The export ban on Drummond, Colombia’s second-largest exporter of coal, was lifted Friday.
Drummond shipping operations were suspended on February 6 after the Alabama-based company dumped tons of coal into the Caribbean Sea from a sinking barge on January 13. The mining company insisted that the actions were necessary in order to save the lives of the crew, but did not report the incident until footage of the disaster was aired on television.
BACKGROUND: Colombia suspends operations for US coal company after coal spill coverup
- Colombia ends Drummond suspension, night railway ban (Reuters)
- Statement by Drummond Ltd (Drummond)
- Anla levanta suspension Drummond (Portfolio.co)
- Colombia Says Unprecedented Coal Interruption Wil Slow Economy (Bloomberg)