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Antofagasta: are you really pleased to see us?
Report on the Antofagasta plc AGM, London, 24 May 2017 By Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network 1. This year, London Mining Network hosted a visit by Lucio Cuenca, Director of Observatorio Latinoamericano de Conflictos Ambientales, (OLCA, the Latin...
NEW REPORT on Antofagasta in Chile launched
New report highlights allegations of corruption, environmental damage and water depletion around Latin America’s largest mine waste tailings dam, owned by British miner Antofagasta, released the week of their 2017 London AGM. Read the full report here. London Mining...
How the EU intervenes in the fiscal policy of resource rich countries
Brexit talks may be rolling on, but the UK is still part of the EU for now. As such, London Mining Network has signed up to this new fact-sheet 'We make the rules! How the EU intervenes in the fiscal policy of resource rich countries', written by Powershift in...
Event: Mining-related conflicts in Chile – the British connection
Public meeting, London, Tuesday 23 May, 7pm - 9pm Room 243, Second floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Mining-related conflicts in Chile - the British connection Speaker: Lucio Cuenca Berger, OLCA (Latin American Observatory of Environmental Conflicts)....
Dead and dying workers, death threats and disappearing water: Anglo American's marathon AGM, 24 April 2017
Patricia Generoso Thomas Guerra and Rodrigo Peret from Brazil outside the Anglo American AGM (photo: Christian McLaughlin) Report by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network, and member of Colombia Solidarity Campaign, with assistance from Andy Whitmore and...
Some thoughts on LMN's tenth anniversary
In April, London Mining Network celebrated our tenth anniversary, celebrating at SOAS University of London, where we launched in April 2007. We received many messages of support, for all of which we are very grateful. Here are a few of them. From Glen Mpufane,...
Brazilians challenge Anglo American
PRESS RELEASE – 21 April 2017 – London Mining Network Brazilians to challenge Anglo American push to expand tailings dam seven-times larger than deadly Samarco dam, next to the Doce River basin impacted by November 2015 disaster A villager from a community living...
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, Mamy Rakotondrainibe, Natasha...
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, on 26 March 2017...
EU Parliament adopts binding law on conflict minerals
Following previous updates and activism on the issue of conflict minerals (see: EU agrees mandatory law on conflict minerals, but exemptions cause concern and Last chance to influence EU Conflict Minerals Regulation) the European Union Parliament has now officially...