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Stories of Resistance – community activists slam Rio Tinto, Anglo American

Apr 18, 2013 | News

Watch video coverage of the event last Monday with community and worker representatives from Colombia, Mongolia, South Africa, the USA and West Papua.

Community activists in London to denounce British companies' abuses abroad

Apr 16, 2013 | News

This week activists from Colombia, Mongolia, South Africa and the USA are in London with a common purpose: to draw attention to abuses being perpetrated in their countries by Anglo American and Rio Tinto, two UK-based giant mining companies. War on Want is supporting...

LMN calls on new FCA to exercise stricter oversight over London-listed mining companies

Apr 16, 2013 | News

On 5 April, London Mining Network together with several of its member groups and other supportive organizations wrote to the Chief Executive of the new Financial Conduct Authority, urging it to take a tougher line against mining companies responsible for environmental...

Communities and mineworkers hit out at Rio Tinto, Anglo American

Apr 16, 2013 | News

Communities from Colombia, Mongolia, South Africa and the US will demonstrate in London this week against some of the world’s largest mining companies, which they say are devastating the health of people, widely polluting the environment and forcing communities...

Rio Tinto: what it says and what it really does in India

Apr 15, 2013 | News

Rio Tinto expects to reap massive profits from its new diamond venture at Bunder in Madhya Pradesh State in India. And it sees its work there as a model of good practice. But a recent visit by a research team from India and the UK found a yawning gap between what the...

Rio Tinto, World Bank slammed for uncertainties over Mongolian mine

Apr 12, 2013 | News

Sukhgerel Dugersuren, Executive Director of Mongolian organization Oyu Tolgoi Watch, questions the wisdom of multilateral funding of a deeply controversial project. Dr Kim, where is Mongolia’s economic diversification? In late February the World Bank’s private...

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