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BOGOTA, April 13 (Reuters) - Colombia's mining sector is
expected to recover 15% in 2021, propelled by greater production
of coal, gold and nickel and direct foreign investment, which is
expected to almost triple to $2.7 billion, an industry
association said on Tuesday.
Colombia's mining industry declined around 26% last year,
its greatest contraction in history, after being battered by the
coronavirus pandemic and a 91-day strike at coal mine Cerrejon,
while foreign investment was cut almost in half to $902 million.
"We expect the mining sector will finish this year
recovering some 15%, a recovery marked by better coal production
... and boosted by new gold and copper projects," Juan Camilo