Trump brings Venezuelan gold to US, refiners refuse
The gist
US Interior Secretary claims the US recently brought back $100 million in Venezuelan gold.
The claim sits in a Reddit post; a gold town saw no mark.
How it unfolded
- Sep 24, 2026A Reddit post on r/stocks states that US oil imports from Venezuela just exploded to a 9-year high, and that the US Interior Secretary claims the US recently "brought back" $100 million in Venezuelan gold.
- Sep 26, 2026US firm Heeney Capital is to operate a Venezuela gold mine, and Continental Resources signs a memorandum of understanding with PDVSA to operate and develop the Ayacucho 2 Block in Venezuela's Orinoco Belt.
- Sep 27, 2026A report examines how Trump could wrest Citgo from Elliott Management and hand it back to Venezuela.