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Trump Officials Seal Venezuelan Gold Deal Aiming at U.S. Refining Markets

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Source: Axios
Trump Officials Seal Venezuelan Gold Deal Aiming at U.S. Refining Markets
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Trump officials brokered a multimillion-dollar deal in which Venezuela's state mining company Minerven will deliver 650–1,000 kilograms of gold doré to Trafigura for U.S. refiners, under a framework that extends U.S. access to Venezuela's resources; Interior Secretary Burgum helped shepherd the arrangement as part of broader Trump-era resource deals, with mining-law reforms in Venezuela and mixed reactions from Democrats and supporters about who benefits.

Topics:nationpolitics-and-policy#gold#minerven#politics-and-policy#trafigura#trump-administration#venezuela
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  1. Scoop: Trump officials broker massive U.S.-Venezuela gold deal  Axios
  2. Venezuela and US to work together on mining developments, Rodríguez says  BBC
  3. Venezuela’s president vows mining reform amid visit from US cabinet member  Al Jazeera
  4. Trafigura, Venezuelan mining firm sign deal for up to 1,000 kg of gold, Axios reports  Reuters
  5. Sec Burgum travels to Venezuela for rare earth mineral talks weeks after Maduro arrest  Fox Business

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