Cerrejon Coal: a struggle between a tethered donkey and a tiger

Cerrejon Coal: a struggle between a tethered donkey and a tiger

For the last sixteen years, I have been working in support of communities in the province of La Guajira, Colombia, being displaced by the massive Cerrejon opencast coal mine. The mine is owned by London-listed companies Anglo American,  BHP Billiton  and Glencore....
Colombia: a choice between mining and food?

Colombia: a choice between mining and food?

The Cerrejón coal mine By Richard Solly, London Mining Network Co-ordinator Last month, I represented LMN member group Colombia Solidarity Campaign on a delegation organised by US organisation Witness for Peace to La Guajira in northern Colombia. We went to visit...