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Unearth Justice campaign

Gold mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [Richard Wainwright]

Mining can all too often be a cause of conflict, environmental destruction and toxic pollution. This campaign highlights the hidden harms

When new mines are developed, communities are threatened and forced from their lands and homes.

Rivers and streams close to mines are polluted with cyanide, hillsides and fields devastated - and the damage lasts long after mines have closed.

CAFOD is calling on governments and mining companies to end this injustice, and give poor communities much greater say in whether mining is allowed, how it operates, and who benefits.

We also work with partners are supporting poor communities to stand up for their rights.

Small-scale miners work in treacherous conditions at Kanga-Usine mine, Democratic Republic of Congo [Richard Wainwright]

Stop dangerous mines - email your pension fund

If 6,000 people email their pension fund, we could have £540m of financial power to pressure mining companies with - so, as well as taking action yourself, please send the action to up to six friends

People from nine parishes, three schools and a university handed in gold chain petition in Plymouth, September 2006.[Stuart Matthews]

Targeting jewellers

Find out how jewellery retailers are beginning to take steps to clean up the gold mining industry, thanks to pressure from CAFOD campaigners

A child gold miner in the DRC [Richard Wainwright]

Pensions Q&A

The top ten questions and answers about the new Unearth Justice action to pension funds. What's it for? Will it work? What can I do to help?

Mining

In poor parts of the world, extractive industries are often a cause of conflict, suffering, and dangerous pollution

Keith Hill MP visits open-cast mines in Honduras

Honduras: Mining reform under threat

Keith Hill MP backs CAFOD’s call to the Honduran government not to water down new mining laws, which have reached a critical stage of debate in its Congress