Supriya Sadagopan

Miners use water jet to hose down the earth as they hunts for gold near at the Village Las Cristinas in southern Bolivar State January 30, 2009. Four centuries after the lure of Venezuelan gold brought ruin to English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh, the riches at one giant mine some say is cursed still haunt treasure hunters from across the globe.Located south of the Orinoco river and near a town bearing the name of the mythical golden city of El Dorado, the Las Cristinas deposit captivates miners and prospectors even though no ore has been legally dug there in two decades.Studies show it may be Latin America's top gold deposit. To match feature VENEZUELA-GOLD/ REUTERS/Henry Romero(VENEZUELA-GOLD/FEATURE ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS)

Venezuela’s gold: 10 ways to address illicit financial flows from the mineral trade

Robin J. Lewis, Mario Picon, Caitlin Purdy, Lilly Blumenthal, and Supriya Sadagopan

Thursday, December 1, 2022