Explosion in Boyaca mine hamper rescue efforts
A futher explosion on Thursday slowed the operation to rescue two miners trapped miners 180 feet below the surface in the La Esperanza mine, north-east Colombia. The two men, Hernan Alfonso…
A futher explosion on Thursday slowed the operation to rescue two miners trapped miners 180 feet below the surface in the La Esperanza mine, north-east Colombia. The two men, Hernan Alfonso…
Spain and Colombia are making a film, “The 33 of San Jose,” based on the story of the miners who were trapped in Chile’s San Jose for 69 days. The…
Three people were killed by an explosion in a coal mine in the rural town of Jamundi in Colombia’s south-east Valle del Cauca department, according to official sources. The blast occurred…
As rescue workers recovered the bodies of six more victims of the San Fernando coal mine disaster in the Antioquia department on Monday, an investigation has begun into the cause…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe confirms that emergency services have recovered the bodies of sixteen people killed in an explosion in the San Fernando coal mine in Antioquia. A further 72…
Colombian emergency workers extracted the bodies of three miners killed in an explosion in the San Fernando coal mine in Amaga, Antioquia. Around 60 people are believed to still be…
Emergency services are working to free around 100 workers trapped following an explosion in a tunnel in the San Fernando mine located in Amaga, in the central Colombian department of…
A FARC guerrilla known as “El Gringo,” responsible for many kidnappings, was captured by police after his legs were blown off by a landmine in Palmira, Valle del Cauca, south-western…
Colombia is emerging as a major gold producer as the national Institute of Geology and Mining announces that the country’s gold production will double in the next two years, reports…