Colombia: Cerrejon Coal moves to evict community of Papayal

Colombia: Cerrejon Coal moves to evict community of Papayal

Nov 12, 2021 | News

The huge Cerrejon opencast coal mine in La Guajira, Colombia, is currently owned by London-listed multinationals Anglo American, BHP and Glencore (though Glencore will assume complete control of the mine in 2022). It has a history of forced relocations of farming...
BHP AGM 2021 – the future is clear: we’re doomed

BHP AGM 2021 – the future is clear: we’re doomed

Oct 15, 2021 | News

Report and personal reflection by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network 1. This year’s BHP plc AGM, held on 14 October at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminster, central London, may have been the last ever: if shareholders vote at...
Questioning BHP – 2021 AGM

Questioning BHP – 2021 AGM

Oct 13, 2021 | News

Each year, London Mining Network takes the opportunity presented by the major mining companies’ Annual General Meetings to ask them the questions they don’t want to answer. While the executives are more than happy to talk about their profit margins and...
BHP AGM 2021 – the future is clear: we’re doomed

BHP: Stop the Greenwash

Oct 7, 2021 | Actions, News

BHP will be holding its 2021 AGM on 14 October. From the time BHP decides to open a mine to the moment it cuts and runs, it plays a game of greenwashing and deflection. BHP claims it’s there to “build a better, clearer future”, but there is no such thing as ‘green...
BHP: a better, clearer future?

BHP: a better, clearer future?

Sep 24, 2021 | Events, News

The day before BHP plc’s London AGM, London Mining Network presented a briefing on BHP’s activities and their impacts on communities and climate across the globe. You can watch a video recording of the event here. About this event En Español debajo Join us...