[Breitbart] Speaking on the subject of Venezuela’s collaboration with the U.S. under Rodríguez following the January arrest of dictator Nicolás Maduro, Sec. Burgum highlighted that the collaboration now extends to critical minerals in addition to oil and gas — pointing out that the South American nation has $500 billion worth of gold resources in addition to other critical minerals such as bauxite, aluminum, and coal
“Well, it started on Friday. In addition to the oil and gas we signed the first licenses for critical minerals to start flowing and precious minerals,” Sec. Burgum told Fox News. “On Friday, there was $100 million of gold that came from Venezuela to the United States. That’s for both industrial purposes as well as other commercial uses.”
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