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Octobre 2007 / The Guardian

Australia : BHP Billiton shareholders call for moral stand on lucrative trade of uranium mining



BHP Billiton shareholders call for moral stand on lucrative trade

Jan Mayman in Perth

Monday October 1, 2007

The Guardian

The world’s biggest mining company is facing a revolt from shareholders who want the group to stop excavating uranium.

Activist plan to use the annual meeting of BHP Billiton, which last year made record-breaking profits of $13.4bn (£6.7bn), to force the company to take a "moral stand" and pull out of the highly profitable trade in uranium, which has soared in price (...)