Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It

September 28, 2026 · 2:08 pm 2 sources

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• What We Saw in One Venezuelan Gold Town
  The New York Times · September 28, 2026 14:08
  With U.S. support, traders arrived and cut deals. That investment has so far failed to improve the bleak conditions in the mining industry.
• Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It
  The New York Times · September 28, 2026 18:43
  The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.