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Laramide Wins Key Licence for Westmoreland Uranium Project in Queensland

Story Highlights
  • Laramide secured a Mineral Development Licence for its Westmoreland uranium project, enabling advanced feasibility, engineering and environmental studies.
  • Despite Queensland’s current uranium mining ban, a new government raises prospects of policy change as Laramide positions Westmoreland for future supply to western utilities.
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Laramide Wins Key Licence for Westmoreland Uranium Project in Queensland

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Laramide Resources ( (TSE:LAM) ) has issued an announcement.

Laramide Resources has secured a Mineral Development Licence for its Westmoreland Uranium Project in Queensland, marking a major regulatory milestone that confirms the project’s defined, economically significant uranium resource. The licence, granted after an Indigenous Land Use Agreement with the Gangalidda & Garawa Native Title Aboriginal Corporation, covers all key deposits and provides secure tenure to advance feasibility, engineering and environmental work needed ahead of a potential mining lease application.

Although Queensland’s current policy does not allow mining leases for primary uranium mines, the recent election of a Liberal National majority government opens the door to a possible administrative policy shift that could enable a future application. In the meantime, Laramide plans to accelerate advanced studies at Westmoreland, positioning the project to play a material role in future uranium supply for western nuclear utilities if regulatory conditions become supportive.

The most recent analyst rating on (TSE:LAM) stock is a Hold with a C$0.67 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Laramide Resources stock, see the TSE:LAM Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on LAM Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, LAM is a Neutral.

The score is pressured primarily by the lack of revenue, ongoing losses, and persistent cash burn (including deeply negative free cash flow). Technicals also indicate a weak trend with bearish momentum. The main offset is a relatively solid balance sheet with very low leverage, which helps near-term solvency but does not resolve the operating and cash-flow challenges.

To see Spark’s full report on LAM stock, click here.

More about Laramide Resources

Laramide Resources Ltd. is a uranium-focused mining and exploration company listed on the TSX, ASX and OTCQX, with its key asset being the Westmoreland Uranium Project in Queensland, Australia. Through its wholly owned Australian subsidiary, Tackle Resources Pty Ltd, the company targets the development of defined uranium deposits that could supply western nuclear utilities facing a structural uranium supply deficit into the 2030s.

Average Trading Volume: 559,925

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: C$201.4M

Learn more about LAM stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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