Ancient Panamanian elites were buried with Colombian emeralds, scientists have confirmed. Analysis of five green stones from ...

MUZO, Colombia — Although he has helped transform Colombia's emerald industry, long a source of violence and environmental damage, former U.S. diplomat Charles Burgess admits that he got into the ...

More than 1,000 years ago, Panama elites were buried together with translucent green stones long suspected to be emeralds.

Job scarcity and the hope of striking it rich are driving women to pursue mining despite the grueling conditions. Colombian emeralds are highly valued globally, with the potential for significant ...

The death of one of Colombia’s most important emerald barons marks the end of an era of relative peace and could usher in another “Green War” as rival clans fight for control of the most productive ...

NPR ventures into a Colombian emerald mine — which used to be more dangerous, with potential explosions inside and gunfights outside. The CEO, a... Inside the emerald mines that make Colombia a global ...

Rocks retrieved from a mine in Muzo, Colombia, show some of what makes the country the biggest producer of high-value emeralds. (Carlos Saavedra for NPR) MUZO, Colombia — Although he has helped ...