Jan Morrill

Mining Programme Co-Director Earthworks

Jan Morrill is the Co-Director of the Mining Program at Earthworks, a U.S.-based organization with over 30 years of experience working alongside communities on the frontlines of extraction projects. As Co-Director she leads the organization's efforts to reform mining practices through corporate and markets campaigns, policy reforms, and solidarity with frontline communities. 
Jan is also the Tailings Campaign Manager at Earthworks where her efforts focus on mine waste, and the social, environmental and cultural impacts of dangerous mine waste management. She advocates to dangerous tailings storage facilities in Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Serbia, Indonesia, South Africa and beyond.  
Jan seeks to elevate best practices in tailings storage on a local, regional and international level. In 2020, Jan co-authored Safety First: Guidelines for Responsible Mine Tailings Management, a set of guidelines endorsed by 164 frontline community groups and civil society organizations from 24 countries that aims to protect communities, workers and the environment from the risks posed tailings facilities.