BHP Billiton: pull out of Indomet project!
Actions at BHP Billiton offices in Melbourne and London, Tuesday 26 May Yesterday, activists in Melbourne in Australia and in London targeted the offices of BHP Billiton to draw attention to the damage caused by the company’s activities in the rainforests of...
Take action: Stop the river diversion at the Cerrejón mine in Colombia
Mine workers from the Sintracarbon union at the Cerrejon coal mine in Colombia were in Britain last month for the Anglo American AGM, the Scottish Trade Union Congress meeting and meetings of IndustriALL global mine workers’ union. Sintracarbon is supporting...
Controversy over Rio Tinto/BHP Billiton copper mine continues in Arizona
The US Senate gave Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton a Christmas present by paving the way for their proposed copper mine in Arizona on land sacred to the Apache people. For background, see Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton in Arizona: copper project in conflict with Apaches and...