Colombia’s Armed Forces uncover 1,500 landmines in FARC weapons cache
Colombian authorities have uncovered 1,500 anti-personnel mines and over 3,000 pounds of...
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Authorities rule out survivors in lethal illegal mine collapse, 5 deaths already
Local authorities said Saturday that they have ruled out the possibility of there being survivors...
Colombian mines to be monitored much more strictly: Minister
The Colombian Mines and Energy Minister has announced plans to strengthen the licensing and control of the mining industry, reported local media Tuesday. A new auditing system will be introduced, implemented by a company that...
2 dead, 4 injured in ‘FARC’ minefield
Two soldiers die and four others are injured in a FARC minefield in northwest Colombia. according to army sources. The soldiers, in the 30th Brigade of the National Army, were hurt in Santa Cecilia, a mountainous region in the...
2 soldiers killed, 11 wounded in FARC minefield
At least two soldiers were killed and another 11 wounded in a minefield planted by the leftist guerrilla group FARC in the department of Cauca, southwest Colombia on Friday morning. According to newspaper El Tiempo, troops...
Colombia’s coal industry calls for more coordination
Colombia’s coal industry on Tuesday called on the new energy and environment ministers to improve their coordination of the fast-growing but increasingly criticized mining industry. Colombia’s oil and mining boom has...
3 miners die in small mine collapse near northern Colombia
Three gold miners die due to a mine shaft collapse in the northern department of Antioquia, reported local media Tuesday. Two miners were also wounded, but according to the local disaster center coordinator, “the two were...
Colombia’s mining ban may lead to illegal mines
Illegal miners could be attracted to the fragile “paramo” high-land moors where large mining companies are not allowed to operate, analysts fear. Colombia, which has tens of thousands of legal and illegal miners,...
FARC increasing use of landmines: Army
The commander of Colombia’s Armed Forces says the FARC are increasingly returning to traditional guerrilla tactics like the use of landmines, and warns of the difficulty of removing these devices, EFE reported Thursday....
