5 days ago · Rich deposits of gold, nickel, bauxite, and coltan give Venezuela enormous mineral potential, one that has increasingly drawn the attention of the United States and other global …

3 days ago · Venezuela is rich in critical minerals, including gold, diamonds, iron ore, bauxite, rare earths, coltan, nickel, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, and titanium — minerals important for …

Jan 5, 2026 · Venezuela is known to host deposits of coltan and bauxite, though there is no industrial-scale mining at present. Los Pijiguaos is Venezuela’s only operating bauxite mine …

1 day ago · Venezuela is home to the world’s largest reported oil reserves. The country’s other commodities have also caught the Trump administration’s attention.

Jan 4, 2026 · From gold and bauxite to coltan and iron ore, the country’s mineral resources, concentrated largely in the Orinoco Mining Arc, have become a central, if quieter, front in the …

Nov 7, 2025 · For months, Brig Gen Rafael Olaya Quintero, commander of the Orinoco naval force, has been chasing tin and coltan traffickers across the waterways at Colombia’s border …

Nov 12, 2025 · Once dominated by gold, the region’s informal mining sector has expanded to include coltan, cassiterite (tin), and rare earth elements, which are materials essential for …

Dec 7, 2025 · Venezuela possesses minerals that matter — coltan/tantalum, bauxite/aluminium, iron, gold, and prospective lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare-earths — but current reporting …

Investment is being proposed for the extraction of coltan and other rare earth metals at a deposit in Venezuela. The project has been approved by the Ministry of People's Power for the …

Jan 4, 2026 · Exploramos por qué minerales como oro, coltán, hierro y tierras raras en el Arco Minero del Orinoco colocan a Venezuela en el centro de la geopolítica global y el interés …