Antofagasta Minerals must take responsibility for its impacts
Chilean Supreme Court rules in favour of the Caimanes Community by Javiera Martinez On 6 May 2020, for the first time, the Caimanes Community in Chile witnessed a toxic cloud over its territory (1). The toxic cloud comes from the “El Mauro” tailing dams, owned by...
It could be a blow to mining: Chile voted for the protection of territories, water and women
By Javiera Martinez Last weekend was a historic step forward in Chile. During Saturday and Sunday, the Chilean people voted in the elections to choose members of the body that will draft a new constitution (1). The 1980 constitution was imposed, through repression,...
We take a different view: contradiction and evasion at the tiny AGM of Antofagasta, massive mining company
Dust rising from the tailings storage facility behind the Mauro dam at Los Pelambres mine By Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network, with assistance from Javiera Martinez For background, see our 2017 report, In the Valley of the Shadow of Death. Other...