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Colombian Town Rejects $35 Billion Gold Mine to Keep Clean Air, Water, Simple Life

AngloGold occupied the town of Cajamarc, Colombia for nearly ten years, simply in anticipation of moving forward on their billion-dollar project, but have been surreptitiously denied with a single vote among 22,000 locals.  Read more -

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