Here's another article on this mine. Sounds as if Mibam may be allowing this. Could be significant:

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At least 10 kilos of gold per day produces the noise Leaf Tin
Thursday, 12 March 2009
Between 5 and 6 thousand miners are placed in the jungle near the island of Anacoco which emerged as a fantastic noise and begins to form a people with their trade

Isidro Casanova.
San José de Anacoco, Special .- At the heart of the jungle, towards the island of Anacoco between Tumeremo and El Dorado, emerged a deposit of gold miners called bulla, which was concentrated about 5 thousand people and begins to develop a village inhabited by people of all parties, including children. Although there are no institutions or individuals carrying statistics, estimates of the same mineral, indicating that the extracted material is close to 10 kilos of gold per day. This reference takes into account the huge number of bags of gold to get material to bring it to the mills, keeping the site in large part because it began to dwindle transport and mobilization guides.


Old miners that are in the bulla, as William Padilla, confirmed that this is a bulla exceptional high performance. A sack of 40 kilograms of material from the holes they are doing, between 10 and 40 grams of gold, forming a high tenor that breaks all the income from the mines in this area in recent years.

Pick up van-wheel drive Riding the jungle, leaping from bushes and other obstacles. There are inroads to get sacks of material from a hill. In men, the miners down the bags and placed in a yard where the trucks are loaded and these in turn, place them in a place where they can enter the truck to transport to the mills that are in El Callao and El Gold in recent days have also installed some of these, near the bulla.

Along the way improvised, kiosks have been installed and Tarantino with a dirt floor and plastic roof, where improvised dormitories and shops, especially food. On yesterday morning we saw that he had cut up carcasses hanging in the ranchos, where miners and families already settled there, were set. Also arrived several cooks who place their pots in the famous outdoor topia prepared soups and other foods, so that the miner Tired and hungry can eat.

Without transport or mobilization guides

The material you are removing the gold mining in many gaps, to have some of these, up to 11 meters deep and still falling.

Along the access of nearly two miles up jungle, miners have been formed stow large bags with gold material, waiting for transportation and appropriate guidelines to be issued Mibam mobilization.

Until now, the bags of material that have come to the mills, are transported by truck type 350. As these vehicles are of limited capacity, the miners are awaiting the arrival of larger trucks. Just yesterday at noon began to arrive some gandolas, which could solve the transportation problem, pending the issuance of guidelines for mobilization. Miners say they consulted at the offices of El Callao Mibam give guidelines, but complain of significant delays.

Miners consulted estimated that more than 40 thousand bags of gold material are stow near the bulla waiting guides and transportation.

Miners get the material in the bag and carried on the shoulders of the voids boarding andalusia patio, and from there to the central courtyard, you are paid 20 per bag bolívares the driver of the pickup truck, the only vehicle that can enter. Then, the mill yard andalusia, andalusia pay more for teamster 20 bolivars bag he takes to the processing mills. When processing the material, the miller took a 10% gold produced. If someone brought a hammer and power plant takes 20% of production. The rest is divided into equal parts, the members of each group is composed of 7 to 15 people.

The first line of taxis

At the entrance to the mine has been the first line of taxis, cars and trucks comprise. In the passenger cars to 50 bolivars Tumeremo costs and 40 in van.

There was traffic congestion, as it is a single, narrow track, there are times when two vehicles are front and this causes serious troubles.


Acute shortages of everything

None of the provisions are sufficient and the arrival of more people, exacerbating the shortage. It is reported that there are people in the noise across the country and even abroad.

Some carriers are arriving with trucks full of soft drinks and mineral water products, which immediately sold. As evidenced by the scarcity of food began to arrive prepared lots of food in plastic containers.

In this regard, the cooks also are located, prepare food outdoors, especially the popular soup, which people eat while lagging list.