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in prior nationalizations...

posted on May 14, 2008 07:33AM

i dont remember the locals fighting against them...theres a lot of pressure (from his own people, national assembly, you name it)on chavez to ok the LC/LB projects imo....

They propose referendo for permanence of mining companies of the South in Sifontes
Wednesday, 14 of May of 2008

Managers of the small mining recommend to follow instructions of the president of the Republic, Hugo Chavez, in the sense that the important matters, it is necessary to consult them to the town

Isidro Casanova.

Antonio Rivas and Pablo Zambrano, proposing the revocatory one
Taking into account that the president of the Republic Hugo Chavez has expressed who the importance matters, will be consulted the town, Antonio Rivas and Pablo Zambrano, managers of the Mining Unit of the South, expressed that the permanence or exit of the companies of gold of Guayana, especially Crystallex, operator of the project the Cristinas and Gold Reserve, operator of the project Breezes of the Cuyuní, the two located in the Claritas, Sifontes municipality de Bolivar, must be put under referendo consultative so that is the town the one that thinks if it agrees that they assume the operation of the mentioned auriferous deposits.

- We have maintained - they say that the permanence of these two companies in the zone, is used for the labor stability. The delivery or not of the permissions, must decide it the town. They are not due to continue making decisions to the detriment of the sovereign town. In this case, the town is the one that must decide. We are revolutionary and the revolution must to the town. With him we are and must be consulted. The refusal of permissions for the referred companies is a magnitude decision, therefore, it must be consulted.

An explanation

Our informants talk about, to reactions that have caused the announcements of the Government from which to the project Breezes of the Cuyuní, they revoked the concession to him when they already had approval to take the construction of the plant. They had authorization to the affectation of the environmental resources in the work area. Meanwhile, to the project the Cristinas did not revoke anything to him because nothing had you give to him. One inquired that the Crystallex company, operator of the project had given to environmental satisfaction, all the asked for requirements and they were in consideration. Now, the information that is had is that those requests were denied.

Another source informed that in this case, an evident contradiction of the high Government appears, because being the project the Cristinas in a lot concesionado to name of CVG, is the Ministry of the Atmosphere the one that denies the permission to him to take the construction of the plant. The Canadian Crystallex, is only the operating company, contracted by CVG.

Call to the high Government

- We are making Him a call to the president of the republic Hugo Chavez, so that it takes part in this problem. We are small mining that we want work. The companies that have been affected, were going abrir important sources of work. We maintain our expositions of mining opening and the creation of the Independent Institute of Mining, organ that must know in our field, the reality of the small mining. The case occurs that universities that operate in the municipalities of the South, have developing races of mining and atmosphere, now, we asked ourselves, what future waits for the young students to them of these specialties, when they graduate, if the tendency of which exists the mining companies of the municipalities of the South of Bolivar, are closed.

The characteristics of referendo

Antonio Rivas and Pablo Zambrano explain as soon as if referendo is approved consultative to decide this matter, the same must be summoned by the Electoral National Council, with participation of the ministries of Mines and Atmosphere, as well as of the small organized mining. Referendo - they insist is most democratic than it exists, because it is not possible to be continued making capricious and personal decisions. If ecological damages are alleged and for that reason the possible startings of these companies are annulled, they must take into account that exist technologies that can guarantee the protection of the environment. Those decisions to annul the companies, go against the economic and social development, affecting the same the population of the South of Bolivar, including numerous indigenous communities

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