The Constitutional Court ordered a halt to Colombia’s largest copper mining project, citing a lack of consultation with nearby indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities regarding the environmental and cultural impact of the mine…The decision requires the Muriel Mining Corporation to suspend exploration and production activities in an area straddling the border between the...provinces of Antioquia and Choco…Because Muriel’s project will inevitably alter the area’s ecological balance, the company must comply with its obligation to consult with the communities that inhabit that region and that will be affected by the mining activity, the judges said.