Drummond Ltd. delivered the 27 recovered kilometers of the CasacaraPlatanal road to communities in Cesar. The highimpact project, in which it invested 1,400,000,000 pesos, will benefit local people and visitors to the region.

mining industry in Colombia, it will be remarked the international and local legal framework in every context, and it will be shown quantitative and qualitative data collected from public official organizations, as from local and international NGO’s,

Colombian Coal Australia is a niche and advisory firm focused on the commercial aspects of mining and resourcerelated infrastructure projects in Latin America and Asia Pacific.

When coal mining was violently withdrawn from the UK’s North Eastern coalfields in the 1980s and 1990s, it was violently imposed onto Northern Colombia with the support of paramilitaries. What manifested as class struggle in the UK manifested as neocolonialism in Colombia, as multinational companies centralised ownership of coal extraction ...

21 hours ago· The battle pits members of the Wayuu — the largest Indigenous group in Colombia — against the owners of one of the largest coal mines in the world, and at over 270 square miles, the largest openpit coal mine in all of Latin America.

Jun 23, 2020· The United Nations is being asked to call for the suspension of coal mining in the Provincial Reserve in la Guajira, Colombia, due to the COVID19 emergency. Statement from Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (José Alvear Restrepo …

Jul 22, 2020· The battle pits members of the Wayuu — the largest Indigenous group in Colombia — against the owners of the one of the largest coal mines in the world, and at over 270 square miles, the largest openpit coal mine in all of Latin America.

Apr 05, 2020· Eleven people were killed and four injured in an accidental explosion at a Colombian coal mine in Cucunuba, near Bogota, on Saturday, according to the …

Jun 23, 2020· The United Nations is being asked to call for the suspension of coal mining in the Provincial Reserve in la Guajira, Colombia, due to the COVID19 emergency. Statement from Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective), Bogota, Colombia…

Our Colombian mining operation includes the Mina Pribbenow and El Descanso openpit coal mines located in the Cesar Coal Basin. Today, we own and manage roughly 2 billion tons of reserves in La Loma, El Descanso, Rincόn Hondo, Similoa, and Cerrolargo, the last three are in the process of environmental licensing.

Colombia is one of the world’s most important coalmining nations. Here is how we are contributing to the country while supporting the goal of a lasting peace. What do you do in Colombia? How do you contribute to the Colombian economy?

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Drummond transports the coal from the mines 120 miles by railcar on the renovated portion of the Colombian National Railroad System directly to Puerto Drummond, the deepwater ocean port. This port has the capability to load all sizes of vessels from handysize up to the largest capesize. Heavy investment in production infrastructure, has ...

May 21, 2020· Coal production in Colombia, the world's fifthlargest coal exporter, fell % in the first quarter because of low prices and coronavirus quarantine measures, the government said on Thursday.

Eleven people were killed and four injured in an accidental explosion at a Colombian coal mine in Cucunuba, near Bogota, on Saturday, according to the local fire department. The victims were ...

Colombian coal miner Prodeco is seeking government permission to prolong the suspension of operations at its two mines, according to a letter to workers sent by company president Xavier Wagner.

Colombia is one of the top five exporters of thermal coal globally, and the coal mining sector became a core pillar of the government’s economicdevelopment policy during the 2000s. However, debate about the governance of the extractives sector ( production of minerals, coal, oil and gas) has increased, notably around the real costs and ...

May 17, 2017· Foreign investors are likely to flee Colombia’s mining sector in the coming months as the country is failing to protect the interest of global companies operating and exploring in the country ...

Feb 27, 2017· Luz Angela Uriana from Colombia lives next to Latin America’s biggest coal mine. International companies are raking in big profits. The air is polluted and streams could dry out. The indigenous ...

Jan 16, 2018· While largescale, legal mining operations unearthed eight tons of gold in 2016, according to the Colombian Mining Association, the country exported 64 tons worldwide, much of it …

Colombia is the fifthlargest coal exporter in the world, but with Europe reducing coal imports as it increasingly moves to clean energy its share of Colombia coal exports has fallen from 50% in ...

The two regions represented in the room, Northern Colombia and the North East of England, share a common history and a common present. When coal mining was violently withdrawn from the UK’s North Eastern coalfields in the 1980s and 1990s, it was violently imposed onto Northern Colombia with the support of paramilitaries.