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African descent 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 more
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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 more
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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 more
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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 more
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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, 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 more
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Three years of mud and struggle
London Mining Network Nov 5, 2018For 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, they will not … 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