Lots of potential.
Introduced in Senate (02/27/2025)
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 799
To establish and implement a multi-year Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Strategy to reduce the negative environmental and social impacts of illicit gold mining in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 27, 2025
Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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(B) about 80 percent of the gold mined in Venezuela is mined through illicit means...
With this bill, even though it hasn't passed or even been debated, our govt has officially acknowledged the importance of VZ's gold and mineral reserves, which are substantial - potentially in at least the tens of trillions.
Smart investors should explore the mining sector, because the U.S. presence will allow mining companies to quickly build infrastructure and begin extracting VZ's gold and precious minerals, which is probably why they're there in the first place.
The "drug boat" problem was a smokescreen. It was necessary to keep the seas around VZ clear so that the large ships transporting mining equipment, which is huge, would be done off the radar - and under cover of the U.S. military.
Elon Musk owns the Boring Company. Boring equipment is used a lot in the mining industry.