Some 95% of the possessors said they did not want resettlement and wanted to negotiate directly. Subsequently, 192 out of 213 possession rights were settled; and acquisition of the 8 public properties was negotiated with the municipality of HN. In August 2001, the remaining 13 possession rights were acquired through an expropriation process ordered by national judges in accordance with the Colombian Mining Law.
A substantial proportion of the landowners declined relocation and opted for direct negotiations instead. This led to the resolution of 192 out of 213 possession rights, as well as agreements regarding eight public properties with the municipality of HN. The remaining 13 possession rights were subsequently acquired through an expropriation process ordered by national judges in August 2001, in line with the Colombian Mining Law.