Launched Today: Safety First, 2nd Edition

Launched Today: Safety First, 2nd Edition

Today 157 scientists, community groups, Indigenous peoples and civil society groups endorsed an updated set of guidelines for improving the management of mine waste disposal facilities, also known as tailings dams. Based on consultation with over 200 stakeholders and...
Antofagasta Minerals must take responsibility for its impacts

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...
Rio Tinto’s mining waste: a disaster waiting to happen?

Rio Tinto’s mining waste: a disaster waiting to happen?

The evening before Rio Tinto’s annual shareholder meeting, join us for an event where we’ll be hearing about its damaging proposed and current mining projects in Madagascar, West Papua and the US, on 9th April, at Amnesty International’s office,...