January 30, 2018. The sun is rising in the Indigenous reserve Provincial, in the northern Colombian province of La Guajira. The morning silence is broken by a pounding sound, emanating from a nearby mining pit just a few hundred meters from the community. Photo Ynske Boersma El Cerrejón is among the world's largest coal mines.

Cerrejon is Latin America's largest open pit coal mine. La Guajira, Colombia. Cerrejon's spokesmen often divert responsibility for the water and health crisis in La Guajira to the corruption of local and regional politicians and organizations. Instead of accepting any accountability, Cerrejon redirects the attentions to the failures of ...

The blockade of a rail line and the entrance to an export terminal used by coal miner Cerrejon in Colombia's far northeast is affecting the company's operations, it said on Wednesday, without ...

Mine. In the center of La Guajira is the heart of our operations. We carry out the exploration and exploitation of Colombian coal following the highest operational and environmental standards. Once the mining …

Cerrejón's port operation in Alta Guajira, located next to the Bahía Portete Nature Park, proves that it is possible to mine while still respecting the environment. Ships worldwide arrive at the port, where they are loaded to distribute our product to our international clients. Railroad Through an automatic loading and unloading system, the ...

Most people have never heard of the Cerrejón coal mine, located in Colombia. The mine pumps out over 30 million tons of coal each year, and it's also become a critical site for scientists. In fact, the coal mine ranks as one of the best fossil sites in the world, providing a window into a tropical rain forest from 60 million years ago.

The largest coal mining operation in Latin America, Carbones del Cerrejón Norte was developed by a joint venture between the Colombian state organisation, Carbones de Colombia (Carbocol) and …

Diversified natural resource company Glencore has completed the acquisition of 66.6% interest from joint venture partners Anglo American and BHP in Cerrejón coal mine in Colombia. Anglo American and BHP each held a 33.3% stake in the thermal coal project. In June last year, Glencore agreed to purchase stakes from both companies in a deal ...

Protesters in Colombia's northern La Guajira province have lifted a four-day blockade of a rail line and the entrance to an export terminal used by coal miner Cerrejon, the company said on Friday.

Our operation Our operation integrates the exploration, extraction, transportation, shipment, and export of coal of various qualities, and it is one of the largest open-pit mines in the world. Our thermal coal-extraction process in La Guajira follows the highest standards in safety, health, environment, and respect for human rights.

The Cerrejon coal mineis located in the department of La Guajira in Colombia. The mining concession covers an area of approximately 69,000ha, spanning over the municipalities of Albania, and Barrancas y Hatonuevo. The coal mine lies within the El Cerrejon sub-basin which is dominated by … See more

posted: 11/01/2022. Baar, Switzerland. 11 January 2022. Glencore refers to its announcement of 28 June 2021, in which it announced its intention to acquire Anglo American's and BHP's respective 33.3% interests in Cerrejón. Following receipt of the relevant regulatory approvals, the transaction has been completed.

A mining truck transports coal at a Cerrejon mine near Barrancas, Guajira province, May 24, 2007. Picture taken on May 24, 2007. ... Colombia is a major world exporter of coal, producing 53.5 ...

The rest, roughly 11 billion liters (2.9 billion gallons) per year, she said comes from "rainwater on the mining areas and depressurization of coal beds" — poor-quality water that the mine ...

A strike at the Cerrejon mine, which produces 32 million tonnes of coal a year, or about 37 percent of Colombia's total output, could reduce production and overseas sales from the world's ...

Commenting on the blockades, the Colombian Mines and Energy Ministry said on Twitter that 200,000t of coal export has been suspended. This led to losses of $21.3m (COP80bn) for the mining industry. Reuters cited Cerrejon as saying: "Cerrejon is currently suffering two blockades, led by people unconnected to the company, which …

The stake sale in Cerrejon coal mine represents Anglo American's exit from thermal coal operations. June 29, 2021. Share this article. Glencore has signed a $588m agreement to acquire full ownership of the Cerrejon coal mine in Colombia from joint venture partners BHP and Anglo American.

For 20 years, there have been numerous reports of serious human rights abuses associated with the Cerrejón Coal mine, the largest open-pit coal mine in South America. Violations of the rights to housing, access to water, ... and peasant communities that live in the department of La Guajira, in Colombia.

The Cerrejon coal mine is located in the department of La Guajira in Colombia. The mining concession covers an area of approximately 69,000ha, spanning over the municipalities of Albania, and Barrancas y Hatonuevo. The coal mine lies within the El Cerrejon sub-basin which is dominated by deltaic rocks of the Paleogene-age …

January 12, 2022. Share this article. The Cerrejon coal mine is located in the La Guajira province. Credit: Tanenhaus/commons.wikimedia. Glencore has completed the …

El Cerrejon coal mine, Colombia. (Image from Wikimedia Commons) Colombian coal miner Cerrejon's production jumped 89% last year to 23.4 million tonnes, the company said in a statement on Monday ...

Colombian coal miner Cerrejon, owned by Anglo-Swiss commodities giant Glencore, said it was able to restart operations late on Tuesday after earlier reporting that production at its mine was ...

...Multiple National Contact Points (NCPs) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will begin the process of investigating three international mining giants (BHP, Anglo American and Glencore) and Ireland's state-owned energy provider, the ESB, over serious human rights abuses and devastating …

It was announced in September 2011 that Cerrejon coal mine, which owns Colombia's largest coal mine, projected it will export about 32 million mt in 2011, up from 30.2 million mt from 2010. At the projected level, exports from Cerrejon would account for 42.6% of Colombia's total coal exports. Colombia is among the worlds top-five coal exporters ...

The probe comes just months after the United Nations called on BHP, Anglo American and Glencore to suspend some operations at the massive Cerrejon thermal coal mine in Colombia, in the La Guajira ...

Including contractors, it provides employment for around 7,800 people. The Carbocol-Intercor joint venture has a 33-year life covering exploration (1977–80), construction (1980–86) and production …

Minería para Colombia y La Guajira. Conoce nuestro Informe de Sostenibilidad 2022, un importante balance a los logros obtenidos en materia social, ambiental y económica y los retos para este 2023.

Cerrejón is an integrated mining and transportation complex in Colombia's La Guajira province, in the northeastern region of the country, which includes an open-pit mine, a 150-kilometres ...

Cerrejón, the largest open-pit coal mine in Latin America, has operated in the department of La Guajira, Colombia since the 1980s. A former Exxon subsidiary, Cerrejón was acquired by Anglo American, BHP Billiton, and Glencore in the early 2000s. Today, Cerrejón is one of the top three coal-producing companies in Colombia, along with …

The Cerrejón mine is one of the largest open pit coal mines in the world, covering approximately 69,000 hectares of land in the administrative region of La Guajira in Colombia. The persistent expansion of the mine over the past four decades has led to ruinous environmental degradation with serious human rights impacts.