Breaking free from BHP
…Colombia Often said to be the “world’s largest open-pit coal mine,” Cerrejón is owned by Anglo American, BHP, and Glencore, all listed in the London Stock Exchange. But Cerrejón’s motto,…
Ten years on from the independent evaluation of Cerrejon Coal
…2008. https://www.cerrejon.com/wp-content/uploads/tpr-en/February2008/FinalPanelReportFebruary-min.pdf. 3 “Final Statement,” p. 29. 4 “Cerrejón Coal and Social Responsibility,” p. 47. 5 “Cerrejón Coal and Social Responsibility,” p. 4. 6 “Convenio de Cooperación celebrado…
Fear and loathing in La Guajira
Forced eviction of the community of Tabaco to make way for the Cerrejon coal mine, 9 August 2001 Report by Richard Solly of Colombia Solidarity Campaign and Co-ordinator of London…
Attacks on mining critics, and Marikana anniversary
…24 July, an open letter was sent by email to Lina Echeverri of Carbones del Cerrejon (Cerrejon Coal), the mining company operating the vast Cerrejon opencast coal mine in La…
Open letter to Cerrejon Coal
…move to other places. In the meeting of November 2017 between ask! and Cerrejón officials, senior Cerrejón officials voiced strong criticism against several of the community leaders in the resettlement…