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Colombia declares tracts of Amazon protected from mining

Extensive tracts of the Amazon rainforest were declared National Security Zones by Colombia’s Institute of Geology and Mining (Ingeominas) on Thursday in an attempt to control mining operations. Oscar Paredes, the...

Colombia to investigate corruption in granting of mining rights

The director of Colombia’s geological and mining institute reported that authorities will investigate cases of serious corruption found Monday in the granting of mining rights by institute employees. Ingeominas Director...

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