A small-scale miner searches for gold at the Atrato River, in El Arenal, Colombia, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

A small-scale miner cools off while looking for gold at the Atrato River, in Dona Josefa, Colombia, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Children play soccer in Paimado, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

A man carries a bunch of bananas in El Arenal, Colombia, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Men carry hoses to transport gasoline in El Arenal, Colombia, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

An illegal mining camp, sits along the Quito River, near Paimado, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

A mother and her baby wash dishes in the Atrato River, in El Arenal, Colombia, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

A machine used in extracting gold sits on the Quito River, near Paimado, Choco state, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)