Major emerald miner assassinated in Bogota
One of Colombia’s most important emerald miners was assassinated in the capital Bogota on Sunday amid an apparently ongoing dispute over stocks in a mining company. Hernando Sanchez, one of…
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Colombia charges mining executives over terrorist financing
The Colombia director of US mining corporation Drummond has been charged for allegedly funding a paramilitary group that assassinated two labor union leaders in 2001. Drummond Colombia boss Jose Miguel…
NGO’s urge Colombia to sink investor protection treaties
Multinational NGO’s are visiting Colombia to urge the country’s leaders to abandon controversial treaties that seek to protect foreign investment. Over the past decades, Colombia’s previous governments signed multiple investor…
Central Colombia mining disaster kills 21, rescue attempts ended
Rescue workers ended rescue efforts in central Colombia after recovering the bodies of 21 miners who were killed in underground explosions. Two miners were rescued alive on Wednesday in an…
At least 11 dead, 10 missing after central Colombia mine blasts
At least 11 miners died and another ten were reported trapped after a series of explosions in a mine in central Colombia. The accident took place in Sutatausa, a municipality…
Glencore to abandon mining in Colombia amid growing woes
Multinational Glencore’s subsidiary in Colombia said Thursday that it will abandon its mining interests amid dropping profits, and growing human rights and environmental concerns. In a press release, Glencore subsidiary…
State Council upholds Colombia’s ban on fracking while government is granting licenses
Colombia’s state council upheld a ban on fracking on Tuesday and proceeded to investigate whether the government illegally granted licenses to multinationals. The administration of President Ivan Duque has been…
Northern Colombia mining region shocked by 2nd massacre this month
A gold mining region in the north of Colombia saw its second massacre this month, local media reported on Sunday. Four people, including one minor, were murdered on Saturday in…
Massacre in mining town in northern Colombia
Three adults and one minor were killed in a massacre in a mining town in the north of Colombia, authorities said Wednesday. The alleged massacre took place on Tuesday in…