Mine came to South Cleber
Wednesday, September 1, 2010


The miners came to the Commission for Mines Cleber A representation of miners in the town of El Manteco, Piar Municipality attended the Bolivar State Legislative Council to speak to a committee of legislators on the vicissitudes past after the implementation of the Plan Caura period in which so far have not been applied social solutions that respond to the eviction of which were submitted. Luis Almeda, coordinator of the Bolivarian Front of the mining cooperatives Manteco said that raised a number of situations presented in the parish Pedro Cova Piar municipality in areas such as Supamo Parapapoi, The Triumphs and the surrounding areas where small-scale mining exercises.

Gabriela Simosa
Photos: Cesar Mendoza
"It is a priority for us to ask the National Executive, through the Ministry of Environment den Popular permits involvement in mining areas, as determined by the Ministry of Basic Industries and Mining (Mibam), as is the case Parapoi Supamo with an area of 24 900 hectares.

They have raised a number of economic projects that will generate a recovery of employment, will also produce a high economic impact in the agricultural sectors of the sector shaft.

"We suggest the Government to allow us to have a spokesperson, because mining is a historical tradition in Bolivar state."

The miners were concerned that small-scale mining recognized as a legal activity have not been given the policies agreed in the framework of socialist activation of Mining Social Production Units built by cooperatives.

He argued that after the implementation of the Caura Plan has not approached any institution to the Manteco to talk and care for displaced miners, "it was announced that due to measures to protect the environment would give attention to mining evicted, taking into account the effects mining in areas involved, but we must take into account the remaining communities. "

He said the Mayor Gustavo Muñiz has shown interest to find that the institutions give an immediate solution, "we believe the President has sent to make decisions like those taken by the officials that have harmed the butter."

Over 70 percent of the population of this area, which has an estimated 22 000 people, most foreigners who engage in mining. They ask that they are not satanic, labeling them as predators ecological and Venezuelans are just working and there is no difference of miners belonging to the basic industries like Minerva.

Alternatives

He recalled that in 2005, was the transition to small-scale miners to exercise their activities until the agreed Minamb Mibam and operating permits for small scale mining, which would allow small municipalities enjoy the benefit of such activity.

"This never happened, it is possible that the failure and neglect is distorted bolivarenses mining culture, including the Governor has tried to cooperate with the solution of this problem."

They propose to organize the miners, the Mibam updated the register of the miners, the Government in 2006 supported the stewardship of the land and were left to Mibam vision of trainees in mining, "unfortunately not taken into account their opinion. "

Piar's mayor, Gustavo Muniz said he is supporting the miners of the lard with the aim of giving solutions to small miners, because the vocation of the state is this. "We support President Chavez in the policy of protection of the headwaters of the Caura, Caroni, among others, environmental protection, but we are clear that if there is the granting of permits would lead to a better quality of life for people as the butter, Callao, Tumeremo, Guasipati. " Cleber Mines Commission, chaired by Franklin Gonzalez listen to people and intercede before the Minamb Mibam and to expedite their attention to mining families Piar.

He spoke of the effectiveness of the Caura Plan, regarding the eviction of the miners, but came up short in the social purpose, "because there are a host of compatriots who have not been visited by the agencies to organize."

Impact

For his part, José Muñoz, craftsman miners said that for five months is no solution to their economic problems as poverty and hunger have flooded the Manteco, since there does not know any other activity that is mining.

It's mine for 15 years, "I have nothing to eat in my house, I went to km 88, I'm recovering from malaria and may have to go to work in other areas and we are still awaiting approval from the projects, "he said.