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Fission in the right lake

Our readers have nominated Fission Uranium as one of the explorers of the year. Spun out from Fission Energy after an acquisition by Denison Mines in February 2013, the company was left with land in an under-explored and unwanted part of Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin. Two-and-a-half years later, the company is sitting on the third largest deposit ever delineated in the basin and one of the highest grade deposits worldwide. Chief operating officer Ross McElroy and CEO Dev Randhawa discussed the company’s exploration approach with Mining Journal.

Many companies have followed Fission's on the western side of the Athabasca Basin

Many companies have followed Fission's on the western side of the Athabasca Basin

Mining Journal: Is there a track record of discovery within the team? RM: I was the geologist at Macarthur River at the time of the discovery. I was pretty much fresh out of school and working on the...

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