Why does the Colombian coal industry need help from a London lobby group?
Destruction of a house to make way for Cerrejon mine expansion. Photo: Diana Salazar Bob Burton and Richard Solly A few months ago the Colombian Mining Association (CMA) joined the London-based World Coal Association (WCA), the coal industry’s global lobbying group....
‘Responsible Extractives Summit’: Sick Joke or Serious Indictment of Industry?
By Liam Barrington-Bush Is the Responsible Extractives Summit, headlined by Rio Tinto, Anglo American, Barrick Gold and others, a cynical PR move or an indication of ‘the ethical best’ an inherently-destructive industry has to offer? ‘It must be a joke,’ I...
Support the 'red mantas' march to save La Guajira's children
Guest blog by Emma Banks, Vanderbilt University The children of La Guajira, Colombia are dying of malnutrition. On August 9, civil society groups will come together in the “Marcha de Mantas Rojas” – a follow-up to the Mantas Negras protest and the May 1...
European Union reaches outline deal to stem flow of conflict minerals
London Mining Network has been campaigning on the issue of the European Union’s internal negotiations over a proposed law to ensure specific minerals entering the EU have been sourced responsibly, and without funding conflict and human rights abuses (see:... Open letter: We demand justice for communities affected by Cerrejón Coal!
Open letter to the President of Cerrejón Coal and the Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers of Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Glencore 7 June 2016 Roberto Junguito, President, Cerrejón Coal Sir John Parker, Chairman, Anglo American Mark Cutifani, Chief Executive,...
Ditch Coal: the Russian connection
As LMN member group Coal Action Network continues to host our friend Vladimir Slivyak of Russian environmental organisation Ecodefense on the Ditch Coal Speaking Tour, film-maker Jo Syz has produced a three-minute video on the impacts of the UK’s coal imports...
LONDON EVENT: DITCH COAL: the environmental and human costs of Russian coal
Time: 18:30-20:30 Date: Friday 10th June Venue: B102, Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1 H0XG. Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/971812339606220/ Where does the coal that we continue to burn in UK power stations come...
Antofagasta: is it hiding something?
Since the Antofagasta AGM in London on 18 May the dangers posed by its El Mauro tailings dam have been covered on Russia Today TV’s Going Underground programme, along with London Mining Network’s views on what the UK Government needs to do to pressure...
Vedanta: literature, protests and court cases in London
At the end of May, a High Court judge in London allowed 1,826 Zambian villagers to take legal action against mining giant Vedanta Resources Plc through the UK Courts. The villagers allege serious pollution by the company’s subsidiary Koncola Copper Mines (KCM)...
London protest against seabed mining
London Mining Network was involved in a protest on 24 May against the 5th annual seabed mining summit. We joined Australian-based Deep Sea Mining campaign and LMN member group War on Want in solidarity with communities across the Pacific who are calling for a Ban on...