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,...
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,...
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...
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...
Dear friends, Last month we helped colleagues from Spain make their presence felt at the AGM of Atalaya Mining, a company trading on London’s ill-regulated Alternative Investment Market (AIM) and the target of massive opposition in communities affected by its...
Dear friends, Just after we sent out the last newsletter, a terrible massacre occurred at Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) in India. Police shot down unarmed protesters against a copper smelter owned by Sterlite, a subsidiary of notorious London-listed company Vedanta. There...
