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Criminal gold mining threat to Colombia hydrodam

National Unit against Illegal Mining deployed

Paul Harris
Hidroituango in Antioquia, Colombia

Hidroituango in Antioquia, Colombia | Credits: EPM

Illegal dredging for gold on the Porce river in Antioquia Colombia is threatening the country's largest hydroelectric power generation installation, Hidroituango. Earthworks by criminal miners to create...

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