🥇 Gold Miner Moves to Retake Venezuelan Gold Assets After Maduro Ouster
Gold Reserve Ltd., long embroiled in a dispute with Venezuela’s government over two seized gold and copper deposits, now sees a path to reclaim and develop those assets after Nicolás Maduro’s capture by U.S. forces. The Brisas and Siembra Minera projects together hold ~10 million ounces of gold — worth roughly $44 billion at current prices.
• Company: Gold Reserve Ltd. (Canadian-listed miner)
• Deposits in dispute: Brisas & Siembra Minera, seized in the 2000s–2010s
• Gold estimate: 10 million oz ($44 billion at today’s gold price)
• Shares reaction: Stock jumped ~103% on Toronto markets after news.
• Company exploring investment/partnership deals under the new regime to develop mines.
The political reversal in Venezuela could unlock long-stalled mining projects and draw renewed investor interest into the country’s rich but underdeveloped mineral sector, especially gold — a key store of value amid global economic uncertainty.
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