BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Editores Latin Petroleum, 9.Nov.2026, Words: 132) — Mining cooperatives have intensified their opposition to the draft of the new Mining Code.
The cooperatives have also demanded president Rodrigo Paz suspend its public consultation, convene with all 3 sectors of the industry, and dismiss minister of mining Marco Antonio Calderón de la Barca, La Razón reported on 9 Nov. 2026.
The National Federation of Mining Cooperatives of Bolivia (Fencomin) and the Departmental Federation of Mining Cooperatives of Potosí (Fedecomín) declared themselves in a “state of struggle and emergency,” arguing they were excluded from the process of drafting and reaching a consensus on the proposed legislation.
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