The Canadian transnational Crystallex which manages the project Las Cristina, located in Las Claritas, enter through a notice that he "has not been notified of any change del Ministerio del Poder Popular for the Basic Industries and Minería (Mibam) in relation to the project" . On the other hand, trascendió that the group is interested in Russian Agapov exploit the yacimiento, but still no hay un pronunciamiento Minister Rodolfo Sanz of the national and regional media regarding the fate of al Las Cristina.

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The controversy is served with the decision del Ministerio del Poder Popular for the Basic Industries and Minería (Mibam) del proyecto de Las draw Cristina, located in the population of Las Claritas al sur de Bolivar, to the Canadian company Crystallex, which has made years is after the environmental permission that will allow them to the exploitation of yacimiento, considered one of the most wealthy in Latin America with 21 million onzas de oro tested.

The holder of Mibam, Rodolfo Sanz, reported to a regional EMISORA the decision of the Venezuelan State to take the mine, cosa su llegada al since crossing over is commenting. In repeated opportunities is the official al queried about this matter, but never wanted anything al decir matter.

Recently en la puesta en marcha de la La Camorra mine, in the municipality Sifontes, Sanz said that "no voy a decir anything it can serve to especulaciones." And certainly it reserves until this Miércoles intentional for the mine with the Las Cristina, which will be ahora en adelante, according to an official source, the new "Alba Oro mining district" where those countries integral participarán the Bolivarian Alternative for the Pueblos de Nuestra America (ALBA).

Sin notifications
Crystallex produced a reported this Saturday that manifested in the "Crystallex is aware of some comments related to the control of gold from Las Cristina. The company has not been notified of any change in the position in relation Mibam del proyecto con el Las Cristina the contract for the exploitation of mines. Besides, members of the team of Crystallex have had meetings, in close so recently as the day of today (5th of November) with officials of Mibam and the CVG and we settled on issues related to the control of Las Cristina. "

This meeting mentioned by the company refers to the al traspaso mines Tomi and La Victoria, located in El Callao, al Venezuelan state. The measure would be executed between finales del 2008 y comienzos del 2009. Both yacimientos pasarán under the administration of CVG Minerven, even though there is no definitive agreements, the Allier la sorpresa de la Corporación Canadian ministerial ante el anuncio.

In another part of the Manifesto of the transnational, worth acotar was sent from Toronto, Canada, in English, indicates that "Crystallex follows with fulfilling their obligations, maintains its interest and is still the constructor and the operator del oro del proyecto Las Cristina. Crystallex follow stressed in his case for the expedition of the environmental license, in order that the project could benefit from progress in Venezuela, the local communities, the stakeholders and its shareholders. "

Agregan about the mining that "Crystallex International Corporation is a Canadian based on the gold with a major operation and properties of exploration in Venezuela. The main asset of society is the Las Cristina property in the Bolivar state, which she's currently in the initial development phase in the rate of production scheduled Two hundred thousand tons of ore a day. "

Tensions with the minero
On the other hand, if you see several pobladores of Las Claritas to know al environment of the mining area after the announcement. The testimonies indicated that "since this Miércoles the company has been taking their things, the know why. This Saturday the safety of the company has treated them badly the minerals that are in the area ", who could empezar to invade even more los alrededores del yacimiento al know the extent of governmental.

It should be noted that the contract with Crystallex's ground subscribed for the management of Francisco Rangel Gomez in the CVG, who is the current gobernador de la entity. For esa season, it paid 15 million Canadian dollars a concept of the corresponding permission. According to agreements, the CVG should help in the tramitación of other recaudos, for example the need for the use of explosives.

However, you never guess the fate of the millions of dollars have been paid and the dissatisfaction of many residents of Las Claritas, who esperaban see the people come thanks to the exploitation of yacimiento controlled, but neither it nor him another one.

The population of Las Claritas see the leaves dejadez of government municipal, regional and of the social commitments of the companies. Despite being one of the Las Cristina yacimientos most wealthy in Latin America, the surrounding areas are of poverty and unemployment, and to comprobarlo only enough to make a return for this pueblo del sur, that neither Siquiera uncovers a pretty good basic services.

Al cierre de conoció that this edition is an international agency reseñaba el paso del proyecto Las Cristina al Rusoro group Agapov, but in a high-level meeting between the Venezuelan government and the representatives of Russia, which care of the tables trabajo en Caracas to carry out the bilateral agreements, the minister Sanz, was clear before the pretensiones of the Soviets, manage Las Cristina, reaffirming that the pact before any firm futures fulfilling all the commitments sociales.

These arrangements were established between Agapov and the company Minera Nacional, con la cual firmarán this Friday in Maracaibo, the strategic alliance of the gold for mixed company that operates the mine Isidora and La Camorra, in El Callao and Sifontes, respectively.

Otro de los puntos treated in the tables of work was the possibility of a technological exchange with a Corporación sole, experts in the handling of the separation of gold and the copper.

Sin claims

Hasta ahora el Minister Rodolfo Sanz has made claims in the national nor the means to support the regional Committee of the concession, all it has known this week has been by the reports of the international agency. On the other hand, Crystallex has received the official notification.

According cuentan los understood, the yacimiento Las Cristina was given in concession for the first time in 1964 al CoPilot of Jimmy Angel, the pilot who "discovered" free fall of water highest of the world, since then companies like Placer Dome, Vannessa, MinC and Crystallex have disputed their means of exploitation in legal suits, who in 2002 as winner dieron a la Canadian, who weighs at all today presumably should have concerted Salir without the project.

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