Questions for Anglo American
The following questions have been submitted to Anglo American in advance of its 2021 AGM on 5 May on behalf of communities affected by its operations in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru. QUESTIONS ABOUT MINAS RIO, BRAZIL Anglo American’s first operating license,...
‘He’s causing terrible suffering’: Bolsonaro’s ‘death bill’ will devastate the rainforest and its peoples
Reproduced here with permission of Charlie Jay.First appeared on The Independent.co.uk 24/04/21 If the mining bill is approved, it could represent an incalculable loss to the 305 indigenous peoples in Brazil, including the Yanomami© Fiona Watson/Survival...
Arsenic in the River Colina, Chile: could it be Anglo American’s fault?
Photo: Mauricio Purto This article, by Javiera Martinez, is based on the information reported by the Chilean newspaper El Desconcierto. You can find the main source here. It is also based on information collected by Chilean authorities and community members about the...
Resisting Mining Book Club: Unearthing Justice
For our second book club event, we’re pleased to be bringing you a conversation with Joan Kuyek on her 2019 book Unearthing Justice. Register now! About the Book The mining industry continues to be at the forefront of colonial dispossession around the world. It...
Bilingual Comic Book Launch: The Magic of Responsibility
The Comic book The Magic of Responsibility is the result of joint work between communities affected by the Cerrejón coal mine and various international solidarity groups, who participated in July 2019 in the regional public hearing “Diversion of the Bruno stream and...
Evasion and hypocrisy: the 2021 Rio Tinto plc AGM
Report by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network, with assistance from Andrew Hickman, Andy Whitmore, Dina Rui, Roger Featherstone, Roger Moody, Sukhgerel Dugersuren, Yvonne Orengo and Zoe Lujic. Rio Tinto’s London AGM on 9 April 2021 was the first...
Send Rio Tinto a Message
On 9 April 2021, Rio Tinto will be holding its Annual General Meeting – the first since its shocking demolition of the 46,000-year-old Juukan Gorge site. Across the globe, this giant mining company continues to destroy Indigenous heritage, put communities under...Communities in Serbia want Rio Tinto to LEAVE
Rio Tinto’s plans to construct the Jadar lithium mine in Serbia have met with stiff opposition. Communities living on the land where the mine, its associated tailings storage, and power plant are due to be constructed have a simple and clear demand for Rio...
Rio Tinto: No Progress, Only Hollow Talk
To mark Rio Tinto’s 2021 AGM, campaigners from five continents came together to push back against the company’s hollow talk. Rio Tinto says its a force for “human progress”, but around the world its actions tell a different story. Here we...