Rio Tinto: Voices of Resistance
Perle Zafinandro from Madagascar The week before the recent Rio Tinto AGM, London Mining Network organised an event at Amnesty International UK’s Human Rights Action Centre so that people could hear from representatives of communities and workers directly...
Anglo American presented with Golden Snail Award at its 2014 AGM
Report by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network This year’s Anglo American AGM – always very genteel affairs – was a little more exciting than usual. Mark Beacon of LMN member group ACTSA (Action for Southern Africa) presented Anglo American’s...
African Barrick Gold AGM: investors must question abuses at North Mara Mine, Tanzania
Press release from CORE, London Mining Network and RAID, 23 April 2014 Investors in African Barrick Gold (ABG) must use tomorrow’s AGM to ask questions of the company’s leadership regarding alleged human rights abuses at the North Mara Mine, Tanzania. ABG pays the...