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Colombians ‘in constant danger’ from rains: Govt

Ingeominas, the Colombian government’s geology and mining institute, said Monday the country’s topography combined with a lack of understanding of extreme weather puts its population in permanent danger. Martha...

Earthquakes shake northern Colombia

Bucaramanga, the capital of the north-central Colombian department of Santander, was hit by two earthquakes Tuesday. Colombia’s Institute of Mines and Minerology (Ingeominas) reported the first earthquake at 12:55PM. The...

Magnitude 4.4 earthquake hits southwest Colombia

An 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook the southwest Colombian department of Huila at 5:02AM Tuesday. According to news website Terra, the Institute of Geology and Mining reported that the epicenter of the quake was 17.9 kilometers...

Emergency plan to monitor mines

Colombia launched an emergency plan to control the country’s mines and provide better saftey for workers, RCN Radio reported Thursday. The new measures include requiring the highest levels of security for workers and plans...

Mine authority: ‘Impossible’ to monitor mines

The outgoing geology and mining director says that there are not enough resources to sufficiently monitor mining in Colombia, RCN Radio reported Wednesday. “Ingeominas [Colombia’s Institute of Geology and Mining] has...

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