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Since US intervention, Venezuela’s illegal mining crisis has only worsened, critics say

Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum traveled to Venezuela in March with over a dozen mining company executives, holding a meeting in Caracas with local officials to discuss creating a "legitimate mining sector" and removing the criminal groups that currently operate at many mine sites. The economic potential of Venezuela's mining sector, he said, […]

Since US intervention, Venezuela’s illegal mining crisis has only worsened, critics say

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Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum traveled to Venezuela in March with over a dozen mining company executives, holding a meeting in Caracas with local officials to discuss creating a "legitimate mining...

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Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum traveled to Venezuela in March with over a dozen mining company executives, holding a meeting in Caracas with local officials to discuss creating a "legitimate mining sector" and removing the criminal groups that currently operate at many mine sites. The economic potential of Venezuela's mining sector, he said, […]

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Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum traveled to Venezuela in March with over a dozen mining company executives, holding a meeting in Caracas with local officials to discuss creating a "legitimate mining sector" and removing the criminal groups that currently operate at many mine sites. The economic potential of Venezuela's mining sector, he said, […]

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