Colombia may eventually auction the rights to mine coal deposits

摘要

Colombia could eventually auction the rights to mine coal deposits, adopting a program modeled on the highly successful auction of the country's oil drilling rights."It is very, very possible in the future you'll see auction rounds in the case of Colombian minerals just like you see with hydrocarbons," Colombia's Minister of Mines and Energy Carlos Ro-dado said. "It is a way to increase the value of mineral reserves."Colombia's auction of oil drilling rights has attracted interest from a wide array of international investors including Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista.