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Chavez nationalises gold Venezuela August 25, 2011 Hugo Chavez. Photo: AFP CARACAS. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has signed into law the official nationalisation of the country's gold mining industry. He signed the ''natural law that reserves the exploration and management of gold, as well as the connected activities, to the state'' at a ministerial meeting broadcast by state media. During the ceremony, Mr Chavez brandished gold bullion from the Central Bank of Venezuela's coffers, which holds 154 tonnes of gold, an amount worth $US7.2 billion ($A6.88 billion). Advertisement: Story continues below Last week, he announced his intention to nationalise the country's gold sector in order to stop ''mafias'' exploiting Venezuela's natural resources. Illegal mining makes up 60 per cent of local production in the gold sector. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/chavez-nationalises-gold-20110824-1jabn.html#ixzz1W24oa7x1 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
