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Two activists at the AGM of a ‘Junior’ mining company: a ‘Dud’ and a ‘Borderline Fruitcake’
London Mining Network Dec 14, 2018Art work: Clara Atkinson, artist-activistBack in the summer, friends of ours from organisations in Spain attended the London AGM of Atalaya. Elena Solis, from Ecologistas en Accion, has written some reflections on the experience … Read more
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“You have failed us”: report on the London AGM of BHP, 17 October 2018
London Mining Network Nov 8, 2018Photo: Liam Barrington-BushFull report on the AGM by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network1. There is a webcast of the introductory speeches by Chairman Ken MacKenzie and CEO Andrew Mackenzie at https://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/gesyeeo5 (registration … Read more
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Three years of mud and struggle
London Mining Network Nov 5, 2018photo: Liam Barrington-BushFor the third anniversary of the Samarco tailings dam disaster, our friends in the Movement of People Affected by Dams in Brazil have issued a declaration: From the river to the sea, … Read more
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Tabaco has grown tired of waiting
London Mining Network Oct 31, 2018On 17 October, while we in London were at the AGM of the world’s largest mining multinational, BHP, our friends from the small farming community of Tabaco in La Guajira, Colombia, undertook an occupation of … Read more
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Event with Nonhle Mbuthuma: the right to say no to mining
London Mining Network Oct 23, 2018Hosted by Decolonising Environmentalismat SOAS University of London,Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG.… Read more
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HANDS OFF AMADIBA! Community leader Nonhle Mbuthuma speaks
London Mining Network Oct 23, 2018HANDS OFF AMADIBA!Community leader Nonhle Mbuthuma speaksPlus films of the struggle to save Xolobeni sands6.30pm Friday 26th October336 Brixton Road, London SW9 7AA.The Amadiba area of Pondoland is on the … Read more
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New report from War on Want on British mining companies in Latin America
London Mining Network Oct 23, 2018The Rivers are Bleeding: British mining in Latin AmericaThe vast expansion of mega-mining projects in Latin America is displacing indigenous communities, destroying local ecosystems, and costing lives and livelihoods.In a new report, War … Read more
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PRESS RELEASE: shareholders tell BHP mining giant that trust is running out
London Mining Network Oct 18, 2018Demonstration outside BHP mining company’s AGM, followed by record number of questions asked by human rights defenders and other shareholdersAround 30 protesters protested BHP’s annual general meeting on Thursday 17 October, braving the rain … Read more
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PRESS RELEASE: Report on Rio Tinto-BHP proposed mine questions project’s viability
London Mining Network Oct 16, 2018For immediate release – 16/10/18London, EnglandControversial Rio Tinto and BHP Resolution Copper mine project was proposed 15 years ago but is yet to get off the ground. Released today to coincide with BHP’s … Read more
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Showing the cracks: new report shows flaws in proposed Arizona mining project
London Mining Network Oct 16, 2018A new report prepared for the Arizona Mining Reform Coalition to coincide with BHP’s annual general meeting in London, shows serious flaws and deficiencies in the technical design of Rio Tinto and BHP’s proposed Resolution … Read more
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BHP’s long trail of disasters
London Mining Network Oct 15, 2018Immediately before the 2018 BHP London AGM, we publish a summary of five cases where BHP has left behind severe environmental damage – and one case where if it goes ahead with a project, it … Read more
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PRESS RELEASE: Colombians threatened with death for opposition to mega-mining project as defenders visit UK
London Mining Network Oct 15, 2018PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15/10/18Indigenous Colombians threatened with death for opposition to mega-mining project as defenders visit UK“Death to all these scum”: threats made by far-right paramilitaries promise to “clean” the … Read more
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Critics of Cerrejon Coal receive renewed death threats
London Mining Network Oct 11, 2018We have received news of renewed death threats against our friends in The Wayuu Women’s Force – Fuerza de Mujeres Wayuu-Sütsüin Jiyeyuu Wayuu (FMW-SJW). FMW-SJW are among the more prominent critics of Cerrejon Coal (owned … Read more
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PRESS RELEASE: human rights defenders seek justice from BHP over its trail of disasters
London Mining Network Oct 10, 2018PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/10/18Indigenous and human rights defenders from Brazil, Colombia, Chile and the USA visit London 13-20 October to seek justice from BHP over its trail of disastersHuman … Read more
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Beyond BHP: introducing the earth defenders
London Mining Network Oct 6, 2018Meet the five environmental human rights defenders who are travelling from Latin America and the US to the UK for Beyond BHP: breaking free from the world’s biggest mining giant. From 13-20 October we will … Read more