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Chivor Mines

Active mining Major source Responsible sourcing

📍 Boyacá, Colombia  ·  5.4600°, -73.4100°

The Muzo rival rediscovered in 1911 after being lost since conquest. Chivor emeralds are lighter, slightly blue-tinted and cleaner; the mine sits on a cloud-forest ridge where miners still offer first-pick to the Virgin.

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