Prairiein the International Atoms: Arena The Opportunities and Challenges of Nuclear Power in Alberta and Saskatchewan Duane Bratt, PhD September 2008 GOING FOR GOLD The Western Canadian Economy CanadaWest in the International Arena FOUNDAT ION GOING FOR GOLD Western Canada’s economic prosperity is not only good for the West, but for Canada as a whole. But the West can not rest on its laurels. Like the athletes training for the forthcoming Winter Olympics in Vancouver, western Canada needs to be at the top of its game if it is to continue to compete successfully in the international economic arena, especially as its competitors step up their games. If we are not successful, our standard of living will fall. The Going For Gold Project is examining how best to position western Canada in the global economy through a series of research papers, provincial research roundtables, public opinion and expert surveys, and will end with a seminal international economic conference in Vancouver in the fall of 2009. Funding for the Going for Gold Project has been provided by the Provinces of British Columbia (Economic Development), Alberta (Employment, Immigration and Industry), Saskatchewan (Enterprise and Innovation), and Manitoba (Competitiveness, Training and Trade). This paper was prepared by Dr. Duane Bratt, Department of Policy Studies, Mount Royal College. The paper is part of the Canada West Foundation’s Going for Gold Project Research Paper Series. A total of 12 research papers have been commissioned. Each paper examines a key issue related to improving western Canada’s ability to compete and win in the global economy over the long-term. -
View of the Extant Literature and a De- There Is Widespread Interest in Social Responsibility Scription of Our Research Methods, Our Findings Suggest Reporting”
Fuller International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility (2018) 3:12 International Journal of https://doi.org/10.1186/s40991-018-0034-3 Corporate Social Responsibility ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open Access Letters from the top: a comparative control group study of CEO letters to stakeholders Mark Fuller Abstract This paper examines corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting with a focus on communications from management. It examines letters from the board chair, CEO and/or senior CSR lead to gain a deeper understanding of how firms disclose their past performance and whether firms noted for the CSR reporting disclose their information in meaningfully different ways compared to other firms. Using a comparative analysis between treatment and control groups, we explore whether there is a difference in reporting approaches between a sample of highly regarded CSR reporters vis-à-vis firms recognized for their high profitability. Our findings suggest CSR-recognized firms discuss sustainability issues in greater quantity but without much meaningful difference in quality. We postulate a parabolic relationship between report quality and cost to explain this situation, discussing both the theoretical and the practical implications. Keywords: Corporate social responsibility, CSR reporting, CEO communications, Voluntary reporting, Mandatory reporting, Stakeholder management, Letters to stakeholders, Canada Introduction Management’s discussion and analysis of a firm’sCSR CSR reporting activities have been explored in many con- activities are a critical component within a firm’s texts, with stakeholder theory playing a prominent role in reporting activities. It is the focal point of the reporting both theory and practice (Waddock 2004; Reynolds and effort whereby management can discuss past CSR per- Yuthas 2008; Hahn and Lülfs 2014; Orzes et al. -
~ Coal Mining in Canada: a Historical and Comparative Overview
~ Coal Mining in Canada: A Historical and Comparative Overview Delphin A. Muise Robert G. McIntosh Transformation Series Collection Transformation "Transformation," an occasional paper series pub- La collection Transformation, publication en st~~rie du lished by the Collection and Research Branch of the Musee national des sciences et de la technologic parais- National Museum of Science and Technology, is intended sant irregulierement, a pour but de faire connaitre, le to make current research available as quickly and inex- plus vite possible et au moindre cout, les recherches en pensively as possible. The series presents original cours dans certains secteurs. Elle prend la forme de research on science and technology history and issues monographies ou de recueils de courtes etudes accep- in Canada through refereed monographs or collections tes par un comite d'experts et s'alignant sur le thenne cen- of shorter studies, consistent with the Corporate frame- tral de la Societe, v La transformation du CanadaLo . Elle work, "The Transformation of Canada," and curatorial presente les travaux de recherche originaux en histoire subject priorities in agricultural and forestry, communi- des sciences et de la technologic au Canada et, ques- cations and space, transportation, industry, physical tions connexes realises en fonction des priorites de la sciences and energy. Division de la conservation, dans les secteurs de: l'agri- The Transformation series provides access to research culture et des forets, des communications et de 1'cspace, undertaken by staff curators and researchers for develop- des transports, de 1'industrie, des sciences physiques ment of collections, exhibits and programs. Submissions et de 1'energie .