Nytimes iconNytimesSep 28, 2026

What We Saw in One Venezuelan Gold Town

That investment has so far failed to improve the bleak conditions in the mining industry.

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That investment has so far failed to improve the bleak conditions in the mining industry.

With U.S. support, traders arrived and cut deals. That investment has so far failed to improve the bleak conditions in the mining industry.

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That investment has so far failed to improve the bleak conditions in the mining industry.

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