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Major blow to illegal mining in Colombia’s Amazon: 59 arrested

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 12, 2015 | 3:25 am Base Metals Energy Precious Metals Europe Latin America Coal Copper Gold Silver 

[caption id="attachment_824548" align="alignright" width="550"] Colombian soldiers patrol an area controlled by the FARC. (Image from archives)[/caption] Colombia's armed forces have arrested 59 people in one of the major crackdowns on illegal mining in the country’s Amazon, where guerrilla groups such...

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