NPR ventures into a Colombian emerald mine — which used to be more dangerous, with potential explosions inside and gunfights outside. The CEO, a... Inside the emerald mines that make Colombia a global ...

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COSCUEZ, Colombia (AP) — Deep inside mountain tunnels where the heat is so intense it causes headaches, women with power tools are chipping away at boulders in search of gems. They have opened a ...

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For decades, women like Rosalba Canon were banned from Colombia’s emerald mines: men said they brought bad luck. Canon and others like her have spent their lives as “guaqueras,” or fortune hunters, ...

Elon Musk has offered a million doge bounty for anyone who can front up evidence that he or his family has ever owned an emerald mine. The world’s richest man — who was born in South Africa — has been ...

MUZO, Colombia — Although he has helped transform Colombia's emerald industry, long a source of violence and environmental damage, former U.S. diplomat Charles Burgess admits that he got into the ...

Rocks retrieved from a mine in Muzo, Colombia, show some of what makes the country the biggest producer of high-value emeralds. (Carlos Saavedra for NPR) MUZO, Colombia — Although he has helped ...