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 as demand for nuclear fuel has grown in the past decade…the BHP Billiton Shareholders for Social Responsibilities group hope to enlist support from conservationists, churches and unions on the shareholder register…[If you are interested in helping with this effort contact: John Poppins: 03 9807 1262; 0429 30 66 99] http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2180673,00.html