U.S. Brokers Venezuela Gold Deal Worth Over $150M

2026-03-05 - 18:03

Key Points — Venezuela’s state mining company Minerven signed a deal to sell up to 1,000 kilograms of gold to commodities trader Trafigura for US refining, brokered by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum — The contract is the third resource extraction deal arranged under Trump administration supervision since the January capture of Nicolás Maduro — Interim