Diamonds – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Thu, 23 Apr 2020 11:22:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://onvenezuela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-12.31.03-PM-1-32x32.png Diamonds – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 Venezuela allows gold mining in river basins https://onvenezuela.com/venezuela-allows-gold-mining-in-river-basins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=venezuela-allows-gold-mining-in-river-basins Thu, 23 Apr 2020 11:21:59 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=2829

According to the leaked Gazette, the new resolution allows diamond and gold mining along the basins of the Cuchivero, Caura, Aro, Caroní, Yuruaní and Cuyuní rivers, up to 80 metres from the riverside and without the use of mercury. These rivers are located within the Mining Arc of the Orinoco River National Development Strategic Zone, a 111,843 square-kilometre mining concession area that was created by decree on February 24, 2016. By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud. Full text -> Mining.com

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