by Richard | Apr 17, 2019 | News
By Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network, with assistance from Andrew Hickman, Andy Whitmore, Christina Montorio, Paul Robson, Richard Harkinson, Roger Featherstone, Roger Moody and Yvonne Orengo A recording of the entire AGM is available here –...
by Richard | Dec 14, 2018 | News
Art work: Clara Atkinson, artist-activist Back in the summer, friends of ours from organisations in Spain attended the London AGM of Atalaya. Elena Solis, from Ecologistas en Accion, has written some reflections on the experience – which was not a pleasant one!...
by Richard | Oct 15, 2018 | Documents
Immediately before the 2018 BHP London AGM, we publish a summary of five cases where BHP has left behind severe environmental damage – and one case where if it goes ahead with a project, it may do so again. If you can’t see the report above, download the...
by Richard | Jun 4, 2018 | News
Report on the Antofagasta AGM, London, Wednesday 23 May 2018 by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network Chairman’s address Chairman Jean-Paul Luksic said that it was a pleasure to be here in London with their shareholders. I can’t say I felt the...
by Richard | May 31, 2018 | Events
Picket outside Colombian embassy in solidarity with environmental defenders Carnival for Water – Life – Territory 8 June from 3:30pm – 5pm 3 Hans Crescent London SW1X 0LN Nearest tube: Knightsbridge station Let’s stand with Colombians who...
by Richard | May 11, 2018 | News
Report on the Anglo American AGM 8 May 2018 By Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network With assistance from Ana Bolena Chamie, Andy Whitmore, Benjamin Hitchcock, Paul Robson, Seb Ordonez and Sunit Bagree. Introduction 1. This was the first AGM presided over...
by Richard | May 2, 2018 | News
Photo: The UlsterHerald Gold in the hills: international solidarity flows to community resisting mining in Northern Ireland by Hal Rhoades, Gaia Foundation “A mask of gold hides all deformities”- Thomas Dekker Wind whips across high hills of moor heather and spring...
by Richard | Apr 17, 2018 | News
London Mining Network has joined the Legal and Human Rights Centre, RAID, CORE and MiningWatch Canada in signing an open letter to the board of Acacia Mining, calling for an improvement in the company’s human rights record in Tanzania. Informal miners working on...
by Richard | Apr 16, 2018 | News
Report on the Rio Tinto plc AGM, London, 11 April 2018 By Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network A recording of the whole AGM is available at https://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/q6qsz3ho (registration is necessary). An analysis of the company’s...
by Richard | Apr 11, 2018 | News
The Grasberg copper-gold mine in West Papua By Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network The most shocking words spoken at this morning’s Rio Tinto AGM were these: “I am not sure I can answer that question.” Maybe they don’t sound so shocking out...
