Evasion and hypocrisy: the 2021 Rio Tinto plc AGM
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...
BHP’s denial of responsibility for impacts in Chile does not satisfy its critics
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...
Continued impunity for Anglo American despite its impacts on the community of El Melón.
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...