Deficit parts, supplies, personal protective equipment and telecommunications affect gold producers in southern Bolivar state more than a year after signing the 8413 decree reserving to the State the exploration and exploitation of gold.

Venrus-workers whose administration and operations relapsing-CVG Minerven denounce "big insolvency operational in all departments of the enterprise."

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Workers recycled parts to start the underground equipment. File Photo

The general secretary of the Trade Union of Revolutionary Workers Industry Gold, Diamond, kaolin, quartz and Allied (Sutriodics) who works in the mining Venrus, Exaviel Alexander, said the lack of financial resources has prevented raise production gold, more than a year after signing the 8413 decree reserving to the State the exploration and exploitation of gold.

"We could raise the production of large enterprises by lack of financial resources," he said, noting that mining areas were assigned to the Russian-Canadian transnational Rusoro Mining, as well as those defined for the joint venture Venrus are operative ward CVG Minerven.

Minerven in turn is under the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining, following the abolition of the office of Basic Industries and Mining (Mibam) in 2011.

"We have a great insolvency operational in all departments of companies, make missing parts and supplies of all kinds, for the few teams that are still underground mining operations such as haul trucks and loaders-scoop-garage workers miracles with used parts and scrap to work half the equipment, "he explained.

In underground mining work, meanwhile, drill holes and missing parts plus rig.

Alexander also noted that in the ground The Camorra is huge power deficits "as populations grow and diminish the flow they need to operate optimally our plants."

In industrial safety, noted that lack of personal protective equipment such as safety boots, masks, goggles, gloves, pants and helmets and also "have a great shortage of transport units to transport our workers to different operations, "-said situation contributes to the decline-operating companies.

Urgent
Although on several occasions announced the visit of the Minister of Petroleum and Mining Rafael Ramírez, the industries, the meeting has not materialized. In that sense, Sutriodics urged the deputy mining minister Pavel Rodriguez, the owner of Oil and Mining and President Hugo Chavez to transfer resources require companies immediately.

"The workers have already demonstrated a commitment, which is to get our businesses forward, for that we need managers or managers who provide us to do the things that we know do work."

Alexander also requested that workers are taken into account in decision-making and the conduct of business, for one year of signing the 8413 decree "does not know what direction or destination will take all our operations. "

Sutriodics Secretary General, Alexander Exaviel invited the union and Simpro Sinmioro CVG Minerven to Promoter Untramigua of Guyana and the union Minera mine Sutramiocs Simon Bolivar a meeting on 7 November to assess the situation of gold.