Russia and Iran to revamp Fordow nuclear facility

December is a period that sees lower levels of exploration and resource announcements, and last month was every bit as disappointing as expected, an SNL report shows.

New evidence has emerged of China's interest in digging for oil, gas a minerals in the frozen continent.

World number one miner BHP Billiton achieved record production for eight operations and five commodities over the last six months.

Metals are like horses in a merry-go-round, believes Joe Reagor of ROTH Capital—as some rise, others fall.

So where do investors go looking for returns? Eric Coffin suggests gold, both bullion and stocks.

The Canadian company, the world's third-biggest uranium miner, expects the mine to reach full production of 18 million pounds per year in 2018.

A mineral exploration company faced an unusual situation recently, when Ontario mining officials enforced foreign orders against mining claims for which the company had recorded its interest.

Ceo Sam Walsh has said the firm expects to start exporting Australian uranium to India by 2017.

As nuclear plant restarts take effect in Japan, both market sentiment and fundamentals are seeing positive boosts.