Photo: Mauricio Purto This article, by Javiera Martinez, is based on the information reported by the Chilean newspaper El Desconcierto. You can find the main source here. It is also based on information collected by Chilean authorities and community members about the...
Report by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network, with assistance from Andrew Hickman, Andy Whitmore, Dina Rui, Roger Featherstone, Roger Moody, Sukhgerel Dugersuren, Yvonne Orengo and Zoe Lujic. Rio Tinto’s London AGM on 9 April 2021 was the first...
Questions were raised at last year’s BHP AGM about the company’s impacts in Chile. But the company’s responses have failed to satisfy its critics. Commentary by Javiera Martinez The Atacameño People’s Council raised questions with the BHP...
The well occupation. Credit: Patricio Duran/El Melón community By Javiera Martinez Chile faces one of the worst water scarcity crises in recent years (1). One of the main causes is mining activity in its territory. There is massive extraction of water by transnational...
The original Brazilian Portuguese article by MAB is here. This English translation is by Gabriela Sarmet. With the support of ANAB, CASEC, PSOL and PT, action claims full hearing and reparation of damages in the Paraopeba River basin by ANAB, CASEC, MAB, MAM, PSOL, PT...
