El Salvador Eyes $3 Trillion Gold Mine Beneath Its Soil
According to President Nayib Bukele, the nation sits atop a deposit of gold that could radically transform the small country's financial future.
El Salvador sitting on $3 trillion worth of unmined gold, president says
In a speech earlier this week, Bukele said that the Central American nation is sitting on unmined gold worth as much as $3 trillion, which is roughly over 8,800% of its current GDP. “We’ve also found gallium, tantalum, tin and many other materials needed for the 4th and 5th industrial revolution,” Bukele said.
El Salvador discovers a potential $3,000,000,000,000 worth of gold and no one is allowed to mine it
"El Salvador potentially has three trillion dollars, make no mistake its not billions, it's trillions, three million million dollars in gold alone. "We've also found gallium, tantalum, tin and many other materials needed for the fourth and fifth industrial revolutions.
El Salvador could be 'sitting on a gold mine' with $3 trillion in unmined gold
El Salvador's gold reserves could be worth an astounding three trillion dollars - representing over 8,800% of the country's current GDP
President's push to scrap gold mining ban causes outcry in El Salvador
El Salvador's gang-busting strongman President Nayib Bukele has set out on a new mission: to kickstart his country's sputtering economy by inviting back the mining companies that were barred seven years ago.
Catholic Church in El Salvador calls on president to maintain ban on gold mining
The Catholic Church in El Salvador has asked President Nayib Bukele not to repeal the 2017 law that prohibits the mining of metals in that country.
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Central American Countries Backtrack on Metal Mining Ban
Metal mining has a renewed momentum in Central America, encouraged by populist rulers who, in order to soften environmental ...
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El Salvador president proposes ending country’s metals mining ban
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has proclaimed himself in favor of mining gold in the Central America country and called his nation’s 7-year-old ban on ...
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Catholic church calls on president of El Salvador not to lift ban on gold mining
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Roman Catholic Church called on the president of El Salvador Sunday not to lift the country’s ban on gold mining. Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas asked ...