Trump Admin Allows Western Firms to Participate in Venezuela Mining
Ender Moreno looks for gold at La Culebra gold mine in El Callao, Bolivar state, southeastern Venezuela, on March 1, 2017. Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images The Trump administration March 27 opened Venezuela’s mining to Western companies, lifting some sanctions that kept outside investors from buying and selling the country’s gold and other minerals. The U.S. Department