Tag: mining
Colombia farmers accused of violent crimes over peaceful anti-mining protests
Colombia’s prosecution indicted 11 activists for crimes such as kidnapping and robbery amid...
Colombia charges mining executives over terrorist financing
The Colombia director of US mining corporation Drummond has been charged for allegedly funding a...
NGO’s urge Colombia to sink investor protection treaties
Multinational NGO’s are visiting Colombia to urge the country’s leaders to abandon...
Central Colombia mining disaster kills 21, rescue attempts ended
Rescue workers ended rescue efforts in central Colombia after recovering the bodies of 21 miners...
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...
Glencore to abandon mining in Colombia amid growing woes
Multinational Glencore’s subsidiary in Colombia said Thursday that it will abandon its...
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...
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...
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,...
Salento in uproar after court overrules mining ban in “one of world’s most beautiful towns”
Inhabitants of Salento in Colombia’s coffee region are in uproar after a judge overruled a...
AngloGold Ashanti believed it was above Colombia’s law, until farmers stepped in
Not even the military could prevent locals from the small town of Jerico, Antioquia, from...
“Communities don’t matter”: Colombia’s former mining association head
The former head of Colombia’s mining association ACM and CEO of gold mining firm Minesa has...
