The following is a statement from Seas at Risk elaborating on letters the organisation sent to the European Commission, the UK and other EU country governments over their sponsoring deep sea mining exploration contracts. This …
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Worker injury at Vedanta’s Tuticorin operations
In the early hours of Saturday 18 March, 2017, a 31 year old worker was engaged by contractor Operational Energy Group Ltd to do some maintenance work on a conveyor belt at the Phosphoric Acid …
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Earth Overshoot Day: The role of mobile phones
Last year LMN posted a blog about Earth Overshoot Day, which is the day where the citizens of Planet Earth calculate when we will have used more from Nature than our planet can renew …
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Urgent appeal for Environmental Defenders in Conceição do Mato Dentro, Brazil
Human rights and environmental defenders challenging Anglo American’s Minas Rio project in Brazil have received threats, including death threats, from people who support the project. The Serviço Interfranciscano de Justiça, Paz e Ecologia and Franciscans …
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Briefing on Anglo American’s Minas Rio iron ore mine in Brazil
In April, 2017, London Mining Network hosted visitors from Brazil for the AGM of Anglo American plc. They spoke about the impacts of Anglo American’s Minas Rio iron ore project. Here is a briefing …
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Update on Condor Gold and community protest in Nicaragua
The following is a communication from the Nicaraguan campaign group ACAFREMIN. They are supporting the community of Santa Cruz de la India, who have been opposing a proposed gold mine from UK registered Condor Gold. …
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All was not rosy at the Chelsea Flower Show: slave labour in Eritrea is not very pretty
Eritrea Focus and Freedom United organised a successful anti-slavery campaign outside the Chelsea Flower Show, London, on 23 and 27 May 2017, the opening and closing days. The event was eloquently captured on film by …
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Antofagasta: are you really pleased to see us?
Report on the Antofagasta plc AGM, London, 24 May 2017
By Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network
1. This year, London Mining Network hosted a visit by Lucio Cuenca, Director of Observatorio Latinoamericano de Conflictos …
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NEW REPORT on Antofagasta in Chile launched
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.
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How the EU intervenes in the fiscal policy of resource rich countries
Brexit talks may be rolling on, but the UK is still part of the EU for now. As such, London Mining Network has signed up to this new fact-sheet ‘We make the rules! How the …
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Event: Mining-related conflicts in Chile – the British connection
Public meeting, London, Tuesday 23 May, 7pm – 9pm
Room 243, Second floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
Mining-related conflicts in Chile – the British connection
Speaker: Lucio Cuenca Berger, OLCA (Latin American …
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Dead and dying workers, death threats and disappearing water: Anglo American’s marathon AGM, 24 April 2017
Patricia Generoso Thomas Guerra and Rodrigo Peret from Brazil outside the Anglo American AGM (photo: Christian McLaughlin)
Report by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network, and member of Colombia Solidarity Campaign, with assistance from Andy …
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