Ex-miners seek silicosis class action vs South African firms

…the debilitating lung disease silicosis due to negligence in health and safety. The companies include London-listed AngloGold Ashanti. Also named is London-based Anglo American‘s South African unit. See http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/1016343.  …

Colombia's conflict minerals: re-inventing the "terror wheel"?

…http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=12058&l=1. Among London-listed mining companies involved in Colombia are Amerisur Resources, Anglo American, AngloGold Ashanti, BHP Billiton, Cambridge Mineral Resources, Glencore, Rio Tinto, Touchstone Gold, Xstrata and Yamana Gold.  …

Thousands march against AngloGold Ashanti mine in Colombia

Thousands of Colombians took to the streets of Ibagué, Tolima, on 19 October, to express their opposition to the proposed AngloGold Ashanti La Colosa gold mine. See photos at http://www.colombiasolidarity.org.uk/articles/57-features/582-thousands-march-against-la-colosa-gold-mine-in-ibagu….