Illegal gold is booming in South America
Article by The Economist I November 9, 2023 (Link to Original Article: https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/11/09/illegal-gold-is-booming-in-south-america)
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Lifted sanctions on gold, oil could slow conservation efforts in Venezuela
Article by Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay I November 8, 2023
How ‘blood gold’ damages the Amazon rainforest in Venezuela
Article by Noelani Kirschner, ShareAmerica I January 5, 2023
Deforestation in Venezuela surges as gold miners ransack the Amazon
Article by Luke Taylor, NewScientist I December 9, 2022
The gold-mining city that is destroying a sacred Venezuelan mountain
Article by Samantha Schmidt, Ana Vanessa Herrero and Janice Kai Chen, Washington Post I December 6, 2022
The impact of gold mining in the Essequibo Territory and its relationship with mining in Bolívar state (Venezuela)
This report presents the results of research to determine the extent and location of the footprints resulting from gold mining operations in the Essequibo Territory, an area located within Guyana’s de facto boundaries, but claimed by Venezuela and subject to the Geneva Agreement of 1966, signed by the United Kingdom, Venezuela and what was still […]
The Role of Cyanidation Plants in the Gold Mining Business under the Orinoco Mining Arc Policy
This research seeks to unravel the current state of affairs regarding cyanidation processes in the state of Bolívar, with the objective of estimating its true scope within the framework of the Mining Arc policy and its real contribution to the country’s current gold production. Cyanidation techniques are much more efficient, but require heavy industrial processes. […]
Extracting gold and other minerals in Venezuela: The environmental crisis we don’t talk about
Panel by the OECD I May 2, 2022
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Les ravages de la ruée vers l’or au sud de l’Orénoque
Article by Patrick Bele, Le Figaro (Page 14) | December 29, 2021
A Closer Look at Colombia’s Illegal, Artisanal, and Small-Scale Mining
Article by Ryan Berg & Henry Ziemer, CSIS | December 20, 2021
Gold Flows from Venezuela: Supporting due diligence on the production and trade of gold in Venezuela
Report by the OECD I September 8, 2021