Rio Tinto – don’t dodge the questions! A joint response
On 13 May, eight organisations that put questions to Rio Tinto at its London AGM on 8 April (or, to be precise, at the connected ‘shareholder engagement session’) wrote an open letter [https://londonminingnetwork.org/2020/05/rio-tinto-answer-the-question/] to Rio...
Workers at Cerrejon mine reject ‘shift of death’
Statement from Sintracarbón (National Union of Workers in the Coal Industry in Colombia) 18 July, 2020 We Say NO to the Shift of Death – Declaration of the Board of Directors of Sintracarbón Yesterday, 17 July, during the meeting of the Board of Directors of our...
Critique of Anglo American’s AGM responses to questions on Peru
The Asana River: Photo from EJAtlas Mining multinational Anglo American held its AGM behind closed doors on 5 May. Many questions were submitted to the company, and it published its responses promtply after the AGM. Many of those responses left a great deal to be...
The Damage Done – Reputational & Real
Rio Tinto destroys 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site, and other London mining news Dear friends,In solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, LMN recently issued a statement making clear the link between mining, imperialism and racism. Rio Tinto then swiftly gave...
Another victory in campaign to free the Bruno Stream
A Colombian state authority has called for the Bruno Stream to be returned to its natural course, in the face of Cerrejon Coal’s failure to do so after diverting it to gain access to more coal. The Bruno Stream is the main tributary of the Rio Rancheria, the... LMN joins call to strip Rio Tinto of Human Rights ranking after Juukan Gorge destruction
35 organisations, including Aboriginal campaign groups, human rights lawyers and international NGOs have jointly signed a letter asking for Rio Tinto to lose a prestigious Human Rights ranking following the destruction of the 46,000 year old Juukan Gorge site. Read... Cerrejón refuses work to young workers in Albania, La Guajira, Colombia
The Cerrejon coal mine in the province of La Guajira, Colombia, is owned by London-listed multinationals Anglo American, BHP and Glencore. It has a history of conflict with local farming and indigenous communities. It also has a history of disputes with its workers....
Anglo American in Chile: the community of El Melón and the sacrifice zone
by Javiera Martinez The original Spanish version of this article can be found here. During the current health crisis, Anglo American has constantly been officially stating, “The most important thing is the health and safety of our workers, our co-workers and the...Resources
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New Education Newsletter & Resources page launched
Kingston University workshop, 2020 Education work is in an increasingly important part of what London Mining Network does. The workshops we run with schools, universities, youth and community groups in and around London raise awareness about the impacts of mining on...