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This Copper Mine Led to a Civil War. Can Reopening It Fund a New Nation?

13 octobre 2026 à 21:28
Rising demand for copper has fueled interest in Bougainville’s Panguna mine, which has been shut for four decades. Yet some fear a rush to reopen risks a return to violence.

Workers clearing debris within a former processing plant as part of preparations to reopen the Panguna copper and gold mine.

Dozens Killed in Airstrikes Near Sudan-Egypt Border

13 octobre 2026 à 06:13
The attacks occurred at a remote gold mine hundreds of miles from the front lines of Sudan’s devastating civil war. Videos showed what appeared to be Egyptian munitions.

Ex-C.I.A. Officer Who Stashed Gold Bars Admits to Far Larger $145 Million Scam

6 octobre 2026 à 16:16
A plea hearing revealed a far larger pattern of fraud against the government, while keeping some key secrets still hidden.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

At the time of his arrest, David J. Rush was at work on highly classified programs for both the C.I.A. and the Pentagon.

What We Saw in One Venezuelan Gold Town

28 septembre 2026 à 10:08
With U.S. support, traders arrived and cut deals. That investment has so far failed to improve the bleak conditions in the mining industry.

© Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times

El Callao, the town at the heart of Venezuela’s gold mining industry.

Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It

28 septembre 2026 à 14:43
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.

© Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times

Gold miners at work in El Callao, Venezuela.
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