Uranium price rally is a high-stakes bet on future of nuclear power

In August, BHP had shut an acid plant following a boiler tube failure, disrupting copper processing. Underground mining at the site continued as normal.

Talks between the miner and China National Nuclear Corporation were confirmed by the country's energy minister.

The court has referred the matter back to the Minister of National Revenue in order to issue new reassessments for the 2003, 2005 and 2006 tax years.

From focusing on copper and uranium in Saskatchewan, Forum now wants to work on extracting a wider array of minerals in the US.

The project, which would become the European Union's only open-cast uranium mine if given the go-ahead, has faced local opposition since it was proposed.

Last week, 2.4 million pounds of uranium changed hands according to industry consultant TradeTech.

Demand for a new generation of electric vehicles is breathing life into an Alpine mine.

Yancoal Australia was on top.

Decade-low prices have had a negative effect on the profitability of existing mines and on the capacity of early-stage projects to raise necessary funding to be mine-ready when demand picks up.