Chile: the advance of the toxic mountains

Chile: the advance of the toxic mountains

The Chilean population is in danger: The advance of the toxic mountains, 2,572,263 tonnes every 30 hours in Chile.  By Javiera Martinez, with assistance from Holly Jones There are 742 tailings deposits in Chile, with toxic waste containing arsenic, lead, mercury,...
Finding hope in protests

Finding hope in protests

Dear friends, Very best wishes of the season to all of you! After a very busy period with the BHP AGM, the COP26 talks, a visit to London by friends from Save Our Sperrins in Northern Ireland, and a process of hiring two new part-time workers, we are ending the year...
Can the mining industry save the planet? Probably not.

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

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...