Mining and COVID-19 in Latin America
In June 2020, London Mining Network participated in the publication of a report, Voices from the Ground, about the ways the mining industry was using the COVID-19 pandemic to its own advantage. Meanwhile, our colleagues at OCMAL (Observatory of Mining Conflicts in...
BHP’s denial of responsibility for impacts in Chile does not satisfy its critics
Questions were raised at last year’s BHP AGM about the company’s impacts in Chile. But the company’s responses have failed to satisfy its critics. Commentary by Javiera Martinez The Atacameño People’s Council raised questions with the BHP...
Continued impunity for Anglo American despite its impacts on the community of El Melón.
The well occupation. Credit: Patricio Duran/El Melón community By Javiera Martinez Chile faces one of the worst water scarcity crises in recent years (1). One of the main causes is mining activity in its territory. There is massive extraction of water by transnational...