The greatest mining flameouts of 2012
2011 was a year where many metals and minerals were hitting all-time record prices, most companies had more cash than they knew what to do with and in some parts of the world mine workers wouldn’t ge out of bed for less than six-figures. 2012 was always going to...Coal play: inside the GCM Resources AGM, 20 December 2012
21 December 2012 Report and reflection by Richard Solly, London Mining Network Yesterday was nearly the shortest day, and the weather in London was heavy, grey and wet, and inside the GCM Resources AGM everyone felt gloomy. Company Chairman Gerard Holden had a cold,...From Phulbari to Niyamgiri!
Activists from Foil Vedanta joined the Bangladeshi community and other organisations today at the AGM of GCM Resources – the UK based mining company who want to displace 220,000 people for a giant open cast coal mine in Phulbari, Bangladesh. As 40 protesters shouted...Anger and honour outside the GCM Resources AGM
Demonstrators from a number of groups gathered outside GCM Resources’ Annual General Meeting in London yesterday. The event was organized by the UK branch of National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas-Mineral Resources and Port-Power of Bangladesh (‘UK...Santa Claus delivers coal to GCM board inside AGM; two arrests following coal dumped on Institute of Directors front door
There was uproar inside and outside the GCM Resources AGM when protesters disrupted proceedings. Click on image for more.