But regardless of the illegal group that profits from mining or the size of the country, the truth is that the profits of the millionaires are not reflected in the progress of the cities or in a better life for the thousands of Colombians dedicated to this activity. In Antioquia, a department that produces almost half of the gold mined in Colombia (27 tons, of 60 per year), poverty levels exceed 8%.

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As for the machinery, what they do to make it relatively cheaper for those who practice illegal mining is to buy the machine in parts on the black market, which are obtained from the seizure made by the government, and other parts They arrive from Brazil, they comment that a new machine would cost around 400 million, while a used one costs approximately 200-300 million, because of the lack of controls the armed groups are getting richer. (Rubiano, 2020)