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…
Colombia’s business community may be shielded from a war crimes tribunal, but that doesn’t stop judges from investigating if businessmen made a fortune off murder and displacement. A court in…
Colombia’s Minister of Mines and Energy Amylkar Acosta told the mining company Prodeco, owned by Swiss multinational Glencore Xstrata, that it had to integrate six separate operations in order to renew…
Mining companies Drummond Ltd. and Glencore subsidiary Prodeco denied allegations the companies provided financial and logistical support to armed groups, but declined to provide substantive details on Tuesday.
One-hundred and seventy-three families from Colombia’s northern Cesar state agreed to a relocation program with multinational mining corporations, local media reported Monday.
US coal giant Drummond has shown little interest in alternative proposals by the Colombian government enabling it to continue exporting coal after its port was closed down by the authorities,…