Lisa Nandy MP and John McDonnell MP called yesterday for the British Government’s Financial Services Bill to be amended so that companies wishing to list on UK Stock Exchanges would need to report on their …
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VIDEO: Embera indigenous people say ‘no’ to Rio Tinto associate in Colombia
Careperro Mountain (“Haykatumá in the indigenous Embera language,) is one of the most sacred and important sites for the Embera culture. Beneath this mountain, lies gold, copper and other minerals. London-listed Rio Tinto is associated …
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No to CoAL!
Video from Water Open Day
The London-listed mining corporation Coal of Africa Ltd (CoAL) continues to push forward with plans to open a coking coal mine in the Venda region of South Africa.
A recent …
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Xstrata parody leaves mining giant fuming yet again
EFFORTS by coal giant Xstrata to purge a parody mining commercial from video site YouTube have backfired, reigniting interest in the months-old clip. The commercial, created as part of a union campaign by former Chaser …
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Massive rally in Quebec in support of locked-out Rio Tinto workers: video
More than 8,000 people marched through the streets of Alma in Lac Saint-Jean to demand an end to the lock out and to fight for the preservation of jobs at the Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA) …
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Mining threatens herders in Mongolia: report
Mining in southern Mongolia is threatening the livelihoods of herders and straining water supplies, a report said recently, as foreign companies race to exploit the country’s rich mineral deposits. Mongolia has opened up it vast …
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Australia’s mining industry muscling into media
She’s the richest female in the Asia-Pacific region and bidding fair to become the wealthiest woman of the world. This year, Gina Rinehart’s estimated personal pickings are likely to double – to at least $20 …
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LMN groups and others send protest letter to President of Peru
There have been strong protests in the Cajamarca region of Peru with huge demonstrations, road blocks and occupation of the Conga gold mine site belonging to Yanacocha/Newmont. This resulted in police shooting unarmed protesters on …
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Silent Protest Held in Support of Communities of Limpopo
Gaia Foundation press release, Thursday 15th December 2011
Yesterday in Central London a silent protest took place outside the General Meeting of Shareholders of Australian mining company, Coal of Africa Ltd (CoAL). The protest was …
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BHP Billiton AGM protest, London, 20 October 2011
Protesters from the Occupy LSX demonstration marched from St Paul’s cathedral to join anti-nuclear campaigners, supporters of London Mining Network member group Colombia Solidarity Campaign and others outside yesterday’s BHP Billiton AGM. See short video at …
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PICKET!! STOP LA COLOSA GOLD MINE
2pm on FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER at the Colombian Embassy at 3 Hans Crescent, London, SW1X 0LN.
Nearest tube: Knightsbridge.
Organised by:
Colombia Solidarity Campaign
Movimiento 22
COLOMBIA, the second most BIODIVERSE country in the world, …
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