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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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