Watch testimony from communities affected by Anglo American’s platinum operations. Anglo Platinum is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Anglo American - one of the companies proposing to develop the Pebble Mine. This video was prepared by ActionAid - an anti-poverty agency based in South Africa.
A short film by Pacha Films for War on Want
“War on Want’s film exposes the reality of Anglo American mining activities in Colombia. [...]
Anglo Americans subsidiary AngloGold Ashanti has been actively exploring in Colombia since 1999. Its presence is fuelling conflict and human rights abuses by the Colombian army.
In the Sur de Bolívar region of northern Colombia, AngloGold Ashanti is the beneficiary of a brutal campaign by state security forces designed to intimidate communities and force people off their land to make way for mining operations.”