Evasion and hypocrisy in London, repression and resistance elsewhere
26 May 2021 Dear friends, It has been AGM season over the past couple of months, and we have worked with communities affected by Rio Tinto, Anglo American and Antofagasta to raise issues at their online AGMs. Rio Tinto and Anglo American provided extensive responses...
It could be a blow to mining: Chile voted for the protection of territories, water and women
By Javiera Martinez Last weekend was a historic step forward in Chile. During Saturday and Sunday, the Chilean people voted in the elections to choose members of the body that will draft a new constitution (1). The 1980 constitution was imposed, through repression,...
Mining restarts at Samarco after deadly disaster
Blog by LMN Volunteer Ella Hopkins Fundão dam at the Samarco mine in 2013 BHP has resumed its operations at the Samarco mine, five years after the 2015 Fundão dam disaster which killed 20 people, destroyed 3 villages and polluted over 600km of rivers with toxic mine...