London Mining Network

On Monday, we heard powerful testimony from Jaime Borda, Estela Rojas, Lucio Flores & Beatriz Cortez on the immense damage being done to their communities as a result of mining in Peru.

The event conveyed the urgency of resistance to extractivism, to defend the life & health of people & our planet.

Photo exhibition: 10 Years of Brazil’s Worst Environmental Crime - London Mining Network London Mining Network - Holding the Mining Industry to Account

⏰ Our virtual photo exhibition spotlighting the aftermath of the collapse of the Fundão tailings dam in Mariana, Brazil, closes on 8 December.

Take a moment to explore portraits and landscapes marked by destruction which articulate a refusal to be forgotten:
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Worldwide, women face - and resist - the gendered impacts of mining

Join us on Tuesday (12:00 GMT; 14:00 SAST), ahead of Anglo American shareholders voting on a proposed merger, to hear from activists and communities about the company's impacts on women

Register now us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

MACUA submit parliamentary petition calling for corporate accountability as Anglo American exits South Africa - ACTSA Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) and London Mining Network stand in solidarity with MACUA and partners in South Africa as they submit a petition to the South Africa parliament about Anglo American's upcoming merger as part of the campaign 'No Exit Without Justice'.

ACTSA and @ldnminingnetwork.bsky.social express our support for MACUA's petition to the South African parliament about Anglo American exiting South Africa

The mining giant's conduct undermines national economic sovereignty & community well-being. It must be held to account now #NoExitWithoutJustice

Cartographies of extraction and waste in the energy transition exhibition is open! Join us to hear from Peruvian land defenders speaking soon: londonminingnetwork.org/2025/11/cart...

Tonight at 6pm! Peruvian activists visit London to raise the alarm on the political, criminal, human rights and environmental crisis in their country – and the part that UK mining interests and consumers have to play.

Join us to hear their perspectives: londonminingnetwork.org/2025/11/cart...

Coming up on Monday! Join us at UCL to hear Peruvian land defenders share their experience of human rights and environmental harms resulting from mining operations, including those carried out by UK-based companies.

Free to attend - register here: londonminingnetwork.org/2025/11/cart...

Communities impacted by mining in Indonesia, Chile, South Africa, Peru and the North of Ireland condemn the UK's new #CriticalMineralsStrategy warning it will “fuel social and environmental injustices across global supply chains”.

Read their perspectives: londonminingnetwork.org/mining-affec...

MACUA submit parliamentary petition calling for corporate accountability as Anglo American exits South Africa - London Mining Network MACUA petition calls for reparations, binding obligations to Free Prior and Informed Consent, mine closure and rehabilitation.

LMN and @actsa-uk.bsky.social stand in solidarity with MACUA & partners in their demands for corporate accountability as Anglo American exits South Africa.

Watch the press conference: www.youtube.com/live/VMnTBAg...

Read our statement: londonminingnetwork.org/2025/11/macu...

#NoExitWithoutJustice

Glencore-Antapaccay, Espinar: international expert confirms validity of OEFA’s findings about mining contamination <p>An independent review of the OEFA studies on the causes of surface and groundwater contamination in the vicinity of the Glencore-Antapaccay mine in Espinar, conducted by a scientist from the renown...

📣 Glencore fined millions for environmental pollution in Espinar, Peru. Contamination of water, soil, air, flora & fauna has been confirmed as resulting from the operations & tailings deposits of the Antapaccay mine:
cooperaccion.org.pe/glencore-ant...

Great to see this @cooperaccion.bsky.social

Save Our Sperrins in the North of Ireland and mining affected communities in Chile, Indonesia, South Africa and Peru share their perspectives on how the UK Critical Minerals Strategy will impact them: londonminingnetwork.org/mining-affec...
#CriticalMineralsStrategy #CriticalMinerals #JustTransition

"Behind its polished language lies a blueprint for expanded mining, weakened planning protections and a deeper entanglement between government, finance and the arms industry."

Hear what the UK Critical Minerals Strategy really means for mining affected communities:
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Aerial shot of a hazy industrial looking cityscape. The text in bold reads: “NO TO GREEN HYDROGEN IMPORTS”, followed by “A statement from 130+ groups.”

📣 130+ groups tell EU to scrap its #greenhydrogen import plans that prioritise Europe's flawed energy agenda over the rights, needs, and futures of communities in the Global South.

Read more 🧵 1/5 👇

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YouTube video by Friends of the Earth Europe Jadar valley: United against the mine

After decades of protest by Serbian civil society, Rio Tinto has halted its lithium exploration project in the Jadar Valley.

LMN member @earththrive.bsky.social has cautiously welcomed this victory: friendsoftheearth.eu/news/lithium...

Hear Aleksandra's perspective: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxtA...

Cartographies of extraction and waste in the energy transition: Perspectives from Peru - London Mining Network London Mining Network - Holding the Mining Industry to Account

On 1 December, join us to hear from Peruvian land defenders living near the Antamina & Quellaveco copper mines and representatives of Red Muqui, a Peruvian organisation working to support communities affected by mining.

