La Colosa Gold Mine

La Colosa is a proposed open cast gold mining project, by AngloGold Ashanti, in the beautiful mountains of Tolima, Colombia. Located in an area of lush, tropical cloudforest, it has an invaluable ecosystem with rich biodiversity. The mountains in the area also provide meltwater for irrigation for large areas of the country.

Local communities are concerned about the track record of environmental devastation caused by large-scale gold mining elsewhere, an activity which involves the use of dynamite and cyanide. They fear that their rivers will become contaminated, and food security put at risk, so are campaigning to stop this project from going ahead.

To learn more watch these three videos; Part 1 , Part 2 and Part 3

In 2018 the people of Cajamarca, Tolima held a Consulta Popular against the gold mine and AngloGold Ashanti were forced to leave. They have indicated their intention to return.