BHP will not be able to extract more water from the Lagunillas aquifer in Chile due to the negative impact it has generated
by Javiera Martinez BHP has two major mines in Chile, the Escondida mine and Pampa Norte. Pampa Norte consists of two wholly owned operations: Spence and Cerro Colorado. Both mines are in the Atacama Desert and both have severely depleted local water resources ...
Nine Years On, Still No Justice for the Dead of Marikana
On the 9th Anniversary of the Marikana Massacre, campaigners prepare to gather in remembrance of the dead and in solidarity with those still fighting for justice. On 16th August 2012, the South African Police shot dead 34 platinum rock drillers on strike for a living...
Tabaco: 20 years since eviction and still no justice
Residents of Tabac standing in the ruins of their houses, October 2001 By Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network On 9 August 2001, the residents of the village of Tabaco in La Guajira, Colombia, were violently evicted from their land and their village was...
Danakali Ltd to leave London Stock Exchange
By Habte Hagos, Eritrea Focus Australia’s potash miner Danakali (ASX, LON: DNK) has requested a cancellation of its listing on the London Stock Exchange, expected to be effective on 24 September.1 Danakali Ltd has been working...
Anglo American accused of manipulating community election in Brazil
Anglo American attempts to manipulate elections by limiting wide participation of people affected by the Minas Rio mine in Minas Gerais state, Brazil By Gabriela Sarmet On 27 August, a conciliation hearing is scheduled between the affected people and representatives...
Rio Tinto commits to assessment of Panguna mine legacy
By Volker Boege The giant mining multinational Rio Tinto is finally willing to face the environmental catastrophe its former Panguna gold and copper mine left behind on Bougainville. This is a huge success for the people of the mine-affected communities and their...
BHP in trouble again in Chile
BHP does not respect indigenous consultation: the Complementary project for the Cerro Colorado Mine will be re-evaluated for its impact on communities and environment By Javiera Martinez The Environmental Qualification Resolution of the Minera Cerro Colorado...
Rio Tinto: We Demand Answers
London Mining Network works with groups around the world challenging Rio Tinto over the impacts of its operations. Together, we raised numerous issues at the company’s April AGM, but the company’s responses were evasive and incomplete. Together, we have...
Credibility Crisis: Brumadinho and the Politics of Mining Industry Reform
In June 2020, LMN supported a report by US-based organisation Earthworks and MiningWatch Canada, Safety First – Guidelines for Responsible Mine Tailings Management. This was a response to industry recommendations about mine tailings management. The process by...
Bougainville communities secure commitment from Rio Tinto to assess environmental and human rights impacts of former mine
Press release from Human Rights Law Centre, Australia, 21 July 2021 Rio Tinto has today publicly committed to fund an an independent environmental and human rights impact assessment of its former Panguna mine in Bougainville in response to a human rights complaint...