A gathering of communities was held in late November and a strong statement isued about the damge done by mining in La Guajira – including by Cerrejon Coal, owned by London-listed Anglo American, BHP Billiton …
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Statement by communities affected by mining in La Guajira, Colombia
Cerrejon adopts human rights policy
Cerrejon Coal, a joint venture of London-listed Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Xstrata, has adopted a human rights policy. It remains to be seen how closely the company will live up to it. If …
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Please urge your MP to sign Early Day Motion 2396 on Cerrejon Coal
Jeremy Corbyn MP and others have tabled an Early Day Motion calling on the UK Government to support the demands of communities affected by the Cerrejon coal mine in Colombia, jointly owned by London-listed mining …
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News from Coal Action Scotland
Small victory against open cast in Scotland: Scottish Coal withdraw Auldton Heights plans
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Scottish Coal have announced that they are no longer perusing a new 420,000 tonne open cast coal mine at Auldton Heights, …
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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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Cerrejon Coal: Responsible Mining?
London Mining Network member group Colombia Solidarity Campaign has sent a delegation to Colombia to visit a number of mining-affected communities.
Among the communities visited have been those suffering as a result of the expansion …
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BHP posts mining industry’s biggest-ever profits
But the “Big Australian” is dogged by criticism
It’s currently one of the most successful companies anywhere, with a market capitalisation that puts it among the world’s top five corporations.
But, as London-listed BHP Billiton …
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BHP Billiton to invest $437m to expand Colombian coal mine
Mining and oil company BHP Billiton will invest $437m to expand the Cerrejon Coal mine in La Guajira, Colombia. The company’s investment represents one third of the $1,311m expansion to be undertaken by Cerrejon Coal, …
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Anglo, BHP, Xstrata OK $1.3 bln Cerrejon expansion
Anglo American , Xstrata and BHP Billiton have approved a $1.3 billion expansion of Colombia’s largest coal mining operations, Cerrejon, the companies said on Thursday.
Cerrejon is the largest coal producer and exporter in Colombia, …
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Creation of civic committee of La Guajira against large transnational mining
The department of La Guajira is the largest coal producer in the Colombia. The mining complex of El Cerrejón is the largest open pit coal mine in Latin America and accounts for 46% of Colombia’s …
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Report on the Anglo American AGM, 21 April 2011
Of the three largest mining companies with London AGMs, (the other two being BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto), Anglo American is perhaps most adept at managing criticism and containing dissent.
Faced with a large delegation …
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Strike averted at Cerrejon
Settlement with workers at Cerrejon
On 8 February, the SINTRACARBON coal workers’ union in Colombia signed a new contract with the Cerrejon Coal Company, owned in equal parts by London-listed Anglo American, BHP Billiton and…
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