BRIGADE AGAINST ILEGAL MINING.

Brigade Against Illegal Mining (BRCMI) was created in October 2015 by Colonel Federico Mejia, in order to dismantle all these criminal gangs that mining without due permission from the mining authority and noncompliant code miner; making ecosystems of Colombia are affected along with the species that live here, however, it is not always easy to find out where this activity is carried out, but leave very large tracks throughout the country as the damage caused to the rivers of 21 departments of Colombia (Cauca, Antioquia, Choco Santanderes, Amazonas, Guainía, Putumayo, Valle, Vichada, Cundinamarca, Sucre, Boyaca, Vaupes, Bolivar, Magdalena, Cesar, Cordoba, Risaralda, Caldas and Caquetá.)

Environmental impact:

According to conservative estimates, illegal gold mining in Colombia moves around 45,000 million pesos per month.

The prosecution today takes 512 processes for illegal gold mining, coal 124, 200 quarries, 13 coltan, one mercury, another for uranium, and several, 123 materials.

Such is the profit generated in some regions, within months, have appeared abnormal floating population settlements near municipal seats, as occurred in the area between Timbiquí and López de Micay (Cauca).

Version in spanish http://colombiaymineria.blogspot.com.co/2016/01/brigada-contra-la-mineria-ilegal_30.html

From: http://www.eltiempo.com/politica/justicia/mineria-ilegal-destruye-los-rios-de-21-departamentos-de-colombia/15675184 

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