.......drill for gold !!! {see the last part in bold }

Correo del Caroni

Partial unemployment Minerven
Saturday, August 29th, 2009
Natalie Garcia
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Some areas of the industry are stalled because of protests by workers from CVG Minerven partially stopped the activities in the company for the savings plan established in collective bargaining wage takes effect, thus increasing wage calculated integral concepts .

For its part the company warns that the activity has no legal justification and that only affects 20 percent of operations.

The chairman of miner Luis Hernandez, told CVG that the refusal is that these workers enjoy a savings plan and no savings bank, like other employees holding.

Also called for the labor to "do not be fooled with the proposals of the unions. If there are some compromises have to be met be attainable, but that is a request that is out of place, and on which the CVG has a clear position that can not be accepted. "

Stop "partial"
Meanwhile Miriam Matey, head of labor relations division of Minerva, said the company has five areas of work, Caratal-where the headquarters and plant, the mine Sosa Méndez, Remevin, Peru and plant mines Union and Hansa, which was only partially paralyzed Colombia mine, which is in Caratal and some staff working in the main floor.

"We are operating at 80 percent. The shift was paralyzed activities from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm. The official announced that notify the Labor Inspector Guasipati union actions considering them "illegal."

He said that in light of events are taking measures provided to prevent the re-union to act this way because, in his opinion, are creating damage to industry and other partners.

"We all receive a bonus of output per effective working day, with this type of illegal stoppages are affecting all workers, especially when it comes to a claim that has no basis because what we ask what we can do" .

More on mining order
In another vein, the state mining executive reported the signing of an agreement with a Cuban company, which will make the exploration of 47 thousand meters of drilling in soils in the municipality of El Callao.

This is to learn more about potential and proven reserves have this location in order to extend to future mining legal and controlled.

He said that soon will grant Minerven Brisas del Cuyuni, until the national government decides what to do with those lands rich in gold. He also commented that the rearrangement mining continues to benefit the people and the country's development.