Collapse in illegal mine kills 3 and traps 2 in Colombia’s south
Three people have been left dead and two trapped after an illegal mine collapsed in southwestern Colombia Tuesday morning, according to local media.
Three people have been left dead and two trapped after an illegal mine collapsed in southwestern Colombia Tuesday morning, according to local media.
Local authorities said Saturday that they have ruled out the possibility of there being survivors in the aftermath of an illegal mine collapse in Colombia’s southern state of Cauca. As…
President Juan Manuel Santos announced Thursday that the government will now be offering large rewards for decisive information on illegal gold mining operations in Colombia in the form of confiscated…
Criminal groups and drug traffickers have expanded their hold over the northwestern Antioquia department according to a new scholarly report. According to Jorge Giraldo, the dean of Sciences and Humanities…
Mayors from several municipalities in the northwestern department of Caldas, which has long been a popular site for mining operations, reported an increase in illegal mining and the spreading influence…
The director of Canadian gold mining company Medoro came under fire Wednesday after stating that the resettlement of populations for mining operations is a “matter of money.” In the documentary…
Four men and a pregnant woman were killed by a landslide of mud and rocks at a gold mine in the southwest Colombian department of Cauca, Spanish news agency EFE…
Two gold mining and exploration companies operating in Colombia have announced plans to merge. Gran Colombia Gold Corp and Medoro Resources announced that they have entered into an “arrangement agreement”…