Caracas, March 4, 2026 (AFP) - US mining companies 'eager to get started' in Venezuela: US interior secretary

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2026-03-05

US mining companies are "eager to get started" in Venezuela, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said during a visit to Caracas on Wednesday, where he pushed for greater access to critical minerals, two months after the ouster of Nicolas Maduro. Burgum said he was accompanied on his visit by more than two dozen mining companies who represent "billions of dollars in investments and billions of dollars in well-paid jobs." "They are eager to get started,......

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