Colombia's small-scale traditional miners are fighting for their piece of the recent gold mining boom as large multinational companies have picked up most of the country's exploration rights.
Gold Rush
Published September 23, 2011
As the global economy sags, demand for gold futures has surged to record levels. Growing demand has increased the value of Colombia’s gold deposits—but this has increased pressure on indigenous mining communities to maintain ownership of their land. Reporter Nadja Drost visits the Afro-Colombian community of La Toma, where small-scale traditional miners have operated for generations.
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Pulitzer Center grantee Nadja Drost reports on the struggles gold miners face in Colombia's La Toma community.
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Nadja Drost is a Canadian multimedia reporter based in Bogotá, Colombia, where she is a correspondent for GlobalPost. She contributes to Maclean’s Magazine, The Globe and Mail,...
