The two cases give a rare glimpse into the murky world of Venezuela's illicit gold trade. Experts estimate as much as 75 tons may be extracted from the country's mines every year, worth more than $4.8 billion at today's rates. Most of it is thought to come from illegal mines, where workers toil in often horrendous conditions.
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Published 6:41 AM PDT, May 26, 2023. EL CALLAO, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela is known to have the world's largest oil reserves, but its soil holds another valuable …
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Osvaldo Romero and his wife got off a battered boat Friday under the scorching sun of central Venezuela and walked up the bank of a river barefoot, their pants soaking wet and eyes showing the shock of having faced days earlier one of the country's deadliest mining disasters. On Thursday, several privately operated boats arrived in La …
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Updated: Feb 21, 2024 / 07:25 PM EST. SHARE. LA PARAGUA, Venezuela (AP) — The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured ...
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Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated CVG Compania General de Mineria de Venezuela CA, or Minerven, the Venezuelan state-run ferrous metals mining company, and its President, Adrian Antonio Perdomo Mata, targeting the illicit gold operations that …
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Illegal mining, particularly of gold, is driving environmental damage, human rights abuses, and security threats for Venezuela and the region. Illegal gold mining regionally appears to be on the ...
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AP International. The collapse of a gold mine in Venezuela underscores the dangers of a poorly regulated industry by: REGINA GARCIA CANO, Associated Press. Posted: Feb 23, 2024 / 01:35 PM EST.
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The collapse of the illegally operated open-pit gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela killed at least 16 people. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) International
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The collapse of the illegally operated open-pit gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela killed at least 16 people. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) AP International News
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Contact: +58 424-1350265. In Venezuela's El Callao mining region, countless small, artisanal miners that once sold gold to the government have left the area in the last year because accessible ...
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AP International. The collapse of a gold mine in Venezuela underscores the dangers of a poorly regulated industry by: REGINA GARCIA CANO, Associated Press. Posted: Feb 23, 2024 / 12:35 PM CST.
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International. The collapse of a gold mine in Venezuela underscores the dangers of a poorly regulated industry by: REGINA GARCIA CANO, Associated Press. …
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A National Guard soldier watches people arrive by boat after leaving La Bulla Loca mine, after it collapsed, in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. The collapse of the illegally operated open-pit gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela killed at least 16 people. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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The two cases give a rare glimpse into the murky world of Venezuela's illicit gold trade. Experts estimate as much as 75 tons may be extracted from the country's …
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Families and friends have started burying loved ones who were among at least 16 people killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela. The accident was one of the worst in years in a poorly regulated mining industry that has soared as the OPEC nation's oil production dwindled. (Feb.
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The collapse of the illegally operated open-pit gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela killed at least 16 people. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) AP International
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The collapse of the open-pit gold mine that killed at least 16 people has underscored the dangers of working in a poorly regulated industry. Women carry babies …
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Venezuela's government in 2016 established a huge mining development zone stretching across the middle of the country, to add new revenues alongside its oil industry. Since then, mining operations for gold, diamonds, copper and other minerals have proliferated within and outside that zone. Many mines operate outside or on the margins …
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International. The collapse of a gold mine in Venezuela underscores the dangers of a poorly regulated industry by: REGINA GARCIA CANO, Associated Press. Posted: Feb 23, 2024 / 12:35 PM CST.
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AP International. The collapse of a gold mine in Venezuela underscores the dangers of a poorly regulated industry by: REGINA GARCIA CANO, Associated …
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AP International. The collapse of a gold mine in Venezuela underscores the dangers of a poorly regulated industry by: REGINA GARCIA CANO, Associated Press. Posted: Feb 23, 2024 / 01:35 PM EST.
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Families and friends have started burying loved ones who were among at least 16 people killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area …
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According to a Transparency International report, 25% of total income for Venezuela's gold production went to the Central Bank of Venezuela, 9% to the national treasury, 36% to "strategic ...
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Venezuela Security Policy: Illegal Mining and Deforestation. by Venezuela Investigative Unit 5 Jul 2023. A Venezuelan miner carries rocks to a grinding mill in Venezuela's Bolívar state. Venezuela has the fastest-growing deforestation rate of any of the Amazon basin countries, and as in many of its neighbors, one of the main drivers is …
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A National Guard soldier watches people arrive by boat after leaving La Bulla Loca mine, after it collapsed, in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. The collapse of the illegally operated open-pit gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela killed at least 16 people. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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A National Guard soldier watches people arrive by boat after leaving La Bulla Loca mine, after it collapsed, in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024.
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EFE. CNN —. Dozens are feared to be dead after an illegal gold mine in the Venezuelan town of La Paragua collapsed, according to the town's mayor Yorgi …
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In particular, the guerrillas earn some 60 percent of their illicit profits in southern Venezuela. Much of the profit comes from illegal mining, where the group controls an east-west corridor that runs across the main mineral regions. In the state of Bolivar, the ELN has seized a number of illegal gold mines from criminal gangs, known as ...
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A person who arrived by boat after leaving La Bulla Loca mine, which collapsed, walks with her gold mining pan in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, …
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LA PARAGUA, Venezuela (AP) — The collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela has exposed the sense of abandonment felt by small or rural communities ...
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