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MPs back campaigners’ call for action on ‘unethical’ mining industry

Oct 28, 2014 | Press Releases

28 October 2014 Campaigners have welcomed the outcome of an inquiry into the extractives sector conducted by the Parliamentary Committee on Business, Innovation and Skills, calling on the government to take action on the sector that campaigners have accused of being...

New reports and resources from LMN member groups and our friends

Jun 27, 2014 | Documents

‘Glencore’s ruthless cost-cutting harms communities in the Congo’, say NGOs A new in-depth study about Glencore’s Congolese mines – ‘PR or Progress? Glencore’s Corporate Responsibility in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ’ – published by Rights and...

Anglo American presented with Golden Snail Award at its 2014 AGM

Apr 25, 2014 | News

Report by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network This year’s Anglo American AGM – always very genteel affairs – was a little more exciting than usual. Mark Beacon of LMN member group ACTSA (Action for Southern Africa) presented Anglo American’s...

LMN tells Parliamentary Committee to tighten regulation on mining companies

Mar 5, 2014 | News

Regulation, regulation, regulation … 4th March 2014 Richard Solly, the Co-ordinator of London Mining Network (LMN) was one of four civil society representatives called to give testimony today before a Department of Business Innovation and Skills Parliamentary Select...

Get the banks out of coal!

Feb 6, 2014 | Actions

Take action: sign WDM’s petition. Open pit coal mines are responsible for vast destruction and forced displacements of whole communities in the developing world. Coal is also a major contributor to climate change. The problems are exacerbated by the UK financial...