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Rio Tinto AGM 2015: yawning and struggling

Apr 22, 2015 | News

Reflection of the Rio Tinto AGM in London, 16 April 2015, by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network. I can’t say I attend mining company AGMs because I enjoy them. They are a kind of liturgy in the Temple of Money, where the worshippers make...

Dutch coal mission takes important step towards remedy for Colombian victims

Nov 25, 2014 | Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE Utrecht, 25 November 2014 Dutch coal mission takes important step towards remedy for Colombian victims The public appeal made today by five European power companies to coal mining company Drummond to engage in a process of remedy for victims of severe...

Power companies must stop buying 'blood coal' from Colombia

Jul 6, 2014 | Documents

Dutch NGO PAX is calling on five Dutch and European power companies to stop buying Colombian ‘blood coal’ from the mining companies Drummond (a private US company) and Prodeco (owned by London-listed Glencore Xstrata). These mining companies must first contribute to...