Benzinga's Microcap Movers for Thursday January 19, 2012

Below are highlights from Benzinga's daily coverage of microcap securities making big moves:

Shares of Uranium Resources,

, the Lewisville, TX uranium miner, rose 19% Thursday on 4 times the average daily volume. Uranium stocks were strong Thursday on reports of strong demand. Also, Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell announced on Thursday that he would not support lifting a mining ban this year. Uranium Resources closed at $1.08 Thursday.

Shares of SNAP Interactive (

), the New York City provider of online dating applications for social networking Web sites and mobile platforms, rose 41% Thursday on 14 times the average daily volume. SNAP Interactive CEO Cliff Lerner was interviewed Wednesday by

. SNAP Interactive closed at $1.58 Thursday.

Shares of Hansen Medical

, the Mountain View, CA developer, manufacturer, and marketer of medical robotics designed for accurate positioning, manipulation, and stable control of catheters and catheter-based technologies, rose 15% Thursday on 6 times the average daily volume. Hansen announced Wednesday it will showcase its Magellan Robotic System at the Leipzig Interventional Course, from January 25-28, at the Trade Fair Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany. Hansen Medical closed at $2.79 Thursday.