Update on spills at Anglo American's Minas Rio mine in Brazil
A pipeline in Brazil carrying iron ore more than 500 kms from Minas Gerias State to a terminal on the Atlantic Ocean burst twice during March 2018 in the District of Santo Antônio do Grama, leading to the suspension of the use of the pipeline for at least three...
Letter to Acacia Mining as its AGM approaches
London Mining Network has joined the Legal and Human Rights Centre, RAID, CORE and MiningWatch Canada in signing an open letter to the board of Acacia Mining, calling for an improvement in the company’s human rights record in Tanzania. Informal miners working on...
The dog ate my homework: another year at Rio Tinto
Report on the Rio Tinto plc AGM, London, 11 April 2018 By Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network A recording of the whole AGM is available at https://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/q6qsz3ho (registration is necessary). An analysis of the company’s...
Death and destruction caused by mining in West Papua, but Rio Tinto denies responsibility
The Grasberg copper-gold mine in West Papua By Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network The most shocking words spoken at this morning’s Rio Tinto AGM were these: “I am not sure I can answer that question.” Maybe they don’t sound so shocking out...