Artisanal Gold Mining Communities are on the Verge of a Crisis- The View from Choco, Colombia

The liquidity crisis affecting artisanal gold mining communities around the globe has the potential to turn into a humanitarian crisis. As miners’ ability to sell their gold for cash deteriorates, the growing concern is that miners will be left with gold in their pockets but no food on the table.  The most at risk are those rural and isolated communities whose economies are almost entirely dependent on gold, such as Choco, Colombia.