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Venezuela Announces Mining Law Reforms Granting Access to U.S. Companies

HeadlineMar 05, 2026

Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez announced Venezuela will reform its mining laws in a move that will give the U.S. greater access to Venezuela’s natural resources. Rodríguez made the announcement next to U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who was in Caracas along with executives from more than two dozen U.S. mining companies. Axios reports Trump officials have already brokered a massive U.S.-Venezuela gold deal. This all comes two months after the U.S. attacked Venezuela and abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, who are being held in a New York jail.

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