A South African court has stopped a historic class action of 140,000 women and children from proceeding after the Zambian community came forward to seek redress for decades of lead contamination. “This decision compounds a historic wrong, not yet remedied. Thousands...
By Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network, with assistance from Ana Reyes-Hurt, Andrew Hickman, Carlos Mitraud, Diana Salazar, Gabriela Sarmet, Javiera Martinez, Leah Sullivan, Paul Robson, Peter Frankental, Sebastian Ordonez and others, and particularly...
Fr Stan Swamy SJ RIP 8 July 2021 Dear friends, We have just launched the English version of a book and video primarily for children, Droplet and Wagtail’s Tailings Tale, about the effects of mining waste on ecosystems. This is our translation of excellent work...
Press release 23 February 2021 Photo: Lawrence Thompson Rights groups write to 10 leading ESG investment firms urging them to intervene “Anglo American’s failure to act on the toxic legacy at Kabwe stands in sharp contrast to the company’s public human...
Dear friends, Monday 25 January was the second anniversary of the catastrophic tailings dam collapse at Vale’s iron ore mine at Brumadinho in Brazil. Vale is a Brazilian mining company with significant UK investment. We worked with our friends in Brazil to mark...