International best practice could help the state of Virginia to overcome "steep hurdles" if a 30-year moratorium on uranium mining is lifted, a major independent study has concluded.

Litigation concerning the native title mining agreement for the Four Mile uranium project in South Australia looks to have been settled, removing a major barrier to the issue of a mining lease for the property.

The government of Greenland has opened a door to possible future uranium production by agreeing to include radioactive materials in an exploration licence covering the Kvanefjeld rare earth element project.

Namibia's Ministry of Mines and Energy has informed Extract Resources that it is prepared to grant the company's Swakop Uranium subsidiary a mining licence for the Husab uranium project. All necessary permits have now been received for development of the project to begin.

BHP Billiton has received environmental approval from the federal and South Australian governments for an expansion of its Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine - but under strict conditions.