The rush to mine an ocean, and the struggle to save a river
…real climate changers: Big Oil (and Big Mining) must be taken down 6) Johannesburg court approves $353 million silicosis settlement 7) News about BHP 8) Mining Executives Split on Who…
More AGMs, and uranium mining
…South Africa: Five Mining Groups Ask Court to Approve R5 Billion Silicosis Settlement Case (involves Anglo American) 12) Colombia: Main coal export companies release a joint statement condemning death threats…
Death, destruction and dividends: the 2019 Anglo American AGM
…got to do with children suffering from respiratory diseases because of coal dust contamination, or former mine workers dying of silicosis, or farming communities being forced off their land and…
AGM activists take on Anglo American
…Cerrejón employees also face occupational diseases, such as occupational asthma, occupational tuberculosis and silicosis. The company reported 101 new cases of occupational disease for 2018, up from 96 cases in…
Lonmin’s profits rise as Marikana community continues to suffer
…a means to reduce air pollution, an estimated 36% of all South African miners suffer from fatal lung disease silicosis because mines lack proper ventilation. Lonmin exceeded dust pollution and…