Scientists have built the first-ever thorium reactor. Thorium is both more easily accessible and less dangerous than uranium—the most common fission fuel. The system also uses molten salt instead of ...

China has reportedly achieved the world’s first successful thorium-to-uranium fuel conversion in an operational molten salt ...

The miner has been tapped to join a notable small-cap stock index. This follows encouraging quarterly results published by the company in early August. Hecla mines precious metals, but it was the ...

It was a memorable month for the silver and other precious metals miner, not least because it joined a high-profile index. The index is closely followed by many analysts and investors tracking ...