Not just oil: is Trump’s Venezuela takeover also about critical minerals?
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Source: South China Morning Post
Published: 2026-01-06 19:00 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Business, Asia, Military & Defence, Energy, Latin America, Economy & Finance, China, Commodities, US Politics, Business & Economy, War & Conflict, Asia Pacific
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Venezuela, Greenland and Colombia all have large deposits of rare earths and other minerals needed by US technology and defence companies
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