by Liam Barrington-Bush | May 19, 2017 | Documents
New report highlights allegations of corruption, environmental damage and water depletion around Latin America’s largest mine waste tailings dam, owned by British miner Antofagasta, released the week of their 2017 London AGM. Read the full report here. London Mining...
by Liam Barrington-Bush | Mar 8, 2017 | Events
Saturday 8 April 2017 10 30am – 4.00pm Hosted by Friends of the Earth, 139 Clapham Road, Stockwell, London, SW9 0HP Book your free place now Share the Facebook event From Madagascar to Mongolia, from Macedonia to middle England, mining and other sectors are using new...
by Liam Barrington-Bush | Feb 1, 2017 | Actions, News, Video
A short film by Zoe Broughton from last week’s Lonmin AGM protest and commemoration for the 34 South African miners killed at the British company’s Marikana platinum mine in South Africa in August 2012.
by Liam Barrington-Bush | Jan 14, 2017 | Actions, News
Since the police killings of 34 striking mine workers in August 2012, British-South African mining firm, Lonmin, has failed to live up to many of its social commitments to the workers and the survivors of the deadly attack. Join South African Bishop Johannes Seoka...
by Liam Barrington-Bush | Dec 17, 2016 | News, Video
One of our friends in La Guajira, Colombia – Jakeline Romero – who has long-opposed the British-owned Cerrejón coal mine, has just received death threats over her opposition to the mine. We must draw attention to her and our other friends in the region,...
by Liam Barrington-Bush | Oct 24, 2016 | Commentary
In light of last week’s announcement on the day of the BHP Billiton AGM, that the Brazilian prosecutor’s office had laid charges against 26 executives of Samarco, including staff from BHP Billiton and Vale, London Mining Network offers the following...
by Liam Barrington-Bush | Oct 18, 2016 | Commentary, Events, News
Visitors from three of the thirteen countries BHP Billiton operates in have come to London in search of accountability for the the company’s operations in their respective homes. These range from the fall-outs of the much-publicised Samarco dam disaster in Brazil, to...
by Liam Barrington-Bush | Sep 21, 2016 | Events
Two events held in partnership with UCL Conference: 9am–9pm Friday 21 October 2016 Film Screenings: 4pm–9pm Thursday 20 October 2016 Full details...
by Liam Barrington-Bush | Sep 21, 2016 | Events
When? Saturday 15 October, 2pm – 9pm Where? SOAS, University of London Thornhaugh Street Russell Square London WC1H 0XG Main Building Room room G3 (registration and plenaries) and rooms G51 and G51a Registration 2pm, event begins 2.30pm...
by Liam Barrington-Bush | Jul 25, 2016 | Actions, Commentary, News
If a mining company and its biggest investor won’t so much as accept a petition challenging their business practices, what can a community and its supporters do to ensure accountability? “Even the Chinese Embassy will accept a petition,” my mate tells me...
