Amid global crackdowns on cocaine trafficking, Colombia’s cartels and criminal groups have shifted to a new top moneymaker: gold. But as the government tackles illegal mining, artisanal workers whose families have relied on the gold for generations are caught in the crossfire.
00:00 – Introduction
01:09 – Marmato’s Informal Mines
05:47 – Volunteer Rescue Operations
09:40 – The Rise of Criminal Groups
11:25 – How Informal Miners Get Criminalized
12:17 – The History of Colombian Gold
14:02 – How Gold Is Processed
15:05 – How Dirty Gold Enters the US
17:31 – Tackling Illegal Mining
20:08 – What Multinational Companies Do
24:12 – How Colombian Gold Gets Used
26:21 – Credits
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