Colombia: In a Village Divided, Farmers Stall Massive Copper Mine in Colombian Andes

May 29, 2024 | Austin Landis, Mongabay
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The Quebradona project aims to extract nearly 1.4 million metric tons of copper over a construction and production period of nearly 30 years, plus 2.6 million ounces of gold and 28.1 million ounces of silver via two tunnels up to 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) deep. They’d run beneath three rural mountain neighborhoods in Jericó, where people traditionally grow coffee, plantain and newer crops like avocado.