Rosia Montana (photo: Glyn Thomas) By Richard Solly, London Mining Network Co-ordinator I’ve just come back from a week at Rosia Montana in the beautiful Apuseni mountains of west central Romania. I was representing London Mining Network at the annual Fanfest...
It comes to something when a company can make a former Chief Executive of the rapacious Rio Tinto look good. But Vedanta makes practically anyone look good by comparison. And former Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese, now CEO of Vedanta, provided a breath of fresh air at...
Commentary by mining researcher Roger Moody The Mining Journal published on June 27th a ranking of the world’s biggest mining companies, by both their market capitalisation and annual revenues. It makes for some interesting reading, since there have been some...
By Richard Solly, member of Colombia Solidarity Campaign and Co-ordinator of London Mining Network. 24 June 2014 The shock of the new For nearly fourteen years, I have been working in support of communities affected by the Cerrejon coal mine, a vast opencast mine in...
This guest blog by Peter Frankental of Amnesty International UK first appeared on the Institute for Human Rights and Business website. Those of a certain age may remember that quintessentially British comedy Fawlty Towers where the hotel owner, Basil Fawlty, has to...
London Mining Network’s co-chair Andy Whitmore has become the latest person associated with LMN to undertake an iconic, ‘ in the cab’ interview with Mark the Artist Taxi Driver. Mark and Andy talk on the subject of Glencore Xstrata, and particularly...
