Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has signed an agreement with Turkey to extract gold in his country’s south where large areas have been devastated by illegal mines. “Turkey’s investment is intended to continue developing gold (in) the Mining Arc (of Orinoco),” Maduro said, referring to a region rich in gold, iron, coltan and other minerals, which have been subject to illicit extraction. “We are going to develop these gold fields, and I wish you the best of luck so that what we are signing… becomes an example of ecological development that is respectful of nature and very productive,” the …