The Battle for the $150 Million Emerald Trade in Colombia

Colombia produces the world’s most costly emeralds. The best-quality stones will be price tens of hundreds of {dollars} per carat. Miners have fought over these treasures for hundreds of years, however previously decade, overseas traders 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 overseas traders take over a $150 million trade? And may native miners achieve a chunk of it again?