Another fine hatchet job by Vheadline. Don't bother going to their site. The jist of the story is quoting VP of energy and mines Juan Carlos Dugarte as saying they can talk to Rusoro and Kry is destroying the environment around the world and doesn't care about VZ.

I googled Mr. Dugarte and found he is looney.

Here is another quote from a VHeadline story from 2008:

Deputy Juan Carlos Dugarte, from the official Movimiento Quinta República party, claimed the broadcaster was sending Venezuelans a subliminal message that the president was addicted to drugs.

Well done VHeadline!

On the same page I found the following by our friend Agapov:

Speaking in London, Friday evening UK time, Agapov Group CEO Andre Agapov -- commenting a Reuters report published yesterday (Thursday) told VHeadline Venezuela News that the Russia-Venezuela joint venture with CVG-Minerven remains distinctly "in the game!"

"VenRus (signed in November last year) is the ONLY solution as per President Hugo Chavez' speech (at the opening of the National Assembly a week ago!). Crystallex International (KRY) and Gold Reserve (GRZ) are doing their best to implement damage control in the current impasse."

Agapov adds: "The Ministry of Basic Industries & Mines (Mibam) has a very busy time and with less than a month to go to the national referendum, we (Agapov) are still the ONLY partner of choice for the Venezuelan government ... the others simply do NOT exist!"

None of this has anything to do with our share price. We are stuck until the deal is done and permit in hand. Funny how the partner of choice sits at .20 on the tsx after raising their reserves today by allegedly 78% and poor old Kry is sitting at .40 after having to give up 2/3rds of their reserves. I like our position a lot better than RML.