U.S. companies eyeing Venezuela’s vast mineral wealth may find themselves entering one of the world’s most opaque and dangerous supply chains - a gold economy dominated by armed groups, criminal ...
A man works at an artisanal gold mine in the town of El Dorado, Venezuela, on May 25, 2025. El Dorado is part of a region christened by the government as the Arco Minero del Orinoco, which has large ...