Workers with silicosis win legal victory in South Africa
In South Africa, the struggle for justice for former gold miners suffering from silicosis has taken a step forward with a landmark judgement on 13 May, which has paved the way for a class-action lawsuit to proceed against 30 gold mining companies named as respondents....
AngloGold Ashanti in Colombia: threats and protests
Just over a year ago, LMN member group Colombia Solidarity Campaign published a report on AngloGold Ashanti’s efforts to open a huge new open pit gold mine at La Colosa in the Colombian province of Tolima. Local people are still worried about the project’s... Colombia: What happens when Auntie AngloGold comes to stay?
By Jacob Stringer Have you ever wondered what happens when a big multinational mining company turns up in your small Colombian town with the intention of building a gold mine? A new report produced by a UK-based campaigning group records the experience of local people...Colombia Solidarity Campaign Launches Report "LA COLOSA: A Death Foretold"
LMN member organisation Colombia Solidarity Campaign has published a report about La Colosa, an AngloGold Ashanti gold mining project in Colombia. Click on image for more.