The size of the contract is for exploration, not for extraction. Although the size of this plot relates to contract EIG-163, which was the main allocation in hands of Anglo Gold Ashanti, the company is the one with the highest number of exploration contract in the region. It has several others in Cajamarca and other municipalities close to this area. Source: Agencia Nacional de Minería

Up until now, the area was leased during 30 years for exploration. Source: Agencia Nacional de Minería

Contract EIG 163

Contract EIG 163: in 2018 the contract is under suspension due to a plebiscite held in the municipality of Cajamarca, in which the population rejected any mining activities on their territories. The company reduced its investments to the minimal operational point and expects the incident to be solved by 2020. Source: http://www.anglogoldashanticolombia.com/esperamos-la-colosa-tenga-licencia-ambiental-en-2020/

The company is expected to return 4% of what it extracts as royalties to the central government. Those royalties are deducted from the taxes to be paid. Source: https://conflictos-ambientales.net/oca_bd/media_references/view/1505

From 2011 until 2016, the company hired 400 employees annually. Source: http://www.anglogoldashanticolombia.com/la-colosa/ After the suspension of the contract and the reduction of the activities in Cajamarca by AngloGold Ashanti, the community asserts that the unemployment rates have increased, although the life costs have considerably decreased since the departure of the multinational. Source: https://sostenibilidad.semana.com/impacto/articulo/cajamarca-tolima-le-dice-no-a-la-mineria-y-no-se-arrepiente/39755

During the beginnings of the 2000s, Anglo Gold Ashanti had a subsidiary in Colombia for the preparation of the project. It was Kedhada Ltd. Once they felt that the extraction of the Gold in Tolima was possible, the project was 100% and directly held by Anglo Gold Ashanti Source: https://censat.org/es/noticias/las-preguntas-detras-de-anglogold-ashanti. It has been mentioned that the activities of the AngloGold Ashanti in Colombia are somehow related to the presence of other mining multinationals such as the Greystar, B2Gold, Glencore and Goldfields. La Colosa is 100% managed by Anglo Gold, but they have other shared projects in Colombia with those companies, reducing the competition for mining licenses in the country. Additionally, it has been mentioned hat several directors of the Mining Agency of Colombia have ended up working for the company, which raises concerns. Source: https://censat.org/es/noticias/las-preguntas-detras-de-anglogold-ashanti

July 2013. In a local referendum the people of Las Piedras Municipality said No to the Mine activities. But the referendum result has been observed for the Central Government for not be included in the legal colombian framework for Mining Concesions

July 2013. In a local referendum the people of Las Piedras Municipality said No to the Mine activities. But the referendum result has been observed for the Central Government for not being included in the legal Colombian framework for Mining Concessions The members of AGA Colombia have recognized that they did the mistake of having their processes secretly. According to them they did this because of the confidentiality of the matter.

Feb 2013. The people from the town of Piedras Municipality protested against the mine working. Mar 2013. Tolima Regional Autonomous Corporation (CORTOLIMA) suspended the Mine working because they were starting works in a territory with agricultural and forestry purposes. July 2013. In a local referendum the people of Las Piedras Municipality said No to the Mine activities

Feb 2013. The people from the town of Piedras Municipality protested against the mine working. Mar 2013. Tolima Regional Autonomous Corporation (CORTOLIMA) suspended the Mine working because they were starting works in a territory with agricultural and forestry purposes. July 2013. In a local referendum the people of Las Piedras Municipality said No to the Mine activities On March 26, 2017 a plebiscite was held in Cajamarca around the question of having mining activities on their territories or not. The population rejected the presence of the Anglo Gold Ashanti in their municipality. Source: http://www.aga-reports.com/17/ir

Anglo Gold Ashanti had a project to resettle those households. Up to 2017 they have relocated 51 households. 6 were still pending but were supposed to do this by 2018 Source: https://thevault.exchange/?get_group_doc=143/1502963466-Sustainabledevelopmentreport2016.pdf

First of all, the exploration area for the gold mine collides with the Central Forest Reserve. Only in the exploration activities, it has been found by the National University of Colombia that the levels of heavy metals, arsenic and others are exceeding the allowed levels by the current legislation. Some peasants in the region have asserted that the cost of living in Cajamarca has considerably increased and the spending of the workers goes mostly to the capital of the state and not to the municipality directly. Another aspect for consideration is the fact that several peasants have decided to leave agriculture and start working for the company as unskilled laborers. As it was previously mentioned, there was also displacement of some households just in the exploration phase of the project.

Resettlement of 51 families. Between 2010 and 2016 the company has invested US$ 2 Millions on social programs for labor training. They have reforested 8.39 hectares and held programs to reintroduce 16 young people to farming.

Training programs, reforestation.

CENSAT, Bioparque

In Phase 1 the expect to have 29 Millions gold ounces. Source: http://www.anglogoldashanticolombia.com/esperamos-la-colosa-tenga-licencia-ambiental-en-2020/

Source: https://conflictos-ambientales.net/oca_bd/media_references/view/1438

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After a referendum held on March of 2017, the company has suspended almost all of its activities in Cajamarca. In the refererndum the community rejected the presence of any mining activity in the area. Nevertheless, the company expects to have permission to extract gold by 2020 and it is one of the most important projects of AGA in Colombia. IMPORTANT!!: This deal refers only to exploration and not mineral extractions. Due to the political process ongoing in the municipality the project has never started.