Presidential Commission promotes legal mining in Guayana Region

In the Conference Room of the Simon Bolivar Hydroelectric Macagua the meeting of the Presidential Commission for the Protection, Development and Promotion of Integral Lawful Mining Activity in the Guayana region was performed.

The meeting was chaired by Minister of State for Guayana Strategic Region Nicia Maldonado, Minister of Popular Power for Tourism, Andrés Izarra, Deputy Minister of Popular Power for Communes Alexis Toledo, Deputy Minister of Mines Ower Manrique and Vice Admiral Juan Carlos Caraballo, executive secretary of the Presidential Commission, also attended by representatives of the Public Ministry, National Bolivarian Armed Forces, People's Power and other institutions of the Venezuelan state.

Nicia Maldonado, Minister of State for Strategic Guayana Region, stressed that the objective of the Presidential Commission is to promote legal mining and ending the environmental devastation that this activity involves illegally, "it is important to raise awareness of our people and all society, which means to continue an activity that threatens the environment. "

He also reported that during the day forward important tasks subcommittees Activity Mining, Mining Plan, Single Registry, Instrumentation Legal, People's Power, Environment, Tourism and Communication, which will allow for the first week of October some corresponding actions are indicated the Presidential Commission to implement permanently lawful mining in all stages and ensure that all the gold go to Banco Central de Venezuela.

Meanwhile, Andres Izarra, Minister of Popular Power for Tourism, said that "the Commission is essential for progress in building and consolidating ecosocialism fifth goal of the Plan of the Country as a way to preserve and guarantee the future of the Venezuelans and humanity. "

"Illegal mining is an activity that can not be an economical alternative when at stake the future of our country, our biodiversity and our biological and natural heritage."

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As from this committee are convinced and working tooth and nail to preserve natural spaces and convert mining in a productive activity for the country in every way, however they will not have any tolerance for illegal mining that is preying parks and nature reserves in the area.