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Treasure washes up on Venezuela's shore, bringing gold and hope to a village

Section: Daily Dispatches

Another day in another rich country insisting on being poor.

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By Anatoly Kurmanaev and Isayen Herrera
The New York Times
Saturday, December 12, 2020

GUACA, Venezuela -- The most extraordinary moment in the young fisherman's life began in the most mundane way: with a morning visit to the latrine.

Walking back to his tin-roofed hut on Venezuela's Caribbean coast, the fisherman, Yolman Lares, saw something glisten along the shore. Raking his hand through the sand, he pulled up a gold medallion with an image of the Virgin Mary.

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VanGold Has Cleared the Pinguico Shaft to Adit Level 7
at El Pinguico Silver and Gold Project in Mexico

Company Announcement
Tuesday, December 8, 2020

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada -- VanGold Mining Corp. announces that it has completed clearing the Pinguico shaft to adit Level 7 at its El Pinguico silver and gold project, located 7 kilometers south of Guanajuato, Mexico.

The company has cleared fallen rocks and debris to adit Level 7 to access this area of the El Pinguico mine. This shaft was one of three exterior shafts that were used historically at the mine prior to production, which ended in 1913.

VanGold Director Hernan Dorado Smith said: "The importance of having access to Level 7 from the Pinguico shaft cannot be overstated. This is the first time in decades that this area of the mine -- the highest-grade mine in the Guanajuato region when it was in production -- has been accessible for exploration and development. We are very excited about sampling the bottom of the underground stockpile to improve and verify our understanding of the overall grade of that material. We are equally excited to sample the remaining vein material left in support pillars at this location (including areas of the Colmillo Stope) when mining ceased in 1913." ...

... For the remainder of the announcement:

https://vangoldmining.com/news/newshome/56-2020-news/605-anoldasuccessfu...



The village of Guaca was once at the center of Venezuela's fish-processing industry but is now reduced to penury by the lack of gasoline and the closure of most of its small fish-packing plants. Amid such misery, the valuable find seemed like a miracle.

"I began to shake. I cried from joy," said Mr. Lares, 25. "It was the first time something special has happened to me." ...

... For the remainder of the report:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/12/world/venezuela-gold-rush-fishing-vil...

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