Free to attend - sign up here:
londonminingnetwork.org/2025/11/cart...

"Our drinking water and our soil are making us sick"

With @misereor.bsky.social communities impacted by human rights violations & environmental pollution in Peru have lodged complaints against German metal company Aurubis for importing copper linked to serious harms:
www.misereor.de/en/presse/pr...

“The UK Critical Minerals Strategy is geared to increase demand for minerals and, consequently, renewed mining on the African continent. It will fuel social and environmental injustices across global supply chains.”

Eric Mokuoa from Bench Marks Foundation, South Africa

UK Critical Minerals Strategy will fuel global injustices, say communities - London Mining Network London Mining Network - Holding the Mining Industry to Account

Instead of financing mining giants, the UK should focus on reducing demand and scaling up ambition around circular economy solutions. Read our full response: londonminingnetwork.org/2025/11/uk-c...

#CriticalMineralsStrategy

This strategy has nothing to do with meeting the needs of our energy transition and everything to do with bolstering the profits of arms, technology & automotive giants. Over half of "critical" minerals play no major role in the green transition according to research by @globaljusticenow.bsky.social

Communities living on the frontlines of mining operations have warned that these ambitions are unachievable without catastrophic and irreversible social & ecological damage, sharing perspectives from Indonesia, Chile, South Africa, Peru & the North of Ireland: londonminingnetwork.org/mining-affec...

The strategy lists 23 "growth minerals", including lithium, nickel and copper, aiming to fuel an expansion of mining both in the UK and globally for minerals “significant for the future of UK-based manufacturing across the relevant growth sectors”.

The strategy anticipates that by 2035 “demand for copper will almost double, while demand for lithium will increase by 1,100%”. It includes targets for 10% of UK demand to be met through domestic production and no more than 60% supplied by any 1 country by 2035.

UK Critical Minerals Strategy will fuel global injustices, say communities - London Mining Network London Mining Network - Holding the Mining Industry to Account

This weekend, the UK Government published its new Critical Minerals Strategy.

Mining affected communities have spoken out against this strategy, saying it will fuel global injustices.

londonminingnetwork.org/2025/11/uk-c...

UK courts find BHP responsible for the collapse of the Fundão tailings dam - London Mining Network London Mining Network - Holding the Mining Industry to Account

📣 In a significant ruling, UK courts have found BHP legally responsible for the catastrophic collapse of the Fundão tailings dam in Mariana, Minas Gerais. This ruling comes the week after the 10th anniversary of Brazil’s worst environmental crime.

Read more:
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‘Clean energy is just one driver of mining’: Cleodie Rickard on critical minerals For Cleodie Rickard, the policy and campaigns manager at Global Justice Now, the term “critical” minerals, commonly used to describe the metals vital for the green energy transition, can be misleading...

1 in 5 minerals labelled “critical” by the UK aren’t essential for the green energy transition.

In this piece, Cleodie Rickard from @globaljusticenow.bsky.social unpacks the rhetoric around critical minerals and the harsh reality for mining affected communities 👇
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/when...

YouTube video by SMWX Christopher Rutledge unpacks Anglo exit: SA economy, Stilfontein, PIC, Mantashe, Cat Matlala, EMPD

Why is the South African government quiet on Anglo's capital flight?

Chris Routledge from Mining Communities United in Action (MACUA) on Anglo American's leaving South Africa for Canada leaving impacts unresolved and questions unanswered

Photo exhibition: 10 Years of Brazil’s Worst Environmental Crime - London Mining Network London Mining Network - Holding the Mining Industry to Account

📷10 Years of Brazil's Worst Environmental Crime

Explore our virtual exhibition of photos by Rebeca Binda which shine a light on the devastation caused by the collapse of a tailings dam in Brazil and expose the lack of justice for this crime:
londonminingnetwork.org/2025/11/phot...

Comuneros podrían terminar en la cárcel por denuncia de Antamina Fiscalía solicita seis años de prisión efectiva para todos los denunciados.

Horrifying to read that community activists could face six years in prison for protesting against the Antamina mine in Peru.

Antamina is joint owned by Glencore, BHP, Teck Resources and Mitsubishi.

Solidarity with communities resisting these dirty corporations✊
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What’s With Corporate Amnesia in South Africa? At the Joburg Indaba 2025, two senior Anglo American executives made public remarks that, taken together, reveal a disturbing narrative of corporate amnesia, deflection, and disregard for the social c...

As Anglo American preps to leave South Africa, read ACTSA Director Tricia Sibbons on why civil society in South Africa such as MACUA and Tlou Mogabe Foundation are calling for Anglo to be accountable for its 100+ years of impact in South Africa

Photo exhibition: 10 Years of Brazil’s Worst Environmental Crime - London Mining Network London Mining Network - Holding the Mining Industry to Account

10 years ago today, Brazil suffered the worst environmental crime in its history.

On this poignant anniversary, we’re honoured to share an exhibition of photos by Rebeca Binda, taken in the wake of the devastating dam failure: londonminingnetwork.org/2025/11/phot...

Exhibition open until 8 Dec.