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Gold and coal are the most important legally-mined materials in Colombia associated to deforestation, particularly in the recent years with 511% and 257% tree cover loss increases respectively (average over 2016\u20132018 compared to 2001\u20132015 average of mined material deforestation average). Three Colombian departments summed out \u223c70% of the national deforestation occurring in legal concessions: in 2018, up to 23% of deforestation in Antioquia was taking place in legal mines (gold producer). Finally, we found that only 1% (respectively, 3%) of the concessions contribute to 60% (&gt;90%) of the legal mining-related deforestation, mainly driven by large clearings to agriculture. 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