Our history

1995/96

Glencore acquires Prodeco (including Prodeco’s original port, the Calenturitas mine and the Cerrejón Central concession).

2004

operations start in the Calenturitas mine.

2005

Glencore acquires the Carbones de La Jagua mine.

2006 

Glencore acquires the Consorcio Minero Unido mine and 36% of the Colombian northern railway network concession granted to Fenoco S.A.

2007

Glencore acquires the Carbones El Tesoro mine, thus acquiring 100% of the La Jagua operation.

2008

the first coal train transport.

2009

construction of Puerto Nuevo starts in Ciénaga, Magdalena. 

2010

10 million tonnes of coal produced.

2011

14 million tonnes of coal produced.

2013

Puerto Nuevo  starts operations, using the direct loading system.

2014

19.5 million tonnes of coal produced.

2018

The Puerto Nuevo quality management system achieves ISO 9001 certification.

2021 

In February, the companies C.I. Prodeco S.A., Carbones de La Jagua S.A. and Consorcio Minero Unido S.A., holders of the mining contracts for the operation of the Calenturitas and La Jagua mines, filed their relinquishment of said contracts before the National Mining Agency (ANM).

In September the ANM accepted the relinquishment, thus terminating the operations of the Prodeco Group in the Calenturitas and La Jagua mines in Cesar, and initiating the process of liquidation and reversion of the mining infrastructure.

2023

Liquidation of mining contracts was finalized.  The mining areas were handed back in an operational condition to the ANM and the free reversion of assets to the Colombian state began.