Two ministers met with captains from the Indigenous tribe, however, activists say their complaints against the environmental and social impacts of the Orinoco Mining Arc tend to fall on deaf ears.
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NGO Kapé-Kapé says that guerrilla groups and illegal miners have joined forces and are destroying protected areas in the southern Bolívar state.
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Confusion over who’s in charge in Venezuela may keep Crystallex International from collecting a $1.2-billion arbitration award.
Crystallex, a bankrupt gold producer, is trying to seize shares of the US unit of Venezuela’s State-owned energy company th…
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On the upside, the RNI report shows that 24 nations have seen improvements in their index performance.
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Americas Market Intelligence says companies need to do their due diligence.
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Oil markets don’t seem to be reacting this morning to the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, with the price of crude increasing only slightly on Wednesday.
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An agreement signed by the government of Venezuela and the Chinese state-owned company Citic Group for prospecting and mapping the country’s mining reserves is being challenged.
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What’s really happening in Venezuela with gold properties? Is Hugo Chavez alive or dead? Will he return? How will these answers affect the gold properties in Venezuela?
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