Indigenous people in Provincial, Colombia, ban Cerrejon Coal personnel from entering their community
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 Press Release from the Committee of Defenders of the Territory of the Indigenous Reservation of Provincial and Jose Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective. (Read original Spanish text here.) Cerrejon Coal Mine lies and act in a...
English justice frustrates the expectations of those affected by the Mariana tragedy
This is a translation of an article which appeared in Estado de Minas Gerais on 9 November 2020 The judgement in this case can be read here. LMN is dismayed by this further barrier to justice for the huge number of people affected by the Samarco disaster, a disaster...
Martial Mining Report, Out Now
On Environmental Conflict Day, London Mining Network launched the Martial Mining report. This piece of original research focuses on the relationship between extractivism and war, highlighting the necessity of metals and minerals for militarism, and the need for...
Press Release: “Profit is not worth life” – Five years on from Samarco Dam disaster
Key points The Fundão dam at the Samarco mine (owned by Vale & BHP), Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil, collapsed on 5 November 2015. 20 people died, 3 villages were destroyed and over 600km of waterways were polluted with toxic mine waste. The aftermath of this...