Caracas, March 4, 2026 (AFP) - After oil, US moves to secure access to Venezuelan minerals

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US mining companies are lining up to invest in Venezuela, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said during a visit to Caracas on Wednesday as he pushed for greater access to critical minerals. Burgum represents an administration which says it in effect runs Venezuela and controls its vast natural resources like oil after toppling Nicolas Maduro. Burgum is the second senior US official to visit Caracas since the American bombing raid on January 3 that l......

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