The La Llanada operations were certified in October by Fairmined, an international body that certifies ethical mining practices. That opened the way for it to sell its gold to international companies.
"It is a sustainable model that benefits people as well as nature," said Diego Riascos, general manager of the Coodmilla village mining cooperative.
"If there is an international market that is much better for us, because the miners will be able to sell their gold at a better price."
- Gold without blood -
The La Llanada mines have also been certified as an environmentally-friendly operation, which avoids using toxic chemicals such as cyanide and mercury.
"This is clean gold," Edison Rosero, 23, who works as foreman in one of the mines, run by his uncle Celimo.
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