BOGOTA – Colombia has again extended a ban on new requests for mining permits until August, when a new mining agency should start operations in the mineral-rich country, the government said.
The world's No 4 coal exporter has been hit by a series of mine explosions and accidents that has killed hundreds in the past few years and has also struggled to keep up with a flood of requests for mining permits, which prompted the government to create a new regulatory agency. Read more here...
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