Esmeraldas Santa Rosa S.A. was founded in 1994. It is located in the mining sector of the municipality of Maripi (Boyaca), 70 kilometers away from Chiquinquira. Since its creation, the company has focused its activity on the exploration and exploitation of emeralds by means of three contracts with the national government through Ingeominas, currently the National Mining Agency; one as a contribution and two under the modality of concession, all currently in force.
80% of the employees of Esmeraldas Santa Rosa come from the region of Boyaca.
300 is the number of direct jobs created by the company.
300.000 seedlings are produced annually in Esmeraldas Santa Rosa Garden Center.
206.000 were the carats of raw emeralds produced in the last decade.
Cunas mine was discovered 25 years ago.
Since 1994 the company has been carrying out its activity of exploration and exploitation of emeralds.
We help the young population to continue their studies in higher education.
We build lasting relationships with our suppliers and distributors.
We create relationships based on the respect for human rights, International Humanitarian Law and sustainable development.
With the development and application of this plan, we achieve a balance between mining development and environmental sustainability.
We work to identify, prevent and mitigate possible disasters.
We donate a large part of the production from our garden center to the community.