http://www.eluniversal.com/economia/130206/afirman-que-el-gobierno-busca-usar-el-oro-para-negociar-su-deuda

"In his opinion the government provides the power to Citic Group to develop a mining map, "when there is already very comprehensive one and done in the years Tecmin CVG nineties, in collaboration with experts from the U.S. and Canada. Will the Chinese copied it. " Trample miners insisted that the signing of these contracts for exploration and mining violates the Constitution, in Articles 187 and 301, because "they have their backs to the Committee on Energy, Oil and Mining National Assembly and it is discriminatory to small miners Venezuelans." De Grazia asked "how come there are spaces for the Chinese and we are no spaces"

article also states how the chinese are laying claim to the mining areas and have kicked out venezuelans