Colombia: In tado everything that shines is gold

  http://www.laopinion.com.co/noticias July 17th, 2010 The work of the Green-Gold (Oro Verde) Foundation has enabled the association of families, numbering 700 miners, to become a decent way of life. They have achieved an autonomy that allows them to keep their...

In Peru: MEM has formalized 13,000 miners in the last three years

  www.portalminero.com April 7th 2010 The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) reported that in the past three years up to 13,000 informal miners were formalized, those are currently grouped into associations and cooperatives, which are mostly located in Puno. The...