Venezuelan Minerven to Sell 1,000kg Gold to US via Trafigura in Multi-Million Deal

• Venezuelan state-owned Minerven to sell 650-1,000 kg gold to commodity trader Trafigura in a multi-million dollar deal for the American market.
• Trafigura will deliver the gold to US refineries under a separate arrangement with the US government, signaling growing US-Venezuela trade ties.
• US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum's visit advanced this gold contract, part of the third extraction deal under the Trump administration.
• The US has gained control over Venezuela's oil resources, with Trafigura also involved in over $1 billion in oil contracts.
• Donald Trump praised the cooperation, while some US Democrats and liberal groups criticized the US's actions regarding Venezuela's resources.