WHAT IS MINING?

What´s mining?

It is the obtention of minerals and other materials from the earth´s crust. The diversity of minerals that are found  throughout the country opens the possibility of exploitation in many places giving direct (35%) and indirectly (45%) many people work. Also as jobs are generated myths about mining are also generated for example "stay Colombia turned into a black hole" and do not know is that 1000 projects 100 only accepted and few are carried out, and only 1.1% is covered by mining. And when exporting minerals, the country receives foreign currencies that are useful for our development and generates significant foreign exchange earnings to the national economy.

Which makes mining in Colombia?

Mining in Colombia is one of the main economic engines of the country. In recent years, Colombia has intensified its mining due to the use of new technologies (30 years ago would not have imagined the extraction of oil and coal as it is now) and the arrival of foreign investors to the country. There are some myths that foreign companies say they take everything and leave nothing for national, but they do not know is that these foreign companies is that they only have 1028 titles unlike national with 7532.

Version in spanish http://colombiaymineria.blogspot.com.co/2015/12/que-es-mineria.html

From: http://es.slideshare.net/josefernandogonzalezante/minera-en-colombia-10113142 
              https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miner%C3%ADa_en_Colombia
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