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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - Narcoterrorists Challenge Venezuela’s Government and America’s Miners

Nicolás Maduro may be gone, but turning Caracas into a stable partner remains challenging. The post Narcoterrorists Challenge Venezuela’s Government and America’s Miners appeared first on The American Conservative .

Latin America Narcoterrorists Challenge Venezuela’s Government and America’s Miners Nicolás Maduro may be gone, but turning Caracas into a stable partner remains challenging. Last month, Venezuela’s newly cooperative government passed a law ending the country’s exclusive control over its mineral resources, throwing open the doors to foreign investment (especially American investment). The law is intended to jump-start Venezuela’s long-stagnant economy—and, no doubt, assist Delcy Rodriguez in her effort to prove herself a useful partner to the Trump administration by providing the United States with access to Venezuela’s…Open

AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - Scoop: Trump officials broker massive U.S.-Venezuela gold deal

Venezuela 's state-owned mining company on Monday inked a multimillion-dollar deal to sell as many as 1,000 kilograms of gold destined for U.S. markets, two sources familiar with the deal tell Axios. Why it matters: The arrangement shows the tightening commercial bounds between Venezuela and the U.S. after President Trump ousted that nation's indicted socialist dictator and exerted de facto control over its oil-rich petroleum company. Zoom in: The gold deal requires state-owned company Minerven to furnish 650 to 1,000 kilos of Gold Dore bars to the commodities trader Trafigura, according to one of the sources. - The contract calls for 98% final gold content, the source said. - Trafigura will shepherd the gold to U.S. refineries under a…