LMN statement for 5th anniversary of the Samarco disaster

LMN statement for 5th anniversary of the Samarco disaster

London Mining Network (LMN) Solidarity Statement London Mining Network (LMN) has drafted this declaration to express solidarity with the populations affected by the collapse of the Fundão dam in Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil. This 5 November marks the fifth...
LMN and the Global Tailings Review

LMN and the Global Tailings Review

After the catastrophic tailings dam collapse at Brazilian mining company Vale’s iron ore mine at Brumadinho on 25 January 2019, the Church of England and Swedish state pension funds started to gather data on existing mine waste tailings dams by sending out a...
Anniversary vigil for Brumadinho mining disaster

Anniversary vigil for Brumadinho mining disaster

Friday, 24 January 2020 from 16:00-18:00 Embassy of Brazil, 14-16 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5BL On 25 January, 2019, a catastophic tailings dam collapse took place at the Brumadinho iron ore mine operated by Brazilian multinational Vale (in which a number of UK...