If Colombia bans the use of cyanide in mining, what would happen to all those Colombian gold exploration projects that are planning to use cyanide recovery techniques?
This report states that after a meeting on Monday between Colombia’s agro and mining ministers, there’s an agreement between them to add into the upcoming mining law project, about to be presented to Colombia’s parliament for debate, a stipulation on the non-use of mercury and cyanide in mining in the country.