October 2012 protest against AngloGold Ashanti’s La Colosa project In an open letter to AngloGold Ashanti shareholders timed to coincide with the company’s May 13 AGM in South Africa, an alliance of organizations in Colombia list the human rights and...
London Mining Network has long called for stricter oversight of mining companies listed in London: see our report and recommendations at https://londonminingnetwork.org/docs/lmn-the-case-for-stricter-oversight.pdf. Rethink London listing rules after ENRC: top investor...
There is now a growing acceptance of the requirement for indigenous peoples’ Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) in many industries, including the extractive industries. This has been reflected by its incorporation into policies of an increasing number of mining...
Photo of Alberta tarsands “development”: Northern Rockies Rising Tide If it’s only a social movement that can change the power equation upholding the official’s stance, then the Idle No More uprising may be it. Triggered initially in late 2012...
Glencore woos investors with promise of aggressive cuts Glencore Xstrata told investors it would return excess cash, slash costs and might sell unwanted assets, raising expectations it would easily exceed planned synergies of $500 million from the deal that created...
THE long-awaited hearing in which 10 former Anglo miners with silicosis and silico-tuberculosis are seeking compensation began on Friday with an application to compel Anglo American to provide more details of its defence. The Legal Resources Centre, Legal Aid SA and...
