The Underground Battle for Colombia's Richest Gold Mine

Gunmen of the Gulf Clan, a drug-trafficking militia in Colombia, are seizing tunnels inside one of the largest gold motherlodes in Latin America. The mine belongs to Zijin Mining Group, a Chinese company, which says it has surrendered nearly two-thirds of its tunnels and lost an estimated $200 million worth of gold in 2023.WSJ's Juan Forero reports.

This episode has been updated to include comment from the Gulf Clan.

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