At Molinos Calderón, in the village of La Ramona of El Callao sector, a miner shows portions of gold on a bill of 50 bolivars. Gold is used as currency in towns in the south of the Bolivar state. Source: William Urdaneta.
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Gold and Chaos in Orinoco

This material belongs to: OCCRP. A joint investigation by Efecto Cocuyo and OCCRP ​explores the Orinoco Mining Arc — the Venezuelan government’s controversial attempt to…