Statue unveiled to protest opencast coal

Statue unveiled to protest opencast coal

On 10 April, Secretary of State for Communities, Sajid Javid and his colleagues were greeted with a life-size statue depicting the Secretary of State ‘turning a blind eye’ to the imminent expansion of opencast coal mining in the UK. The statue’s creators, Art Rise Up,...
VIDEO: Resisting Mines and Money

VIDEO: Resisting Mines and Money

In November 2017, nearly 2,000 mining company representatives, investors and financiers met at London’s Mines and Money Conference. Deals struck here – with the help of the likes of Nigel Farage and Arron Banks – are fuelling projects around the planet that...
Petition to IFC on UK company Condor Gold

Petition to IFC on UK company Condor Gold

A new petition has been created to support the community of Mina la India, Nicaragua, who are opposing a gold mining project by UK-registered Condor Gold. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is part of the World Bank Group, is the second biggest...
'I closed my eyes and waited for the bullet'

'I closed my eyes and waited for the bullet'

Five years ago today, 34 mine workers were shot dead in South Africa during a bitter dispute with British firm Lonmin. Today their community is taking their demands for accountability to the firm’s HQ. In August 2012, mine workers at British company Lonmin’s Marikana...