After working various problems that were presented at CVG Minerva, the Minister for Basic Industries and Mining, decided to replace the post of president Jose Mercado and appoint the engineer Luis Herrera Mendoza, an experienced technical mining, comprehensive knowledge of the problems confronts this sector gold.

It was reported that the replacement market in the chairmanship of the company was due to several problems, highlighting the fact that he had been refused access to the area of Minerva labor leaders, headed by Jesus War. Mercado also was accused of having made sumptuous advertising expenses. These expenses began on the former president, Carlos Rotondaro but the market siguió.La first activity that accounted for the engineer Luis Herrera, was the placement of buttons and other awards to outstanding workers, an event that took place in the club San Luis.El Mendoza engineer Luis Herrera, president of CVG new Minerva is a professional who spent the past 20 years the mining work, mostly as a coach. It has been clear advocate of small-scale mining, less importance to the mining industry. ISIC.



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Hecla Mining was without permission

After a succession of labour disputes and revocation of the concession gold in the area of El Dorado The Camorra, Sifontes municipality, Hecla Mining Company of Venezuela ceased operations, according to unofficial sources reported.

That company began operations exploiting a reservoir located on the left side of the river Cuyuní in Sector The Camorra, parish Dalla Costa of El Dorado. During the development of the mine, the company ran into environmental problems because the Canaima lagoon within its service, causing problems for the river Cuyuní. There were corresponding adjustments and the company continued its march, always facing labor disputes. On one occasion, the company was formed three unions.

The same sources indicate that the material leaving scarce gold mine in La Camorra, the company processed and obtained from CVG Minerva, a permit to operate the Isidora mine, located in Chile sector of El Callao in Peru. Since then, the material extracted from this mine was transported by truck to the plant where the Camorra was processed. ISIC.