Mining and London

London is the world’s biggest centre for investment in the minerals industry
  • Most of the world’s biggest mining companies, and many smaller mining companies, are listed on the London Stock Exchange, including its Alternative Investment Market (AIM).  For an explanation of AIM, click here.
  • British high street and investment banks, pension funds and insurance companies invest hundreds of millions of pounds a year in scores of mining projects across the globe, connecting working people’s earnings in Britain with the fate of mining-affected communities around the world.
  • The mining industry’s key lobbying organization, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) is based in London.
  • So are the world’s most important metals price fixing mechanism, the London Metal Exchange, and the leading precious metals trader, the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA).
  • The UK Government often gives UK-based mining companies diplomatic support overseas, even when their activities are opposed by local people.
  Most of the world’s biggest mining companies, and many smaller mining companies, are listed on the London Stock Exchange, including its Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The four biggest mining companies listed on the London Stock Exchange are BHP, Rio Tinto, Glencore and Anglo American. We also do work on Lonmin and Vedanta. Click on these links for summaries of our concerns about these companies.