The European Commission's publication does not include a decision on whether to label nuclear energy and power plants fuelled by natural gas as green.

Rio Tinto's hopes to one of the world's largest underground copper mines, which conservationists and Native Americans fighting mine supporters.

Cameco stock price falls after the top listed uranium producer says restart of massive mine likely this month.

Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.

Two new reports argue for a leap in uranium prices as China commits to 46% increase in nuclear capacity, Europe designates it "green" and inventory is hoovered up.

Swedish researchers say insufficient financial reporting by mining companies may lead to an underestimation of environmental liabilities.