The Struggle for the $150 Million Emerald Business in Colombia

Colombia produces the world’s costliest emeralds. The best-quality stones may be price tens of 1000’s of {dollars} per carat. Miners have fought over these treasures for hundreds of years, however previously decade, international buyers have modernized and consolidated the trade. The newcomers have introduced security and new jobs to the world, however there’s little left over for the communities across the mines. So what occurs when international buyers take over a $150 million trade? And might native miners achieve a chunk of it again?