too much conjecture. each point you make of greed can easily be subtituted with stupidity, incompetence or even malaise.

Chavez will go down kicking and screaming. It is clear by the miners' protests that he doesnt give a rats ass about the region other than political gain. How is Rusoro gonna help him change the consitution when the can't mine a damn thing. They stepped into ALREADY FUNCTIONING claims. Did not develop any kind of plan or engineering themselves.

Sit tight and wait for a low ball bid that will eventually be sweetened until it is marginally good. That is as far as this story goes. Everyone is just dying to get out and there will be a time when a half descent number is proposed, probably by a suitor we do not know of yet. They will clean up not Rusoro.