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A Curse of Gold: Mining and Violence in Venezuela’s South

Summary by Crisis Group
Illegal gold mining is doing growing damage to southern Venezuela, its delicate ecosystem and its people. Curbing this harm is up to the government in Caracas. Foreign capitals should use whatever means they can find to send this message.

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A Curse of Gold: Mining and Violence in Venezuela’s South

Illegal gold mining is doing growing damage to southern Venezuela, its delicate ecosystem and its people. Curbing this harm is up to the government in Caracas. Foreign capitals should use whatever means they can find to send this message.

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Binational Zone: Gold Mining and Venezuelan Military Forces

On Tuesday, the International Crisis Group published a report portraying the complex situation of illegal gold mining in the Amazon States and Bolivar, in southern Venezuela, where government forces under an environmental protection discourse raid mines, but actually seize them or hand them over to groups outside Colombia's law in exchange for getting a share of the profits.

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Crisis Group broke the news in on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
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