On 2 June, thousands gathered to block the main road to Rio Tinto’s QMM mine in Madagascar. This protest follows an offer of a compensation and indemnification payment by the mining company, which many say falls far short of the value of the losses suffered by...
As the Anglo-Australian mining giant celebrates 150 years of operation, we take the opportunity to present some of the information the company would rather not share. From the fatal flaws in its plans for Resolution Copper to the gagging clauses used in Madagascar,...
As part of our preparations for the Rio Tinto 2023 AGM, we present this briefing document from our friends at Andrew Lees Trust and Publish What you Pay Madagascar. INVESTOR BRIEFING 2023
Marikana community activist Ntombifikile Mthethwa (Photo: Alon Skuy) Dear friends, Amidst all the uncertainties, conflicts and injustices in the news at present, we at London Mining Network note with outrage and great sadness the murder this week of Ntombifikile...
Friends in Australia tackled Rio Tinto’s board on numerous issues at the company’s 5 May AGM, building on the interactions at the London AGM on 8 April. The company’s responses were similarly unimpressive. Notes were taken of the Question and Answer...