Resources and Nonrenewable Resources

...Colombia has a rich abundance of resources, from land, to gold. But, even though they are resources, some of them can not be used again. Resources that can not be used again are called nonrenewable resources.
...Colombia has many nonrenewable resources including gold, coal, cocaine, petroleum, copper, rock salt, marble, limestone, and highly prized emeralds, just to name a few.
...An important resource to Colombia is gold. Gold in Colombia has been around for quit some time; gold deposits in the west-central part of Colombia have been important since around 1525! In some places where gold is found there is also silver and platinum.
...Colombia's biggest resource of all is coal. Coalfieds in La Gajira (in picture) are the biggest in all of northern South America.

...Colombia has so many nonrenewable resources, however, it doesn't have as many renewable resources. There are only a few, some of them are rich agricultural lands, rivers, animals, and rainfall. The rivers are a big part of hydroelectric power. (In picture)
...Hydroelectric power is energy made by driving force of water. (hydroelectricity)