The Damage Done – Reputational & Real

The Damage Done – Reputational & Real

Rio Tinto destroys 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site, and other London mining news Dear friends,In solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, LMN recently issued a statement making clear the link between mining, imperialism and racism. Rio Tinto then swiftly gave...
Three AGMs and a global pandemic

Three AGMs and a global pandemic

Dear friends, We have recently intervened in two major mining company AGMs (annual shareholder meetings), those of Rio Tinto on 8 April and Anglo American on 5 May. Or rather, we haven’t, because we weren’t allowed to. Both companies held their AGMs behind...
Death threats, mining waste, and Covid-19

Death threats, mining waste, and Covid-19

Dear friends, We at LMN hope that you and your loved ones are safe and well during the current corona virus crisis. We know, however, that some of you are not: those of you who have lost work and income, or who are prevented from leaving your homes to obtain the food...
New report on climate justice and post-extractivism

New report on climate justice and post-extractivism

Dear friends, Today we publish, together with member group War on Want, our brand new report about the way the mining industry is greenwashing itself by appealing to the transition to a low carbon economy. The report points out the damage done by the mining of metals...