Colombia: Exploration Projects in Colombia Face Increasing Uncertainty as Another Town Votes against Mining

Oct 22, 2017 | Manuel Rueda, Finance Colombia
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It was the first Sunday of October in Colombia, and Sucre, population 7,000, had just held a special referendum in which residents were asked if they wanted mining and oil projects in their mostly agricultural county. Ninety-nine percent of voters said “no” to mining, fearing that plans for a large limestone mine would pollute local water sources and affect the region’s dairy farms.