BHP: Stop the Greenwash

BHP: Stop the Greenwash

BHP will be holding its 2021 AGM on 14 October. From the time BHP decides to open a mine to the moment it cuts and runs, it plays a game of greenwashing and deflection. BHP claims it’s there to “build a better, clearer future”, but there is no such thing as ‘green...
BHP: a better, clearer future?

BHP: a better, clearer future?

The day before BHP plc’s London AGM, London Mining Network presented a briefing on BHP’s activities and their impacts on communities and climate across the globe. You can watch a video recording of the event here. About this event En Español debajo Join us...
Mining restarts at Samarco after deadly disaster

Mining restarts at Samarco after deadly disaster

Blog by LMN Volunteer Ella Hopkins Fundão dam at the Samarco mine in 2013 BHP has resumed its operations at the Samarco mine, five years after the 2015 Fundão dam disaster which killed 20 people, destroyed 3 villages and polluted over 600km of rivers with toxic mine...
Deadly dams, and victory over Dewley Hill mine

Deadly dams, and victory over Dewley Hill mine

Dear friends, We at London Mining Network send you good wishes for Christmas and the New Year. May 2021 be considerably better than 2020! The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), Co-Convenors of the Global Tailings...