Modern mega-mining giant Anglo American now operates in 56 locations across 15 countries. By 2020 its revenues were estimated at $32.3 billion (Garside 2021). M. Garside, 2021 Anglo American – statistics & facts...
Anglo American takes ISDS case against the Colombian Government Anglo American sued Colombia over a Colombian Constitutional Court decision that prevented Cerrejon Coal from mining under the course of the Bruno Stream, an important tributary of the Rio Rancheria, the...
Court case for pollution in Zambia An Anglo American subsidiary has been taken to court by a group of Zambian women and children in a landmark class-action lawsuit for cases of lead poisoning in the city of Kabwe (BBC 2020). Mining in Kabwe began in 1906 under a...
Glacial retreat at Los Bronces mine in Chile Anglo American´s milestone project in Chile, Los Bronces Underground (LBU) has been highly controversial. Critics say that this operation and its expansion under the Yerba Loca nature sanctuary have damaged the continent’s...
Pollution at Minas Rio iron ore mine in Brazil In the Minas Gerais state of Brazil, Minas Rio is a large-scale Anglo American project seeking to increase its output to 26.5 million tonnes of iron ore. However, indigenous communities, social movements and...
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