Coal and conflict in the UK
by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network I recently watched two very moving documentaries about the last miners in Britain’s last deep coal mine, Kellingley, which closed a year ago. Their bravery, camaraderie, solidarity and dedication were...
EU agrees mandatory law on conflict minerals, but exemptions cause concern
The lengthy negotiations within the European Union (EU) over conflict minerals regulation have finally concluded, with the end of the tri-party (or trilogue) deliberations between the European Commission, European Parliament, and European Council. The next step should...
Last chance to influence EU Conflict Minerals Regulation
As you no doubt know we at London Mining, and specifically the Stop Mad Mining project, have been campaigning on the European Union’s plans for regulating conflict minerals. The aim is to tackle how the extraction and trade of raw materials contained in our...
Rio Tinto engulfed by controversy over alleged bribery in Guinea
Rio Tinto, the world’s second largest mining company, first suspended , then fired, Alan Davies, head of its energy and mineral division, after discovering payments made to a consultant working on its Simandou iron ore project in Guinea. Alan Davies vowed to take the...
One year on, BHP Billiton held to account for the Samarco tailings dam disaster
London Mining Network, UK Mineral Policy Institute, Australia MEDIA RELEASE 16 November 2016 One year on, BHP Billiton held to account for the Samarco tailings dam disaster BHP Billiton’s AGM | Thursday 17th November at 11 am | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition...
BHP Billiton living in la la land on uranium
BHP Billiton Watch MEDIA RELEASE BHP Billiton living in la la land on uranium: mining giant faces difficult questions at its Annual General Meeting 16th November 2016 Company Directors of BHP Billiton will face some difficult questions tomorrow at the mining...
Franciscans International statement on mining to Intergovernmental Working Group
Oral Statement Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with Respect to Human Rights Geneva, 24 October 2016 Delivered by: Rodrigo Péret Thank you Madam Chair, Franciscans International wishes to bring the...
Dam, dam and double dam: the 2016 BHP Billiton AGM in London
By Richard Solly, LMN Co-ordinator, with assistance from Andrew Hickman, Andy Whitmore, Paul Robson and Richard Harkinson This year’s BHP Billiton plc AGM was held on Thursday 20 October at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. Outside, a vibrant protest... BHP Billiton's London AGM in the news
There was a great deal of media coverage of this year’s BHP Billiton AGM in London, including plenty of quotes from LMN’s visitors from Brazil, Colombia and Indonesia. In advance of the AGM, the New Internationalist published Life in the shadow of the... LMN responds to charges laid against BHP Billiton, Vale, Samarco executives
In light of last week’s announcement on the day of the BHP Billiton AGM, that the Brazilian prosecutor’s office had laid charges against 26 executives of Samarco, including staff from BHP Billiton and Vale, London Mining Network offers the following...