Mining multinationals: assassinations, toxic waste and lost livelihoods. The struggle continues!
Dear friends, I am afraid that the news in this mailout is dominated by killings. The war in Ukraine is not the only military conflict which is brutally ending the lives of thousands of people – there are, regrettably, a number of such conflicts – but this...
Re-opening the Panguna mine? Not yet…
At the beginning of February, the Panguna copper mine in central Bougainville in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea) drew international attention once more when the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) announced that, together with the chiefs...
Communities from Espinar in Peru live with toxic metals in their blood.
Glencore has its copper mining operations there. Credit: Ojo Público Over a decade ago, leaders from various Quechua communities in the area called for a thorough investigation which would allow them to identify the source of higher than recommended levels of...