The Farlam Inquiry’s recently released report into the Auust 2012 massacre of mine workers at Lonmin’s Marikana platinum mine in South Africa continues to attract strong criticism. The Marikana Support Campaign says that the inquiry panel was hostile to...
African women say ‘NO’ to Coal! WoMin Press release, 24 January 2015 Coal kills people, Coal destroys health and community well-being, Coal devastates land, water and eco-systems and Coal is destroying our planet. These are the conclusions of more than fifty women...
Just over a year ago, LMN member group Colombia Solidarity Campaign published a report on AngloGold Ashanti’s efforts to open a huge new open pit gold mine at La Colosa in the Colombian province of Tolima. Local people are still worried about the project’s...
An indigenous woman from La Guajira in the north of Colombia has travelled directly from the continuing blockade of a controversial coal mine, directly to London to attend the AGM of BHP Billiton, the company that co-owns the Cerrejón mine. On October 15, more than...