Thursday, May 2, 2024

Chapter 7 - Mining and communities

Mexico: more than 800 socio-environmental conflicts since 2006

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A project called 'Talking to Goliath' has mapped social and environmental conflicts across the length and breadth of Mexico, caused by the development, expansion...

Brazil: indigenous reserves to be opened up to mining

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New Minister of Mines and Energy Admiral Bento Albuquerque announced on 4 March that he plans to permit mining on indigenous lands...

Colombia: forced removal to make room for the mine

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Rogelio Ustate recalls (in a poem) the day when his community (Tabaco, a township of Alto Nuevo in Guajira) was displaced by public...

Las Huellas del Cerrejón

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The documentary "Las Huellas Del Cerrejón" recounts the experiences of some of the people living near the largest coal mine in the world:...

Protest at the Mines & Money Conference, London

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Documentary by Zoe Broughton for London Mining Network, detailing the protests at the annual industry conference on mining. Frontline defenders from Global Majority, including...

Environmental hazards in Chile’s mines

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Afshin Rattansi goes underground on how the mining of its resources are linked to environmental disaster, and the London Stock Exchange. ...

Chile mobilizes: Caimanes

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Documentary which explains the history of the El Mauro tailings dam at Caimanes, the threat it poses to the community, and the mining company's...

Mariana, Brazil: the facts they won’t let you know

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News report on the tragedy in the city of Mariana, Minas Gerais , led by Proteste Já , exhibited on the show CQC,...

Argentina: Marcelo Giraud on mining in Mendoza

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An interview with Marcelo Giraud, of the Asamblea Popular por el Agua, about the efforts of the mining companies to have Mendoza's Law...

The two faces of Norway’s rainforest policies

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Norway gives billions to Brazil to save the rainforest. At the same time, Norsk Hydro’s operations lead to large emissions of greenhouse gases...

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