Indonesian organisation AEER, coordinated by LMN partner Pius Ginting, has just launched this report into mining waste (tailings) at Grasberg mine, a controversial mine in occupied West Papua, co-owned by British-Australian Rio Tinto …
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Press release – Marikana pushes for accountability from Lonmin before takeover
JOINT PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/03/18
Community leader, bishop and lawyer representing workers at Marikana, South Africa, visit London 12-16 March to hold platinum mining company Lonmin to account over 2012 Massacre
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UN Body warns of more mining waste disasters, unless safety improves
The aftermath of Brazil’s 2015 Samarco mining waste disaster. Image by Paul Robson
The full UNEP report into mining waste disasters has been released today, following October’s assessment summary of the report.
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Mining waste threatens people and planet, says UN
A new UNEP report summary “Mine Tailings Storage: Safety Is No Accident” finds mining waste dams threaten people and the environment.
An international coalition of non-governmental organizations – London Mining Network, Earthworks, MiningWatch Canada …
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The River is Dead: LMN launches report into Brazil’s Samarco disaster
London Mining Network is releasing The River is Dead report today, two days before BHP’s annual general meeting on 19 October, about the Samarco dam disaster on 5th November 2015 which devastated communities all along …
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Community representatives come to London for BHP AGM
Visitors from three of the thirteen countries that BHP operates in have come to London in search of accountability for the company’s operations in their respective homes. These range from the fall-outs of the widely-known …
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Brazil, Colombia and the US make demands of BHP ahead of 2017 AGM
Visitors from three of the thirteen countries that BHP operates in have come to London in search of accountability for the company’s operations in their respective homes. These range from the fall-outs of the widely-known …
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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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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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Data summary of European Commission report
The following is a summary attached of the E Comm report http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/mining/pdf/report_mining_waste.pdf (E Comm COM(2016) 553 Sept 2016 report to the European Parliament and European Council on on the implementation of Directive 2006/21/EC on the …
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Declaration on the assassination of Aldemar Parra Garcia
Monday, January 23rd 2017
The undersigning organizations condemn the assassination of Aldemar Parra García and express our deepest condolences to his family.
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On January 7, Aldemar was assassinated by two unidentified gunmen on a …
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