Mines & Extraction · mine

Cerrejón

Colombia · Open pit

Opened
1985
Region
La Guajira
Status
Active
Country
Colombia
Notes
The largest open-pit coal mine in Latin America, on Wayuu land, with its own railway and Caribbean port.
Type
Open pit
Latitude
11.08
Longitude
-72.65

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