On top of the environmental and health risks, Ecopetrol said that 617 wells are out of commission and oil output is down by more than 20,000 barrels per day.
The South African mining company said it made the "unfortunate decision to stop all project activities...until there's certainty about mining activity in the country."
Orinoquia Capital received 25 million shares as the result of an April 4 merger between a wholly owned subsidiary of PMI Resources and PentaNova Energy Corp.
Gran Colombia Gold is in the middle of a grievance with the Colombian government. The Canadian-registered gold and silver mining firm has been struggling to manage what some would call “illegal mining” and others might call “informal mining” on its...