Miners demand response of Mibam
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Natalie Garcia
Picture William Urdaneta
Miners of Raúl Leoni asked that his case be resolved.
A small representation of miners in the municipality Raúl Leoni is a bet on Tuesday outside the headquarters of the CVG to talk with the director general of mining concessions from the Ministry of People's Power for Basic Industries and Mining (Mibam), Rodolfo Vilchez, pending an answer to help them solve their plight.
"We expect good news", trusted operators minerals, who since the conversion mining have been harassed by both agencies such as by military personnel operating in the area.
Juan Carlos Castro, coordinator for the municipality, said that "we are waiting out what we promised to resolve the cases of cooperatives and projects, but we were told that the meeting will be on Thursday at the Ministry of Environment with the minister."
On the other hand noted that on Tuesday there was a meeting between some "assumptions" and the miners Mibam, something they are unaware. "We call upon the entire group to meet this Thursday in Ciudad Bolivar, we want to discuss what the High Paragua and of the miners involved, because everyone must be there."
Celsa Diaz, mining in the region, adding that dissatisfaction with the meetings are conducted with other representatives and indicated that at any time, "is going to turn the candle from the conversion because we zumban pa 'here we zumban pa' and there is not fair ".