The Church of England and one of Britain’s leading charities have been revealed as shareholders in a London-based company behind a controversial aluminium mine in India which campaigners allege will wreak environmental destruction. Vedanta Resources, …
Read more
Church accused of unethical investment in Vedanta
Golden Peacock? Pure poppycock, claim Indian demonstrators against Vedanta
Two years ago UK-listed Vedanta Resources plc was awarded India’s “Golden Peacock ” 2007 prize for best practices in training. That event failed to ruffle many feathers, nor was doubt cast on the organisation making …
Read more
Xstrata proposes ‘merger of equals’ with Anglo American
London-listed Xstrata Plc, the largest exporter of coal used by power plants, has proposed a “merger of equals” with Anglo American Plc to gain access to iron ore mines and control of the world’s biggest …
Read more
Rio Tinto sued for pollution at “best practice” mine “
A few years ago Rio Tinto walked away from one of the most controversial mines in its recent history – the Flambeau copper project in Wisconsin, USA. A coalition of Native American and local people …
Read more
Blood Diamonds – Time to Plug the Gaps
Civil Society Groups warn effectiveness of Kimberley Process compromised
A landmark scheme established in 2003 to prevent trade in conflict diamonds is potentially failing in its objectives, campaigners said today.
Ahead of a key meeting …
Read more
Canada’s ‘toxic secret’ soon to be made public
Environmental groups have long called the tailings lakes in the Alberta oilsands Canada’s toxic secret, but companies operating there will soon be required to disclose exactly what pollutants are there. In April, a Federal Court …
Read more
Deadly conflict over mining laws in Peru
Marijke Deleu and Thomas Quirynen from LMN member group CATAPA were caught up in the brutal police response to recent Indigenous protests over laws opening the Peruvian Amazon region to mining, oil and timber development. …
Read more
ANCP issues final statement on BHP Billiton complaint
In 2007, complaints were made to the Australian and Swiss National Contact Points (NCP) of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) about mining companies BHP Billiton and Xstrata, listed on the London Stock …
Read more
BHP, Rio clinch $7.2b iron ore deal
Mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton have struck a joint-venture deal over all of their Western Australian iron ore assets after the collapse of Rio’s proposed tie-up with Chinalco overnight. Under the preliminary agreement, …
Read more
Shell settles human rights suit for $15.5M
In a case which may well have implications for all resource extraction companies, Royal Dutch Shell agreed to a $15.5 million settlement to end a lawsuit alleging that the oil giant was complicit in the …
Read more
Response to criticisms of Rio Tinto in Colombia
In late April 2009, London Mining Network member group Colombia Solidarity Campaign made a submission to the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights’ inquiry into business and human rights. The submission concerned the …
Read more