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El Melón Farmers’ and Cattle Farmers’ Association is calling on AngloAmerican to end its opposition to the subdivision of these common lands, which will benefit a significant number of community members & their families.

We will continue to stand in solidarity with the community in their struggle ✊

As representative Luis Acevedo writes: "These legal actions have not benefited the company in any way, and have only led to the deterioration of our community and the breakdown of dialogue with the company. They have also depleted our scarce financial resources."

Constitutional Court of Chile rules in favour of the Melón community, rejecting Anglo American’s claim against agrarian reform law - London Mining Network London Mining Network - Holding the Mining Industry to Account

El Melón Farmers’ and Cattle Farmers’ Association must have access to and sovereignty over its land. Following the court's ruling in their favour, the Association has sent a new statement to AngloAmerican and is awaiting the company’s response 👇
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This issue was previously raised by a community member at Anglo American's 2024 AGM. But the company refused to withdraw its legal claim. With King’s College Legal Clinic & Universidad de Chile Legal Clinic, we've been supporting with the process to assert the Association's land rights.

Constitutional Court of Chile rules in favour of the Melón community, rejecting Anglo American’s claim against agrarian reform law - London Mining Network London Mining Network - Holding the Mining Industry to Account

🎉 An important win for El Melón community in Chile.

Anglo American's lawsuit against El Melón Farmers’ and Cattle Farmers’ Association - opposing their plans to subdivide common lands for the benefit of community members - has been rejected in court.

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US imperialism has a new engine. Its battery? Congo’s raw wealth Behind every green promise lies a familiar pattern: extract, exploit, erase. From rubber to minerals, the Congo has powered US empire, writes Nandita Lal.

"The US-brokered ‘peace deal’ between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo isn’t about peace at all — it’s a corporate minerals heist."

Nandita Lal exposes how the West continues to build its wealth from exploitation, extraction & brutality in the Global South
www.newarab.com/opinion/us-i...

Anglo American and the greenwashed mineral rush - Red Pepper London Mining Network and We Smell Gas examine how Anglo American are greenwashing the company's violent, extraction and how to resist it

"For solidarity movements in the global north resisting militarisation, racist policing and imperialism,the struggle against the ‘critical mineral’ boom is inseparable"

@ldnminingnetwork.bsky.social & We Smell Gas identify a critical target for anti-imperialism

www.redpepper.org.uk/environment-...

Anglo American and the greenwashed mineral rush - Red Pepper London Mining Network and We Smell Gas examine how Anglo American are greenwashing the company's violent, extraction and how to resist it

"As it sidesteps liability for making Kabwe one of the world’s worst sacrifice zones, Anglo American is also positioning itself as a climate leader in the global transition away from fossil fuels."

New piece exposing Anglo American's greenwashing narrative:
www.redpepper.org.uk/environment-...

Correction! *6:30pm* 😇

July 17th, 2025. Wind and Solar: the Global Transition | Fuel Poverty Action In this month's online educational session, we’re going beyond the UK, towards a global view of the movement towards renewable energy.

📣Tonight at 6pm!

We'll be speaking at a @fuelpovertyaction.bsky.social event about the need for a just energy transition that minimises mineral demands and respects the rights of mining affected communities.​​​

Join us 👇
www.fuelpovertyaction.org.uk/july-17th-20...

Perspective: how the quest for nickel scars Indonesia Halmahera island in Indonesia has suffered over the years for its abundant products plundered for exports, Initially known for its spices, nickel is the ...

"The villagers are now affected by flooding, air pollution from the ore smelters and industrial effluent in the ocean. Has it been worth it?"

Incredibly striking photos in this article showing the impact of nickel mining on formerly forested landscapes:
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¿Mina de carbón o Manantial de Vida? Firma esta petición para exigir al CORPOGUAJIRA que no se avance con la mina de carbón a cielo abierto en Cañaverales que pone en peligro el manantial de vida.

📣Take action to protect Cañaverales from coal mining!

Best Coal Company is attempting to push ahead with its plans to open a coal mine just 2km away from a water spring that communities depend on.

The Colombian government must not approve this licence. Sign the petition:
tinyurl.com/mwmjvs2p

YouTube video by Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) Green hydrogen in South Africa - a continuation of colonial extractivism?

New video!

#GreenHydrogen projects are growing rapidly, many driven by the UK and the EU

But how green is it really? And what impacts is the mining it requires for it having on communities and the environment in South Africa?

@pascoesabido.bsky.social lays out @corporateeurope.org's new research

This statement was issued on the anniversary of the death of tribal rights activist, Fr Stan Swamy.

📣We demand an end to this repression and a positive state response to the recent call for a ceasefire & peace talks by the Communist Party of India (Maoist).

Conscious citizens & organisations from Jharkhand, India, have issued a statement in response to increasing state repression under the guise of eliminating the Maoist movement in tribal areas of Chhattisgarh & Jharkhand.

📣The real aim of these actions is to make lands safe for corporate plunder.

From economy of occupation to economy of genocide - Report of the UN Special Rapporteur - Global Energy Embargo For Palestine

Read the UN report: palenergyembargo.com/resources/fr...

