the following article is a little one sided and is dated but does give some history on LC...it starts in 1935 (leaves out the conquistadors and el dorado) but gives some insight to the uninitiated (if there are any here).....to me it seems MOST of these issues are solved or are close to being solved...the part i really like and everyone seems to forget is that when LC was granted to KRY there were 6MAJORS INTERESTED IN LC.....today i'm not sure theres even 6 majors in business (they all merged)......some good, some bad, but a good read, and a good place to start...moral of the story dont get too anxious with the permit and dont believe the posts that say kry wont have a huge runup on a permit...

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Lots+of+gold,+no+rush:+a+multi-billion+dollar+gold+mine+in+Venezuela+...-a0117449099