(Bucaramanga, Colombia) Today, local civil society groups and organizations in Bucaramanga, Colombia filed a complaint against the World Bank Group’s investment in Eco Oro Minerals’ Angostura mining project with the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO), the independent grievance mechanism of the International 

In March 2011, initial proposal by Greystar Resources to develop an open pit mine has encountered lots of resistance. Environmentalists stressed the danger of this project. The large use of water during the mining process, would reduce the groundwater supply and as a consequence would lead to the diminishing availability of water for the residents and reduced capacity for cattle-raising and farming [1].