The Colombian Mining Sector is experiencing improved fortunes and curiosity on the again of elevated Authorities assist and rising commodity costs; there stays quite a lot of engaging and out there initiatives appropriate for Junior Mining Firms and ever rising alternatives for Mining Tools, Know-how and Companies (METS) Firms.Broadly talking the Colombian Mining Sector consists of three main commodity teams (Coal, Gold and Emeralds); a brief abstract of every has been offered beneath.Coal. The Coal sector in Colombia is characterised by massive thermal deposits within the north of the nation, the place there are operators corresponding to Cerrejón, Drummond and Prodeco and smaller, skinny seamed metallurgical deposits situated in each the centre of the nation and alongside the Venezuelan border. In practise the overwhelming majority of the thermal coal mined is transported to ship loading services by practice, whereas the metallurgical coal mined is usually transported by truck and/or a mixture of truck/ barge. Because of the scale, low working prices and good logistical techniques the manufacturing value per tonne for thermal coal is low, whereas because of the smaller scale and logistic difficulties, the price of producing metallurgical coal in Colombia is above business norms. However current coal worth will increase imply that these metallurgical deposits could be exploited properly beneath the sale value, making for a horny funding / buy alternative for the Junior Mining Sector. Correspondingly it presents a chance for the METS sector if they will carry techniques, equiptment and/or procedures that enhance effectivity, enhance restoration and low the manufacturing value.Emerald. The Emerald sector is never understood or identified in Colombia, though it has not too long ago grown to develop into the biggest producer of emeralds on the planet. Traditionally the sector (situated just a few hundred Kilometres north of Bogota within the province of Boyaca) has had a turbulent previous, marred by crime, unsafe working practises and corruption, nonetheless the sector is altering and altering quick. In recent times the Authorities has made important efforts to advertise the area and what it has to supply to overseas mining corporations, they usually have been profitable. Thus far three worldwide mining teams have entered the area bringing cash, a willingness to carry finest observe and elevated transparency, a specific instance is Mineria Texas Colombia which bought the Muzo Mine, the biggest emerald mine in Colombia. The have an effect on of those “new comers” has been an effort to formalise the sector and to take a principally hand mined business to a world class mining area with finest practises, procedures and tools. With this in thoughts the sector is completely positioned for METS corporations trying to enter the Colombian market, as The whole lot is required.Gold. The Gold Mining sector is without doubt one of the most well-known and finest understood sectors in Colombia, though there was an extended historical past (and there stays) of huge unfold artisanal gold mining, there has additionally been quite a lot of overseas mining corporations which have entered the sector, corresponding to Purple Eagle Mining, AngloGold Ashanti and Continental Gold. Particularly in the course of the mid-2000´s massive variety of overseas owned junior mining corporations had been energetic in Colombia discovering and growing quite a lot of potential initiatives, nonetheless with the GFC and the downturn in commodity costs many of those corporations finally left the market, both promoting there initiatives or returning them to there authentic homeowners, which means quite a lot of exploration initiatives (some with drilling and useful resource statements) exist, and a few nonetheless with out an investor or firm progressing the challenge. This current a chance for brand spanking new mining corporations searching for a challenge in Colombia.The mining sector in Colombia stays a horny location for overseas mining corporations searching for initiatives and/or METS searching for new shoppers. Though there are some complexities and rather a lot to study and perceive for brand spanking new corporations coming into the market, the alternatives exist and the potential is large. Mixed with this, there’s elevated Governmental curiosity in serving to overseas corporations to enter the Colombian market, by means of eradicating legislative obstacles, streamlining visa processes and ever working to enhance the allow software and approval course of for mining initiatives.
