Global public consultation launched on tailings dam standards

Industry revenue grew 8%, but profits slumped 28% as China continues crackdown on illegal mining, smuggling and uncompetitive producers.

Brazil's Vale said over the weekend talks with Glencore over combining their Canadian operations continue, but no deal is likely "early this year."

In the history of mineral exploration, the quest for uranium is really in its infancy.

The data shows that between 2000 and 2012, the earth lost far more trees than it gained.

Vale calls it 'Canada's mine of the future.'

Centerra Gold was up 4.38% to $5.01

Visible uranium was seen in the first hole drilled into the Arrow target at the Western side of NexGen's Rook 1 project, which caused shares in the junior explorer to rise over 90% Wednesday.

And why did Forbes rank Geology as the 7th most valuable college major?

A supply crisis is looming in the uranium industry, and today's uranium price, stagnant at an eight-year low, will shoot up quickly when restarts of Japanese nuclear power plants bring back demand with a vengeance.