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Colombia's new cocaine isn't white -- it's gold
US demand for Colombian gold complicates efforts to combat illegal mining and money laundering.
As gold surpasses $5,000 per ounce, its record-setting rally is reshaping more than investment portfolios.
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Violent Militias Stand Between the U.S. and Venezuela's Vast Mineral Riches
But getting at the riches of the jungle won't be easy. Armed criminal groups control vast swaths of territory in southern Venezuela, including the gold and coltan mines.
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Illegal gold mining surges into new parts of Peru's Amazon, threatening rivers and lives
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Illegal gold mining is spreading into new parts of Peru's Amazon, advancing along remote rivers and into Indigenous territories as experts warn of a widening environmental and public health crises that could cause irreparable damage.
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Illegal gold mining surges into new parts of Peru's Amazon, threatening rivers and lives
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Illegal gold mining is spreading into new parts of Peru's Amazon, advancing along remote rivers and into Indigenous territories as experts warn of a widening environmental and public health crises that could cause irreparable damage.
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Interpol-Backed Police Make Nearly 200 Arrests in Amazon Region Gold Mining Sweep
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Police and prosecutors from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their first-ever joint cross-border operation targeting illegal gold mining in the Amazon region, authorities said Thursday.
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Interpol-backed police make nearly 200 arrests in Amazon region gold mining sweep
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Police and prosecutors from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their first-ever joint cross-border operation targeting illegal gold mining in the Amazon region, authorities said Thursday.
