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Retail gas stations and wholesale distributors in La Guajira, Colombia’s Atlantic coastal department bordering Venezuela, have closed in protest of the national government’s subsidized gasoline quotas established by MinMinas, Colombia’s ministry of Mines & Energy. La Guajira,...

Colombia’s house of representatives approved as part of its National Development Plan last week, authorization for the Ministry of Mines & Energy to study the possibility of introducing Hydraulic Fracturing, nicknamed “Fracking,” in Colombia. The unconventional petroleum and...

Production was also up 4.1% over February of this year due to the reopening of several oilfields.

Colombia has signed a memorandum of understanding with Austria to promote cooperations in renewable energy.

Despite the year-over-year drop, the actual output did exceed Ministry of Mines and Energy's estimate of 840,000 barrels of oil per day.

“We cannot afford to lose this industry...I think we can save this marriage," said Orlando Velandia, president of the ANH.

Five people remain unaccounted for after more than 12 hours of rescue efforts and emergency response, said UNGRD.

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."

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...

Continental Gold Inc. (TSX: CNL) (OTCQX: CGOOF) announced today that national and regional police authorities in Buriticá, Antioquia launched a significant operation to evict illegal miners from unsafe areas near the company’s Veta Sur operations in the town of Buriticá...