by Lydia | Jul 29, 2019 | Monthly bulletin, News
Dear friends, London Mining Network agrees that we have to phase out fossil fuels fast. That means a swift transition away from coal, among other things. We are working with member groups Coal Action Network, Colombia Solidarity Campaign and War on Want to support...
by Lydia | Jun 21, 2019 | Monthly bulletin
Dear friends, I hope to see many of you at our annual gathering on the evening of Wednesday 26 June. Do come and hear from our guests Siti Maimunah and Volker Boege about the legacy of UK mining company Rio Tinto in Bougainville and Indonesia, and learn more about our...
by Lydia | May 20, 2019 | Monthly bulletin
Dear friends, It has been six weeks since our last full news mailing, and there has been so much news we cannot fit it all in a mailing! I hope you’ll find the news below interesting, but remember also that you can find our full news output by following us on...
by Lydia | Mar 30, 2019 | Monthly bulletin
Dear friends, The cataclysmically destructive nature of the mining industry becomes ever more evident. A recent UN report has shown that extractive industries are together responsible for half the world’s carbon emissions and 80% of biodiversity loss. We are not...
by Lydia | Mar 5, 2019 | Monthly bulletin, News
Dear friends, We have redesigned our website! It now provides much more introductory material, so people who are not familiar with the mining industry or our work can learn more about the background as well as being able to find our latest news (now available at the...
by Lydia | Jan 31, 2019 | Monthly bulletin
Dear friends, Last Friday there was a catastrophic tailings dam burst at Brumadinho in Brazil, at an iron ore mine run by Brazilian multinational Vale. Although the environmental damage done seems to be much less than when the Fundao tailings dam burst in November...
by Lydia | Dec 19, 2018 | Monthly bulletin
Dear friends, Supporting communities We’ve had another busy year at London Mining Network. Between us all, we’ve welcomed representatives of mining-affected communities in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Finland, Indonesia, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa,...
by Lydia | Nov 21, 2018 | Monthly bulletin
Dear friends, We have had a very busy couple of months at London Mining Network, and many of our friends have been busy too, as you’ll see below. This mailout includes news of our speaker tour around the Annual General Meeting of BHP in London last month,...
by Lydia | Sep 19, 2018 | Monthly bulletin
Dear friends, We’ve got a bumper mailout for you this time, with masses of news of our recent involvement in a solidarity visit to communities affected by the Cerrejon coal mine in Colombia and London activities in commemoration of the Marikana Massacre in South...
by Lydia | Aug 1, 2018 | Monthly bulletin
Dear friends, The mining industry is associated with a great deal of violence around the world. This month sees the sixth anniversary of the massacre of striking mine workers at London-listed Lonmin’s platinum mine at Marikana in South Africa. There will be a...