@palenergyembargo.bsky.social @tippingpointuk.bsky.social

As Francesca Albanese's UN report shows, Glencore is fuelling Israel's genocide against the Palestinian people with its coal exports. We're here to hold Glencore to account for the harms caused by its mining operations worldwide.
#EnergyEmbargoNow #ToxicGlencore #ResistGlencore

Among the companies named as complicit in the genocide is Glencore - a major exporter of coal to Israel, largely from South Africa and Colombia.

From raw material to export, Glencore devastates communities worldwide with its coal mining operations.
#EnergyEmbargoNow #ToxicGlencore

Image: oil workers stand around a pipeline gushing black oil upwards. Text: Resisting Mining Book Club Wednesday 8 July 2025 6.00 - 8.00pm BST, online via Zoom Adam Hanieh presenting his new book, “Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market” (Verso Books, 2024)

Less than a week to go til our next Resisting Mining Book Club!

We'll be welcoming Adam Hanieh to discuss Crude Capitalism, an expansive history that traces the hidden connections between oil & capitalism from the late 1800s to the current climate crisis.

Join us: actionnetwork.org/events/resis...

🇬🇧 Press release: Afro-Colombian representative denounces Glencore before the Human Rights Council
➡️ Read tinyurl.com/yc8x8yv9
@industriall-union.org

The Incarcerations: BK-16 and the Search for Democracy in India – book review The case of a group of writers and activists unjustly imprisoned in India starkly reveals the exploitative nature of Indian capitalism and its international connections, finds Nandita Lal Alpa Shah...

"Shah powerfully connects [the] dots, showing how neocolonial frameworks, like IMF-linked institutions, enable authoritarianism under the guise of financial security to power extraction in the Global South."

Read Nandita Lal's review of The Incarcerations:
www.counterfire.org/article/the-...

🚨 Music is power - #Glastonbury MUST BOYCOTT ALLIANZ! 🚫Join 4000+ people (including bands, DJs, speakers & artists attending/performing at the festival) in signing the open letter calling on Glastonbury to boycott deadly insurer #Allianz ✍️https://bit.ly/Allianz_Glasto #BoycottBloodyInsurance

Why is the government of Peru determined to inflict an unpopular copper mine on the people of the Tambo Valley? Contributing editor Vanessa Baird speaks to those on the frontlines of the resistance.

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Threatened whale species found in areas targeted by The Metals Company for deep sea mining, scientists warn - Greenpeace International A scientific survey of two areas targeted for deep sea mining in the Pacific Ocean by The Metals Company has confirmed the presence of whales and dolphins.

Another red flag of concern around #DeepSeaMining - a research paper demonstrating whale and dolphins in the area planned for mining by the Metals Company

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Manufactured crisis - SOMO Europe’s car industry hoards funds and delays climate action Despite claims of crisis, Europe’s car industry remains profitable, powerful, and politically influential. Yet EU industrial policy continu...

"SOMO urges the European Commission and EU Member States to ensure that public funds support a genuine structural shift in mobility. A true just transition must go beyond electrification and break our dependence on cars"

www.somo.nl/manufactured...

The ‘sacrifice zone’: villagers resist the EU’s green push for lithium mining Residents of a Portuguese rural idyll where four vast mines are planned are among those who feel they will pay too high a cost for the energy transition

"...people living near lithium deposits appear unconvinced that mines will bring good jobs and are unmoved by pleas to stop a bigger ecological threat. Attempts to push projects through in the face of local resistance have been met with cries of “colonialism”."

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Image: oil workers stand around a pipeline gushing black oil upwards. Text: Resisting Mining Book Club Wednesday 8 July 2025 6.00 - 8.00pm BST, online via Zoom Adam Hanieh presenting his new book, “Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market” (Verso Books, 2024)

Delighted to announce the next instalment of our Resisting Mining Book Club! 📣

📆8 July | 6-8PM | via Zoom

We'll be welcoming Adam Hanieh to discuss his new book, 'Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market'.

Register now: londonminingnetwork.org/2025/06/resi...

Anglo American’s AGM 2025: A Theatre of Greenwashing and Denial - London Mining Network London Mining Network - Holding the Mining Industry to Account

Last month with @actsa-uk.bsky.social and community members from Peru, Chile and Zambia, we headed to Anglo American's AGM to expose their greenwashing narrative and hold them to account for decades of injustices.

Read our report:
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#ResistAngloAmerican

Judge blocks transfer of Oak Flat to Resolution Copper A FEDERAL JUDGE IN ARIZONA TEMPORARILY HALTED THE OAK FLAT LAND EXCHANGE TODAY WHILE TWO LAWSUITS CHALLENGING THE EXCHANGE PROCEED. Without today’s injunction, the public lands about 40 miles east …

Local communities succeed in halting the transfer of culturally significant, environmentally important and water-stressed lands over to BHP & Rio Tinto to exploit for copper mining.

The fight is far from over but this reprieve is encouraging news.
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Coming up this afternoon! Join us for the third session in our webinar series exploring Indigenous resistance to extractivism and militarism in Adivasi regions in India.

Register: londonminingnetwork-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@indlabsol.bsky.social @jamhoor.org @indinsaf.bsky.social