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...
Strikes and attacks at Quellaveco mine in Peru Anglo American is the majority holder of the Quellaveco copper mining deposit beneath the Asana River, 37km from the Peruvian Andes region of Moquegua. With plans to begin extraction at Quellaveco in 2022, Anglo American...
Environmental sanctions at El Soldado mine in Chile The El Soldado copper mine is partly owned by Anglo American, alongside Chilean state-owned company Codelco and Japanese companies Mitsubishi and Mitsui. Chile´s environmental regulator has sanctioned the Anglo...
