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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Saving civilization: the 2017 Rio Tinto AGM
Rio Tinto subsidiary QMM’s ilmenite mine in Madagascar
Report on the Rio Tinto AGM, London, Wednesday 12 April 2017
By Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network
with assistance from Albert Beale, Andrew Hickman, Andy Whitmore, …
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Landslide Victory for Environmental Defenders in Colombia
PRESS RELEASE: Colombia Solidarity Campaign
28 March 2017
Citizens of Cajamarca vote 98% against La Colosa AngloGold Ashanti open cast gold mining project
The Consulta Popular (a popular consultation or referendum) held in Cajamarca, Colombia, …
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Last chance to influence EU Conflict Minerals Regulation
As you no doubt know we at London Mining, and specifically the Stop Mad Mining project, have been campaigning on the European Union’s plans for regulating conflict minerals. The aim is to tackle how …
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Workers with silicosis win legal victory in South Africa
In South Africa, the struggle for justice for former gold miners suffering from silicosis has taken a step forward with a landmark judgement on 13 May, which has paved the way for a class-action …
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The real world is thus: the 2016 Anglo American AGM
The eviction at Roche, La Guajira, Colombia, by the Colombian riot police squadron, ESMAD, 24 February 2016
AGM report by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator of London Mining Network and member of Colombia Solidarity Campaign
This year’s …
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Goodnight children – sleep well: the 2016 Rio Tinto AGM
Rio Tinto CEO Sam Walsh
By Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network (LMN)
If you are a parent and your children find it difficult to go off to sleep at night, you may consider asking …
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London’s mining history, from colonialism to apartheid: Why Rhodes Must Fall
From Cape to Cairo – Rhodes` vision of the conquest of Africa. He got as far as Northen Rhodesia , modern day Zambia, and through his agent and companies influenced mining development as far as …
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Dramatic news from Skouries in Greece
Protest against the Skouries gold mine
There’s been dramatic back-and-forth over London-listed Canadian company Eldorado Gold’s Skouries gold mining project in Halkidiki, Greece. Over the Christmas holidays members of the Plataforma pola defensa de Corcoesto …
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Glencore? No More! London protestors call for end to Glencore’s mining abuses in the Philippines and worldwide
Glencore is one of the largest mining companies listed on the London Stock Exchange but its headquarters are in Switzerland and it holds its Annual General Meetings there. London Mining Network member groups and friends …
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Bougainville passes new mining law, outraging mining opponents
Many in Bougainville are determined to prevent Rio Tinto subsidiary Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) returning to the island. The company’s Panguna copper and gold mine triggered a war with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force…
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AngloGold Ashanti in Colombia: threats and protests
Just over a year ago, LMN member group Colombia Solidarity Campaign published a report on AngloGold Ashanti’s efforts to open a huge new open pit gold mine at La Colosa in the Colombian province of …
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