Controversy over Rio Tinto/BHP Billiton copper mine continues in Arizona
The US Senate gave Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton a Christmas present by paving the way for their proposed copper mine in Arizona on land sacred to the Apache people. For background, see Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton in Arizona: copper project in conflict with Apaches and...
Following up the Dirty Coal Tour
In October and November 2014, London Mining Network hosted a Dirty Coal Tour, with visitors from Colombia and Indonesia meeting up with Fossil Free Universities groups, local WDM groups, churches and others to speak about the human and environmental impacts of coal...
Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton in Arizona: copper project in conflict with Apaches and others
In April, LMN hosted Roger Featherstone from the Arizona Mining Reform Coalition when he visited London to address the 2014 Rio Tinto AGM. He was here to call on Rio Tinto, and BHP Billiton as a junior partner in the project, not to go ahead with their plans for the...
AngloGold Ashanti in Colombia: threats and protests
Just over a year ago, LMN member group Colombia Solidarity Campaign published a report on AngloGold Ashanti’s efforts to open a huge new open pit gold mine at La Colosa in the Colombian province of Tolima. Local people are still worried about the project’s...