A tribute to Samuel Arregoces

A tribute to Samuel Arregoces

By Diana Salazar, Emma Banks, Richard Solly and Seb Ordonez With immense sadness we learnt of the premature death, on Saturday 27 April 2024, of our beloved friend and colleague Samuel Arregoces, from the community of Tabaco in La Guajira, Colombia. Samuel was buried...
The worst of the worst: the 2023 Glencore AGM

The worst of the worst: the 2023 Glencore AGM

Photo: Richard Murphy By Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network, based on notes of the AGM made by Stephan Suhner, Arbeitsgruppe Schweiz Kolumbien (Switzerland-Colombia Working Group). An on-demand webcast of the AGM can be found here along with the Notice...
GCM’s Annual General Fantasy

GCM’s Annual General Fantasy

Report on the GCM Resources AGM 18 January 2023 by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network, assisted by Sam Brown This year’s GCM Resources AGM – which the company rather confusingly refers to as its 2022 AGM – was held in the Queen Elizabeth II Conference...
Opposite side of the world, same old story: the 2022 BHP AGM

Opposite side of the world, same old story: the 2022 BHP AGM

BHP AGM 2022 : 10 November, Perth, Australia  BHP is an Anglo-Australian mining company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, and listed on the London Stock Exchange. It is one of the largest mining companies in the world. In June 2022, BHP stated that its...
Call to Colombia’s Highest Court

Call to Colombia’s Highest Court

Colombian courts must not be undermined by shadowy international tribunals, say campaigners September 13, 2022 A group of international organizations are appealing to the highest court in Colombia over ongoing concerns of human rights violations at one of the largest...