Speaking of companies facing a Hugo Chavez problem, embattled Crystallex also remains a strong sell. Crystallex's prolonged effort to develop the Las Cristinas mine is finally coming to its pathetic end. The Chavez-controlled Venezuelan state mining company officially took over Las Cristinas last month leaving Crystallex out of cash, in debt, and with no mines or properties to develop. Unlike Gold Reserve, Crystallex doesn't have the cash to launch a protracted legal struggle against Hugo Chavez and the company should finally give up the ghost around the end of this year when its cash supply is extinguished. Remarkably, Crystallex still has a $57 million market cap despite it having no remaining shareholder value nor any realistic hope of creating value in the future.