Zijin reports illegal mining at Buritica gold mine, losses being assessed

Buritica is located in the middle Cauca belt, in Colombia’s northwest. (Image courtesy of Zijin Continental Gold.)

China’s Zijin Mining said on Thursday that some “high-grade ore bodies” in the shallow areas of the Buritica gold mine in Colombia had been illegally mined by organized groups.

The illegal mining has led to certain losses for its subsidiary, Continental Gold Inc, though the exact amount of lost resources is still being verified, a company statement said.

(By Beijing newsroom; Editing by Mark Potter)

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