MUZO, Colombia — Although he has helped transform Colombia's emerald industry, long a source of violence and environmental damage, former U.S. diplomat Charles Burgess admits that he got into the ...

COSCUEZ, Colombia (AP) — Deep inside mountain tunnels where the heat is so intense it causes headaches, women with power tools are chipping away at boulders in search of gems. They have opened a ...

A Colombian soldier stands guard as heavy machinery used at an illegal gold mine is destroyed – Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File ALEX WONG From the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Afro-Colombian communities practicing mercury-free gold mining say a reform of the country’s mining industry is urgently needed, but aren’t ...

Job scarcity and the hope of striking it rich are driving women to pursue mining despite the grueling conditions. Colombian emeralds are highly valued globally, with the potential for significant ...

For decades, women like Rosalba Canon were banned from Colombia’s emerald mines: men said they brought bad luck. Canon and others like her have spent their lives as “guaqueras,” or fortune hunters, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colombian Minister of Mines and Energy Velez Torres speaks during an interview with Reuters in Bogota BOGOTA (Reuters) - ...

BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Opposition lawmakers in Colombia have proposed a bill that aims to cut the use of mercury and other toxic chemicals in illegal gold mining, that has polluted ...

VANCOUVER, BC, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Aris Mining Corporation (Aris Mining or the Company) (TSX: ARIS) (NYSE-A: ARMN) announces the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) led by Colombia ...

NPR ventures into a Colombian emerald mine — which used to be more dangerous, with potential explosions inside and gunfights outside. The CEO, a... Inside the emerald mines that make Colombia a global ...