Re-opening the Panguna mine? Not yet…

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...
BHP AGM 2021 – the future is clear: we’re doomed

BHP AGM 2021 – the future is clear: we’re doomed

Report and personal reflection by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network 1. This year’s BHP plc AGM, held on 14 October at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminster, central London, may have been the last ever: if shareholders vote at...
Rio Tinto commits to assessment of Panguna mine legacy

Rio Tinto commits to assessment of Panguna mine legacy

By Volker Boege The giant mining multinational Rio Tinto is finally willing to face the environmental catastrophe its former Panguna gold and copper mine left behind on Bougainville. This is a huge success for the people of the mine-affected communities and their...
Evasion and hypocrisy: the 2021 Rio Tinto plc AGM

Evasion and hypocrisy: the 2021 Rio Tinto plc AGM

Report by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network, with assistance from Andrew Hickman, Andy Whitmore, Dina Rui, Roger Featherstone, Roger Moody, Sukhgerel Dugersuren, Yvonne Orengo and Zoe Lujic. Rio Tinto’s London AGM on 9 April 2021 was the first...