Rucom – National Mining Agency

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The National Mining Agency is the government entity responsible for administering, regulating and controlling all activities related to mining in Colombia, from granting mining licenses to controling the minerals trade. To fulfill this purpose the National Mining Agency (ANM), formerly Ingeominas, has created the National Register of Minerals Traders or RUCOM. A technological tool where traders must register, them being companies or single persons wishing to trade minerals in the country. According to the ANM the application of the RUCOM provides greater transparency to the trading activity of minerals in Colombia.
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Zambia restricts Emeralds sales

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Last month the government of Zambia restricted the sale of emeralds extracted in that country. The restriction says that emeralds produced or extracted in Zambia could not be sold abroad and had to be sell in its capital. The decision was taken, as the ministry of mines said “to keep the capital from flying and to deliver Zambians the much-needed resource.”
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New Mining Code in Colombia faces trouble

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The constitutional court in Colombia gave the government a term to present a new Mining Code that complies with the prerequisite of a previous consultation with the ethnic communities involved. This term comes to an end in may 13th, when all 31 articles in the code will become void.

There are four main points of concern within the government. The first one related to the inability to exploit moorlands and wetlands, with the void of the code the inability to exploit them could also be void and these ecosystems could be endangered by the possible mining operations that could be undergone. However there is a plan B regarding this issue, there has already been passed a law within the national development plan that prohibits mining activities in this areas.
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Emeralds Mining

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If you find the Emeralds extremely beautiful and fascinating but you don’t know exactly what they are and how they are produced, then all you have to do to understand a little bit more about Emeralds is to read this article:

The Emerald is a gemstone that is formed in the bowels of the earth by the pressure generated in the earth’s faults and the high temperature that it generates, that is why it has to be extracted by removing the topsoil and getting into deep of the earth. Emeralds are a variety of the mineral Beryl with traces of chromium and vanadium, which gives them their green color. It is as diamonds, sapphires and rubies considered as a precious stone and that is why its price is higher than some other stones like zircon, amethyst, topaz, among others. It’s considered as an investment asset by investors and exceptional jewels pieces by jewelers.
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Colombian Emeralds mining Gold mine

Trouble for Gold Exploration in Santurbán

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The National Mining Agency of Colombia or ANM for its spanish acronym, granted an extension to the Canadian company “Eco Gold Resources” (formerly know as “Gray Star Resources”) for the exploration stage of the mining title granted to the same company, located in the municipality of Vetas and California in the department of Santander, Colombia. The extension was granted due to “administrative silence” from the ANM, not timely responding to the extension request made by the mining company.
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Colombian Emeralds deposit in excavation

Emeralds Extraction Company

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Here is a short video (YouTube) about one of our strategic allies, an Emeralds Extraction Company whose main deposits are located in the municipality of Gachala, Cundinamarca, Colombia. This company has extracted high quality Emerald Gemstones and is compliant with all government regulations regarding industrial safety and environmental mitigation. According to studies conducted by experienced scientists in the field of Emeralds, Emerald Gemstones from Gachalá are among the highest quality gemstones in the world.
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