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Protest Lonmin’s AGM: Justice for Marikana
London Mining Network Mar 14, 2019We collected the women and when we met near the mountain, we were too late. We heard the bullets, and then the ambulances. Thirty-four mine workers were shot dead.” Thumeka Magwangqana, Marikana community leader On … Read moreThe post Protest[…]
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Polluted water, website, and worker deaths
London Mining Network Mar 5, 2019Dear friends,We have redesigned our website! It now provides much more introductory material, so people who are not familiar with the mining industry or our work can learn more about the background as … Read moreThe post Polluted water, website,[…]
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Legal action against Cerrejón Coal’s environmental licence
London Mining Network Feb 27, 2019Press release from CAJAR lawyers’ collective (Colectivo de Abogados Jose Alvear Restrepo), Bogota, Friday 22 February 2019. (Unofficial translation; original in Spanish.) Cerrejón Coal is owned by London-listed companies Anglo American, BHP and Glencore.… Read moreThe post Legal action against[…]
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What’s in the water?
London Mining Network Feb 19, 2019BHP, the London-listed mining giant, released its half-year profit earnings this morning, on 19th February.Their net profit for June-December 2018 increased to $3.8 billion, up 90 percent from the last half of 2017.But … Read moreThe post What’s in the[…]
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Vigil for Brazil’s communities affected by Brumadinho dam disaster
London Mining Network Feb 1, 2019In sadness and rage, please join us outside the Embassy of Brazil in solidarity with the communities affected by Brazil’s Brumadinho tailings dam disaster on Wednesday 6th February.On Friday January 25th, in the state … Read moreThe post Vigil for[…]
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Catastrophic mining disaster in Brazil, and arrests in the UK
London Mining Network Jan 31, 2019Dear friends,Last Friday there was a catastrophic tailings dam burst at Brumadinho in Brazil, at an iron ore mine run by Brazilian multinational Vale. Although the environmental damage done seems to be much less … Read moreThe post Catastrophic mining[…]
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London Mining Network comment on mining waste disaster in Brazil
London Mining Network Jan 26, 2019The catastrophic spill from Brazilian company Vale’s Brumadinho mining waste dam in Minas Gerais state is the second massive waste dam collapse in Brazil in recent years. The last one was at Mariana, in the … Read moreThe post London[…]
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Families occupy Cerrejon mine in Colombia to demand their rights
London Mining Network Jan 18, 2019On Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 50 people from the community of Roche staged a non-violent occupation of part of the vast Cerrejon coal mine – owned by London-listed multinationals Anglo American, BHP and Glencore – … Read moreThe post Families[…]
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The sound and the fury: yet another GCM AGM
London Mining Network Dec 28, 2018Report by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining NetworkI suspect that GCM Resources management thought that if they held their AGM this year on 28 December, deep in the heart of the Christmas-New Year break, … Read moreThe post The sound[…]
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Protest against GCM Resources at its AGM on 28 December
London Mining Network Dec 21, 2018Our friends at Phulbari Solidarity Group and Committee to Protect Resources of Bangladesh, UK branch, are planning a protest at the AGM of GCM Resources, which continues lobbying to be allowed to construct a … Read moreThe post Protest against[…]
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London Mining Network submits evidence to UK Parliamentary inquiry
London Mining Network Dec 21, 2018The UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Select Committee is currently conducting an inquiry called ‘Global Britain and South America‘. London Mining Network has submitted evidence on the impact of some London-listed mining companies on … Read moreThe post London Mining Network[…]
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Coal, climate change, and corruption
London Mining Network Dec 19, 2018Dear friends,Supporting communitiesWe’ve had another busy year at London Mining Network. Between us all, we’ve welcomed representatives of mining-affected communities in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Finland, Indonesia, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, Spain … Read moreThe post Coal, climate change, and[…]
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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 moreThe post Two activists[…]
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Fighting mining injustice in Latin America and South Africa
London Mining Network Nov 21, 2018Dear friends,We have had a very busy couple of months at London Mining Network, and many of our friends have been busy too, as you’ll see below.This mailout includes news of our speaker … Read moreThe post Fighting mining injustice[…]
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"You have failed us": report on the London AGM of BHP, 17 October 2018
London Mining Network Nov 8, 2018Full 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 is necessary). BHP … Read moreThe post "You have[…]