Burgum: $100 Million Shipment of Gold to U.S. from Venezuela Was First in 20 Years

The $100 million worth of gold the United States brought back from Venezuela a few weeks ago was the first shipment in quite some time, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Wednesday.

Burgum made his comments on the shipment during a gathering of energy executives at S&P Global’s CERAWeek conference in Houston, Texas, CNBC reported.

“There hadn’t been a shipment of precious metals between Venezuela and America in over 20 years,” he said, referring to a recent trip to Venezuela where he met with interim President Delcy Rodriguez.

Following their meeting, Burgum said America would be working with Venezuela to tap into the country’s mining sector, according to Breitbart News. He confirmed the gold shipment a few days after their meeting but shared more details this week.

“Under Rodríguez, the Venezuelan socialist regime, known for maintaining decades’ worth of hostilities against America, began collaborating with the United States,