Resolution 1006 of 30 November 2023

Country / jurisdiction: Colombia · Year: 2023 · Status: In force · Level: National · Type: Voluntary

By way of Resolution 1006 of 2023, the National Mining Agency (ANM) declared the following groups of minerals (and their associated minerals, derivatives or concentrates) as being of strategic interest for Colombia:

Copper (Cu)

Nickel (Ni)

Zinc (Zn)

Platinum Group Metals [Platinum (Pt), Palladium (Pd), Ruthenium (Ru), Rhodium (Rh), Osmium (Os) and Iridium (Ir)]

Iron (Fe)

Manganese (Mn)

Metallurgical coal

Phosphates [phosphorite or phosphate rock (P2O5 > 20%) and phosphate rock (P2O5 < 20%)]

Magnesium (Mg) minerals

Bauxite and other Aluminum minerals

Gold (Au)

Emeralds

Construction materials, limited only to sands, gravels and clays.

Siliceous sands, Silicon (Si)

Limestone

Gypsum

Chromium

As per the resolution, the list is to be reviewed and, if necessary, updated within three (3) years. The definition of minerals as strategic responds to guidelines for the mining sector embodied in the National Development Plan 2022-2026 “Colombia World Power of Life” and the guidelines adopted by the Board of Directors of ANM through Agreement No. 01 of 2023. These guidelines are:

Sovereignty of the Colombian State over State-owned mineral resources

Existence of favorable geological environments and prioritization of research

Demand for minerals for the energy transition

Demand for minerals for food security

Demand for minerals for industrial and public infrastructure development

Minerals for self-sufficiency

Minerals to promote associativity

The resolution repeals Resolution 18 0102 issued on January 30, 2012 by the Ministry of Mines and Energy that set out a list of strategic minerals.

Official source: https://acmineria.com.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Resolucion-ANM-1006-de-30-noviembre-de-2023.pdf