Cerrejon Coal Mine

Colombia / La Guajira / Hatonuevo /
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Cerrejón is a coal mine located in the Guajira department in the north of Colombia. It is the largest mining operation in Colombia and among the largest open-pit coal mines in the world. The legal entity managing the Cerrejón operation is known as the Cerrejón Coal Company, and was started as a joint venture of three international mining firms BHP Billiton, Anglo American Plc and Glencore International AG, each with a 33.3% shareholding; in 2006, Glencore's operations were bought by Xstrata Plc.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerrejón
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Coordinates:   11°4'59"N   72°40'42"W
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