i'm having big trouble posting the full story so here's the key that struck me. it looks like mibam plans to have legal mining in the area. "controlled and legal"...yeah, that's us. this comes from a pretty lengthy article about the caura plan. looks like rangel the rascal is playing a big part in this.....

Also the governor affirmed that they have presented/displayed a plan that is being evaluated by the Mibam and the Atmosphere Ministry because between the amount of homeless people is an important group prepared to dedicate itself to other activities, for that reason will discuss plans that will be presented/displayed before the Federal Council of Government whom it has like one of its priorities these mining zones. The Mibam on the other hand has been led to signalize as they are the areas where the controlled and legalized mining can be realised that does not damage the atmosphere nor has to do with the river basin of the river Caroní or Caura.