As pointed in this article of Bloomberg, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez signed a decree for the nationalization of the gold industry. Private companies will still be allowed to participate in mining, but as minority partners in joint ventures with the government. The government will hold 55% of any joint ventures.
Chavez first announced the Nationalization of the industry, and plans to repatriate Venezuela’s foreign Gold reserves on August 17th.
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